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TrAMS Frequently Asked Questions

TrAMS: FTA’s New Grants System

This page is a compilation of questions and answers resulting from a series of webinars and changes made to TrAMS resulting from your feedback. Learn more by selecting from the list of questions below.

How do I  access TrAMS?What is a TrAMS User Manager Role...

TrAMS Guidance

For TrAMS users who have questions about how TrAMS functions or are experiencing technical difficulties.

The Transit Award Management System (TrAMS)

Welcome to the Transit Award Management System (TrAMS), FTA’s platform to award and manage federal grants. TrAMS was created to provide greater efficiency and improved transparency and accountability. FTA deployed TrAMS in February 2016 to provide an efficient, user-friendly, and flexible tool...

Existing Recipients

Resources for Grant Recipients Competitive Grant Opportunities on Grants.gov — FTA posts all competitive grant and cooperative agreement opportunities on Grants.gov, the comprehensive government-wide website for announcing competitive grant opportunities. Grants.gov is the single, secure...

New Applicants

Getting Started

FTA awards funds to transit systems in competitive grants and as formula grants. These funding sources each have specific requirements, funding cycles, and awards processes that should be carefully reviewed. Review the different grant programs currently...

Hurricane Sandy Funding Reports Dashboard

Projects: FTA Funding Allocations for Hurricane Sandy Recovery and Resiliency Goods and Services:  Types of Goods and Services Funded: Hurricane Sandy Recovery and Resiliency -->

Hurricane Sandy Emergency Relief Frequently Asked Questions

Categories 1-3Competitive Resilience NOFAEligibilityRequirementsProcurementCategories 1-3Are budget revisions permissible for Category 1, 2, or 3 Emergency Relief grants?

Given the unique eligibility criteria for the Category 1, 2, or 3 grants, FTA will only permit budget revisions that meet the...

Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief

As a result of Hurricane Sandy, President Obama declared a major disaster in late 2012 for areas of 12 states and the District of Columbia affected by Hurricane Sandy. Public transportation agencies in the counties specified in the disaster declaration are eligible for financial assistance under...

Hurricane Sandy Competitive Resilience Frequently Asked Questions

October 10, 2014

Will FTA publish an official notice of the awards and/or further instructions?Is there a timeframe in which these projects must be obligated or completed?What is FTA’s policy on pre-award authority?At what point do projects funded under the competitive resilience program need...