This grant, offered by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA), provides competitive funds through the Tribal Transit Program (TTP) to federally recognized Indian Tribes. It is for planning, capital, and operating assistance for public transit services on Indian Reservations. Funds totaling over $15 million are available for eligible projects in rural and small urban areas (under 50,000 population). This grant is for supporting new services, enhancing existing ones, purchasing transit vehicles, and undertaking planning or operational planning. The program also ensures public transportation, including coordinated human service transportation, is available to the general public and complies with ADA complementary paratransit service requirements for individuals with disabilities.
Opportunity ID: 54694
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FTA-2010-008-TPM-TRTR |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Public Transportation on Indian Reservations – Tribal Transit Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Transportation |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 90 |
| Assistance Listings: | 20.509 — Formula Grants for Other Than Urbanized Areas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | May 19, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jun 14, 2010 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 28, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 28, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 28, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $15,074,963 |
| Award Ceiling: | $15,074,963 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Federally-recognized Indian Tribes or Alaska Native villages, groups, or communities as identified by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI). To be an eligible recipient, a Tribe must have the requisite legal, financial and technical capabilities to receive and administer Federal funds under this program. To verify Federal recognition a Tribe may submit a copy of the most up-to-date Federal Register notice published by DOI, BIA: Entities Recognized and Eligible to Receive Service from the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | DOT/Federal Transit Administration |
| Description: | The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the availability of funds in Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 for the Public Transportation on Indian Reservation program (TTP), a program authorized by the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), Section 3013(c). TTP funds are to be allocated for grants to federally recognized Indian Tribes for any purpose eligible under the Section 5311 program. TTP funds are meant to complement any 5311 funds that applicants may be receiving. These funds will be competitively allocated to support planning, capital, and operating assistance for Tribal public transit services. A total of $15,074,963 million is currently available for discretionary allocation, which includes FY 2010 appropriations and lapsed funds.Grants can be awarded to recipients located in rural and small urban areas with populations under 50,000 not identified as an urbanized area by the Bureau of the Census and may be used for public transportation capital projects, operating costs of equipment and facilities for use in public transportation, planning, and the acquisition of public transportation services, including service agreements with private providers of public transportation services. Under DOT Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) regulations, public fixed route operators are required to provide ADA complementary paratransit service to individuals who are unable to use fixed route due to their disability or a fixed route being inaccessible. Coordinated human service transportation that primarily serves elderly persons and persons with disabilities, but that is not restricted from carrying other members of the public, is considered available to the general public if it is marketed as public transportation. Examples of eligible TTP projects are start-up service, enhancement or expansions of existing services, purchase of transit capital items including vehicles, and planning or operational planning grants. Applicants proposing projects for funding under TTP may apply through GRANTS.GOV or via e-mail at fta.tribalprogram@dot.gov. FTA will announce grant selections in the Federal Register when the competitive selection process is complete.For complete opportunity description and application instruction see attached Federal Register Notice or the Announcement URL. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Federal Register 75 FR 27114 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Lorna Wilson
Program Manager (202) 366-0893 A TDD is available at 1-800-877-8339 (TDD/FIRS) |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Edited "Award Ceiling" – there is not a maximum dollar limit for individual grant applications. | Jun 14, 2010 | |
| Jun 14, 2010 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FTA-2010-008-TPM-TRTR |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Public Transportation on Indian Reservations – Tribal Transit Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Transportation |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 90 |
| Assistance Listings: | 20.509 — Formula Grants for Other Than Urbanized Areas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | May 19, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jun 14, 2010 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 28, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 28, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 28, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $15,074,963 |
| Award Ceiling: | $15,074,963 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Federally-recognized Indian Tribes or Alaska Native villages, groups, or communities as identified by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI). To be an eligible recipient, a Tribe must have the requisite legal, financial and technical capabilities to receive and administer Federal funds under this program. To verify Federal recognition a Tribe may submit a copy of the most up-to-date Federal Register notice published by DOI, BIA: Entities Recognized and Eligible to Receive Service from the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | DOT/Federal Transit Administration |
| Description: | The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the availability of funds in Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 for the Public Transportation on Indian Reservation program (TTP), a program authorized by the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), Section 3013(c). TTP funds are to be allocated for grants to federally recognized Indian Tribes for any purpose eligible under the Section 5311 program. TTP funds are meant to complement any 5311 funds that applicants may be receiving. These funds will be competitively allocated to support planning, capital, and operating assistance for Tribal public transit services. A total of $15,074,963 million is currently available for discretionary allocation, which includes FY 2010 appropriations and lapsed funds.Grants can be awarded to recipients located in rural and small urban areas with populations under 50,000 not identified as an urbanized area by the Bureau of the Census and may be used for public transportation capital projects, operating costs of equipment and facilities for use in public transportation, planning, and the acquisition of public transportation services, including service agreements with private providers of public transportation services. Under DOT Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) regulations, public fixed route operators are required to provide ADA complementary paratransit service to individuals who are unable to use fixed route due to their disability or a fixed route being inaccessible. Coordinated human service transportation that primarily serves elderly persons and persons with disabilities, but that is not restricted from carrying other members of the public, is considered available to the general public if it is marketed as public transportation. Examples of eligible TTP projects are start-up service, enhancement or expansions of existing services, purchase of transit capital items including vehicles, and planning or operational planning grants. Applicants proposing projects for funding under TTP may apply through GRANTS.GOV or via e-mail at fta.tribalprogram@dot.gov. FTA will announce grant selections in the Federal Register when the competitive selection process is complete.For complete opportunity description and application instruction see attached Federal Register Notice or the Announcement URL. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Federal Register 75 FR 27114 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Lorna Wilson
Program Manager (202) 366-0893 A TDD is available at 1-800-877-8339 (TDD/FIRS) |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FTA-2010-008-TPM-TRTR |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Public Transportation on Indian Reservations – Tribal Transit Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Transportation |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 90 |
| Assistance Listings: | 20.509 — Formula Grants for Other Than Urbanized Areas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 14, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 28, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 28, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $15,074,963 |
| Award Ceiling: | $180,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Federally-recognized Indian Tribes or Alaska Native villages, groups, or communities as identified by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI). To be an eligible recipient, a Tribe must have the requisite legal, financial and technical capabilities to receive and administer Federal funds under this program. To verify Federal recognition a Tribe may submit a copy of the most up-to-date Federal Register notice published by DOI, BIA: Entities Recognized and Eligible to Receive Service from the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | DOT/Federal Transit Administration |
| Description: | The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the availability of funds in Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 for the Public Transportation on Indian Reservation program (TTP), a program authorized by the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), Section 3013(c). TTP funds are to be allocated for grants to federally recognized Indian Tribes for any purpose eligible under the Section 5311 program. TTP funds are meant to complement any 5311 funds that applicants may be receiving. These funds will be competitively allocated to support planning, capital, and operating assistance for Tribal public transit services.
A total of $15,074,963 million is currently available for discretionary allocation, which includes FY 2010 appropriations and lapsed funds. Grants can be awarded to recipients located in rural and small urban areas with populations under 50,000 not identified as an urbanized area by the Bureau of the Census and may be used for public transportation capital projects, operating costs of equipment and facilities for use in public transportation, planning, and the Applicants proposing projects for funding under TTP may apply through GRANTS.GOV or via e-mail at fta.tribalprogram@dot.gov. FTA will announce grant selections in the Federal Register when the competitive selection process is complete. For complete opportunity description and application instruction see attached Federal Register Notice or the Announcement URL. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Federal Register 75 FR 27114 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Lorna Wilson
Program Manager (202) 366-0893 A TDD is available at 1-800-877-8339 (TDD/FIRS) |
Related Documents
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Lorna Wilson Program Manager (202) 366-0893 A TDD is available at 1-800-877-8339 (TDD/FIRS) |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.509 | FTA-2010-008-TPM-TRTR | Public Transportation on Indian Reservations – FY 2010 Tribal Transit Program | PKG00018787 | May 19, 2010 | Jun 28, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
54694 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
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