Opportunity ID: 305503

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: FTA-2018-004-TPE
Funding Opportunity Title: Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Transportation
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 35
Assistance Listings: 20.500 — Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 2
Posted Date: May 23, 2018
Last Updated Date: May 23, 2018
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jul 23, 2018
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jul 23, 2018
Archive Date: Aug 22, 2018
Estimated Total Program Funding: $25,788,487
Award Ceiling: $2,000,000
Award Floor: $250,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Any comprehensive planning work proposed for funding under this program must be associated with an eligible transit capital project, namely a new fixed guideway project or a core capacity improvement project as defined in Section 5309(a) of title 49, United States Code. These statutory definitions are also provided in section (C)(3)(i) of the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO).Applicants and eventual grant recipients under this program must be existing FTA grantees as of the publication date of the NOFO. A proposer must either be the project sponsor of an eligible transit capital project as defined above or an entity with land use planning authority in an eligible transit capital project corridor. Evidence of a partnership between these two types of entity will be required unless the applicant has both responsibilities. Please refer to the NOFO for further information.Only one application per transit capital project corridor may be submitted to FTA. Multiple applications submitted for a single transit capital project corridor indicate to FTA that partnerships are not in place and FTA will reject all of the applications.

Additional Information

Agency Name: DOT/Federal Transit Administration
Description:

Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for approximately $25.79 million of funding under the Pilot Program for TOD Planning (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance #20.500).  As required by federal transit law and subject to funding availability, funds will be awarded competitively to support comprehensive planning associated with new fixed guideway and core capacity improvement projects.  FTA anticipates minimum grant awards of $250,000 and maximum grant awards of $2,000,000.  Synopses and full announcement are posted on Grants.gov and FTA Website as opportunity FTA-2018-004-TPE.  

Proposals must be submitted electronically through the Grants.gov website by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on 7/23/2018.

As outlined in statute, the Pilot Program for TOD Planning is intended to fund comprehensive planning that supports economic development, ridership, multimodal connectivity and accessibility, increased transit access for pedestrian and bicycle traffic, and mixed-use development near transit stations.  The program also encourages identification of infrastructure needs and engagement with the private sector.

Consistent with statutory direction, FTA is seeking comprehensive planning projects covering an entire transit capital project corridor, rather than proposals that involve planning for individual station areas or only a small section of the corridor.  To ensure any proposed planning work reflects the needs and aspirations of the local community and results in concrete, specific deliverables and outcomes, transit project sponsors must partner with entities with land use planning authority in the transit project corridor to conduct the planning work.

The Pilot Program for TOD Planning helps support FTA’s mission of improving public transportation for America’s communities by providing funding to local communities to integrate land use and transportation planning around a new fixed guideway or core capacity improvement project.  Per statute, any comprehensive planning funded through the program must examine ways to improve economic development and ridership, foster multimodal connectivity and accessibility, improve transit access for pedestrian and bicycle traffic, engage the private sector, identify infrastructure needs, and enable mixed-use development near transit stations.

Webinar:  FTA will host a webinar on this funding opportunity at 2 p.m. ET Thursday, June 14 at https://connectdot.connectsolutions.com/fta-tod-pilot.  The webinar will provide an overview of the program, describe eligible applicants and projects, and provide an opportunity for attendees to obtain answers to other questions.  (Note: audio and video will be provided through the link above; there is no separate call-in number.  Advance registration is not offered.  The webinar will be recorded and posted afterward on the FTA website at https://www.transit.dot.gov/TODPilot.)


Link to Additional Information: FTA NOFO Website
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Benjamin Owen

Office of Planning and Environment

phone: 202-366-5602
Email:Benjamin.Owen@dot.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
updated webinar info May 23, 2018

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: FTA-2018-004-TPE
Funding Opportunity Title: Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Transportation
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 35
Assistance Listings: 20.500 — Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 2
Posted Date: May 23, 2018
Last Updated Date: May 23, 2018
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jul 23, 2018
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jul 23, 2018
Archive Date: Aug 22, 2018
Estimated Total Program Funding: $25,788,487
Award Ceiling: $2,000,000
Award Floor: $250,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Any comprehensive planning work proposed for funding under this program must be associated with an eligible transit capital project, namely a new fixed guideway project or a core capacity improvement project as defined in Section 5309(a) of title 49, United States Code. These statutory definitions are also provided in section (C)(3)(i) of the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO).Applicants and eventual grant recipients under this program must be existing FTA grantees as of the publication date of the NOFO. A proposer must either be the project sponsor of an eligible transit capital project as defined above or an entity with land use planning authority in an eligible transit capital project corridor. Evidence of a partnership between these two types of entity will be required unless the applicant has both responsibilities. Please refer to the NOFO for further information.Only one application per transit capital project corridor may be submitted to FTA. Multiple applications submitted for a single transit capital project corridor indicate to FTA that partnerships are not in place and FTA will reject all of the applications.

Additional Information

Agency Name: DOT/Federal Transit Administration
Description:

Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for approximately $25.79 million of funding under the Pilot Program for TOD Planning (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance #20.500).  As required by federal transit law and subject to funding availability, funds will be awarded competitively to support comprehensive planning associated with new fixed guideway and core capacity improvement projects.  FTA anticipates minimum grant awards of $250,000 and maximum grant awards of $2,000,000.  Synopses and full announcement are posted on Grants.gov and FTA Website as opportunity FTA-2018-004-TPE.  

Proposals must be submitted electronically through the Grants.gov website by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on 7/23/2018.

As outlined in statute, the Pilot Program for TOD Planning is intended to fund comprehensive planning that supports economic development, ridership, multimodal connectivity and accessibility, increased transit access for pedestrian and bicycle traffic, and mixed-use development near transit stations.  The program also encourages identification of infrastructure needs and engagement with the private sector.

Consistent with statutory direction, FTA is seeking comprehensive planning projects covering an entire transit capital project corridor, rather than proposals that involve planning for individual station areas or only a small section of the corridor.  To ensure any proposed planning work reflects the needs and aspirations of the local community and results in concrete, specific deliverables and outcomes, transit project sponsors must partner with entities with land use planning authority in the transit project corridor to conduct the planning work.

The Pilot Program for TOD Planning helps support FTA’s mission of improving public transportation for America’s communities by providing funding to local communities to integrate land use and transportation planning around a new fixed guideway or core capacity improvement project.  Per statute, any comprehensive planning funded through the program must examine ways to improve economic development and ridership, foster multimodal connectivity and accessibility, improve transit access for pedestrian and bicycle traffic, engage the private sector, identify infrastructure needs, and enable mixed-use development near transit stations.

Webinar:  FTA will host a webinar on this funding opportunity at 2 p.m. ET Thursday, June 14 at https://connectdot.connectsolutions.com/fta-tod-pilot.  The webinar will provide an overview of the program, describe eligible applicants and projects, and provide an opportunity for attendees to obtain answers to other questions.  (Note: audio and video will be provided through the link above; there is no separate call-in number.  Advance registration is not offered.  The webinar will be recorded and posted afterward on the FTA website at https://www.transit.dot.gov/TODPilot.)


Link to Additional Information: FTA NOFO Website
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Benjamin Owen

Office of Planning and Environment

phone: 202-366-5602
Email:Benjamin.Owen@dot.gov

Folder 305503 Full Announcement-FTA-2018-004-TPE -> FRN 2018-10964.pdf

Folder 305503 Full Announcement-FTA-2018-004-TPE -> tod-2018-supplemental-form.pdf

Packages

Agency Contact Information: Benjamin Owen
Office of Planning and Environment
phone: 202-366-5602
Email: Benjamin.Owen@dot.gov
Who Can Apply: Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions
20.500 FTA-2018-004-TPE Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning PKG00242483 May 24, 2018 Jul 23, 2018 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

305503 SF424_Mandatory_1_2-1.2.pdf

305503 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf

305503 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf

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