[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 243 (Monday, December 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78732-78737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32447]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration


FY 2011 Discretionary Funding Opportunity; Section 5309 Bus and 
Bus Facilities Veterans Transportation and Community Living Initiative

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.

ACTION: FTA Veterans Transportation and Community Living Initiative 
Competitive Grant Program Funds: Announcement of Project Selections.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit 
Administration (FTA) announces the selection of projects funded under 
the Veterans Transportation and Community Living Initiative (VTCLI) 
discretionary grant program, which was announced in the Section 5309 
Discretionary Bus and Bus Facilities Program notice of funding 
availability on July 27, 2011. The VTCLI grant program makes funds 
available to local, state and tribal agencies to create or expand One-
Call/One-Click Transportation Resource Centers in their communities. 
These centers will increase the availability of community 
transportation resources to veterans, service members and military 
families and improve the accessibility of existing mobility resources 
and other transportation information to the whole community. 
Additionally, they will enable closer coordination of existing 
transportation services to improve customer experiences and overall 
efficiency. The VTCLI supports the Obama Administration's priority of 
supporting America's veterans and military families, as well as the 
objectives of the Federal Interagency Coordinating Council on Access 
and Mobility. The initiative is a joint effort of the Departments of 
Defense, Health and Human Service, Labor, Transportation and Veterans 
Affairs.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Successful applicants should contact 
the appropriate FTA Regional office (Appendix) for specific information 
regarding applying for the funds. Unsuccessful applicants may contact 
Erik Weber, Office of Program Management at (202) 366-0705, email:

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[email protected], to arrange a proposal debriefing. For general 
program information on the Veterans Transportation and Community Living 
Initiative, contact Doug Birnie at (202) 366-1666, email: 
[email protected], or Erik Weber, both of the Office of Program 
Management. A TDD is available at 1-(800) 877-8339 (TDD/FIRS).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Veterans Transportation and Community Living 
Initiative Grant Program: A total of $30 million was initially made 
available by FTA for the VTCLI program and additional funds were 
subsequently added, for a total of $34.6 million allocated to the 
selected projects. In total, 63 applicants requested $52.9 million. 
Project proposals were evaluated based on the criteria detailed in the 
July 27, 2011 Notice of Funding Availability. The projects selected and 
shown in Table 1 will provide mobility choices to veterans, military 
families and other community members, increasing their awareness of and 
access to existing community transportation options and enabling them 
to remain active in their communities. Funds must be used for eligible 
purposes defined under 49 U.S.C. 5309(b)(3) and 5302(a)(1), and 
consistent with the competitive announcement of availability of funds 
and the applicant's proposal. In selecting projects for this program, 
FTA ensured that an equitable share of the available funds is allocated 
to projects that are not in urbanized areas.
    Project Implementation: So that funds can be obligated 
expeditiously, grantees selected for competitive discretionary funding 
should work with their FTA regional office to finalize the grant 
application in FTA's Transportation Electronic Award Management system 
(TEAM) for the projects identified in the attached table. In cases 
where the allocation amount is less than the proposer's requested 
amount, grantees should work with the regional office to reduce scope 
or scale the project such that a complete phase or project is 
accomplished. A discretionary project identification number has been 
assigned to each project for tracking purposes and must be used in the 
TEAM application. No projects under the VTCLI have been extended pre-
award authority. Additionally, although several projects contained 
related training, mobility management or infrastructure initiatives, 
FTA funds may only be used for eligible purposes defined under 49 
U.S.C. 5309(b)(3) and 5302(a)(1), as described in FTA Circular 9030.1C, 
and further limited by the July 27, 2011 Federal Register Notice of 
Funding Availability. For any VTCLI projects that include lease of 
space please refer to FTA's guidance on Capital Leases found at http://www.fta.dot.gov/grants/12865.html and in Chapter IV, subparagraph 
3.j(2) of FTA Circular 5010.1D. Any projects which proposed to use 
applicant labor to accomplish capital design and engineering tasks, 
please refer to FTA's guidance on Force Account labor found in Chapter 
IV, paragraph 4.d of FTA Circular 5010.1D. Sources of any in-kind match 
proposed should be discussed with the FTA region to ensure eligibility. 
All capital procurements undertaken with VTCLI funds must comply with 
FTA's Third Party Procurement Guidelines found at http://www.fta.dot.gov/legislation_law/12349_8641.html. Any further 
questions on procurement guidelines should be discussed with the FTA 
regional office. Post-award reporting requirements include submission 
of the Financial Federal Report and Milestone reports in TEAM as 
appropriate (see FTA Circular 5010.1D). FTA will hold an informational 
webinar for grantees in the near future to discuss the goals and 
expectations of the VTCLI and address technical aspects of applying for 
funds. Details about the time and date of the webinar will be posted at 
http://www.fta.dot.gov/veterans.
    The grantee must comply with all applicable Federal statutes, 
regulations, executive orders, FTA circulars, and other Federal 
administrative requirements in carrying out the project supported by 
the FTA grant. By statute the funds allocated in this announcement must 
be obligated in a grant by September 30, 2014, but since project 
readiness was a factor in selection, applicants are expected to apply 
promptly in order to begin implementing the project within twelve 
months.

    Issued in Washington, DC, this 14th day of December 2011.
Peter Rogoff,
Administrator.

Appendix

                  FTA Regional and Metropolitan Offices
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Mary E. Mello, Deputy Regional       Robert C. Patrick, Regional
 Administrator, Region 1--Boston,     Administrator, Region 6--Ft.
 Kendall Square, 55 Broadway, Suite   Worth, 819 Taylor Street, Room
 920, Cambridge, MA 02142-1093,       8A36, Ft. Worth, TX 76102, Tel.
 Tel. 617-494-2055.                   817-978-0550.
States served: Connecticut, Maine,   States served: Arkansas, Louisiana,
 Massachusetts, New Hampshire,        Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas.
 Rhode Island, and Vermont.
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Anthony Carr, Acting Regional        Mokhtee Ahmad, Regional
 Administrator, Region 2--New York,   Administrator, Region 7--Kansas
 One Bowling Green, Room 429, New     City, MO, 901 Locust Street, Room
 York, NY 10004-1415, Tel. 212-668-   404, Kansas City, MO 64106, Tel.
 2170.                                816-329-3920.
States served: New Jersey, New        States served: Iowa, Kansas,
 York.                                Missouri, and Nebraska.
New York Metropolitan Office,
 Region 2--New York, One Bowling
 Green, Room 428, New York, NY
 10004-1415, Tel. 212-668-2202.
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Brigid Hynes-Cherin, Acting          Terry Rosapep, Regional
 Regional Administrator, Region 3--   Administrator, Region 8--Denver,
 Philadelphia, 1760 Market Street,    12300 West Dakota Ave., Suite 310,
 Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19103-   Lakewood, CO 80228-2583, Tel. 720-
 4124, Tel. 215-656-7100.             963-3300.
States served: Delaware, Maryland,    States served: Colorado, Montana,
 Pennsylvania, Virginia, West         North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah,
 Virginia, and District of            and Wyoming.
 Columbia.
Washington D.C. Metropolitan
 Office, 1990 K St NW Suite 510,
 Washington, DC 20006, Tel: (202)
 219-3562.
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Yvette Taylor, Regional              Leslie T. Rogers, Regional
 Administrator, Region 4--Atlanta,    Administrator, Region 9--San
 230 Peachtree Street NW., Suite      Francisco, 201 Mission Street,
 800, Atlanta, GA 30303, Tel. 404-    Room 1650, San Francisco, CA 94105-
 865-5600.                            1926, Tel. 415-744-3133.

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States served: Alabama, Florida,      States served: American Samoa,
 Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi,      Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii,
 North, Carolina, Puerto Rico,        Nevada, and the Northern Mariana
 South Carolina, Tennessee, and       Islands.
 Virgin Islands.
                                     Los Angeles Metropolitan Office,
                                      Region 9--Los Angeles, 888 S.
                                      Figueroa Street, Suite 1850, Los
                                      Angeles, CA 90017-1850, Tel. 213-
                                      202-3952.
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Marisol Simon, Regional              Rick Krochalis, Regional
 Administrator, Region 5--Chicago,    Administrator, Region 10--Seattle,
 200 West Adams Street, Suite 320,    Jackson Federal Building, 915
 Chicago, IL 60606, Tel. 312-353-     Second Avenue, Suite 3142,
 2789.                                Seattle, WA 98174-1002, Tel. 206-
                                      220-7954.
States served: Illinois, Indiana,     States served: Alaska, Idaho,
 Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and       Oregon, and Washington.
 Wisconsin.
Chicago Metropolitan Office, Region
 5--Chicago, 200 West Adams Street,
 Suite 320, Chicago, IL 60606, Tel.
 312-353-2789.
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