The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) offers the Pilot Program for TOD Planning to help communities enhance public transportation by integrating land use and transportation planning with specific projects seeking funding through the CIG Program. The funding supports economic development, ridership improvement, multimodal connectivity, transit access for pedestrians and cyclists, private sector engagement, infrastructure identification, and mixed-use development near transit stations. Applications are accepted until November 3, 2014.
Opportunity ID: 264069
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FTA-2014-005-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: | 25 |
| Assistance Listings: | 20.500 — Federal Transit_Capital Investment Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 04, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 03, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 03, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | Dec 03, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $19,980,000 |
| 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: | Eligible proposers and eventual grant recipients under this program must be existing direct recipients of FTA grants as of the publication date of the NOFA. 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 NOFA for further information. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | DOT/Federal Transit Administration |
| Description: | The Pilot Program for TOD Planning helps support FTAs mission of improving public transportation for Americas communities by providing funding to local communities to integrate land use and transportation planning with a New Starts, Core Capacity or fixed-guideway Small Starts project that will seek funding through the CIG Program. MAP-21 establishes that 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. |
| Link to Additional Information: | FTA Current Notices of Funding Availability |
| 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
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Related Documents
Folder 264069 Full Announcement-1 -> 2014-21057_FRN_Vol79No171.pdf
Folder 264069 Full Announcement-1 -> FTA-2014-005-TPE_Pilot_Program_for_Transit_v2.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-2014-005-TPE | Transit-Oriented Development Planning Pilot Program | PKG00205103 | Sep 04, 2014 | Nov 03, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
264069 SF424_Mandatory-1.1.pdf
264069 Attachments-1.0.pdf
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