The Federal Transit Administration is pleased to announce the availability of two funding opportunities, as outlined below:
1) FTA Bus and Bus Facilities (Section 5309) Livability Initiative Program Grants http://www.fta.dot.gov/documents/FY_2009_Bus_Livability_NOFA-12-3_FINAL.pdf
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the availability of discretionary Section 5309 Bus and Bus Facilities grant funds in support of the Department of Transportation’s Livability Initiative (“Livability Bus Program”). The Livability Bus program will be funded using $150 million in unallocated Discretionary Bus and Bus Facilities Program funds. FTA may use additional Bus and Bus Facilities funding that becomes available for discretionary allocation to further support this initiative.
The Livability Bus Program makes funds available to public transit providers to finance capital projects to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses and related equipment and to construct bus-related facilities, including programs of bus and bus-related projects for assistance to sub-recipients that are public agencies, private companies engaged in public transportation, or private non-profit organizations. This notice includes priorities established by FTA for these discretionary funds, the criteria FTA will use to identify meritorious projects for funding, and describes how to apply. Solicitation Proposals may be submitted to FTA electronically at buslivability@dot.gov. Solicitations will be due 60 days after the notice is published in the Federal Register, which we anticipate will be in early February 2010.
2) FTA Exempt Discretionary Program Grants (Section 5309) for Urban Circulator Systems
http://www.fta.dot.gov/documents/urban_circulator_nofa_12-3_FINALses.pdf
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the availability of Section 5309 funds for exempt discretionary grants for Urban Circulator Systems which support the Department of Transportation Livability Initiative. The Urban Circulator program will be funded using $130 million in unallocated Discretionary New Starts/Small Starts Program funds. FTA may use additional Section 5309(a) Discretionary funding that becomes available for allocation to further support this initiative.
This notice invites proposals for urban circulator projects seeking less than $25,000,000 in federal Section 5309 assistance that would compete for Section 5309 discretionary funds authorized by 49 U.S.C. 5309(a). The Secretary may make grants under 5309(a) to assist State and local governmental authorities in financing new fixed guideway capital projects including the acquisition of real property, the initial acquisition of rolling stock for the systems, the acquisition of rights-of-way, and relocation. This notice includes priorities established by FTA for these discretionary funds, the criteria FTA will use to identify meritorious projects for funding, and describes how to apply.
Solicitation Proposals may be submitted to FTA electronically at urbancirculator@dot.gov. Solicitations will be due 60 days after the notice is published in the Federal Register, which we anticipate will be in early February 2010.