[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 176 (Monday, September 15, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44452-44460]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-17784]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
FTA Fiscal Year 2025 Apportionments, Allocations, and Program
Information
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the full-year apportionments and
allocations for grant programs for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 and provides
contract authority.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information about this
notice, contact John Bodnar, Acting Associate Administrator, Office of
Program Management, at (202) 366-2053. Please contact the appropriate
FTA Regional Office for any specific requests for information or
technical assistance. FTA Regional Office contact information is
available on FTA's website: https://www.transit.dot.gov/about/regional-offices/regional-offices. An FTA headquarters contact for each major
program area is included in the discussion for that program in the text
of this notice. FTA recommends stakeholders subscribe via: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOTFTA/subscriber/new, to receive
email notifications when new information is available.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Overview
II. FY 2025 Funding for FTA Programs
A. Funding Available Under the Full-Year Continuing
Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
B. Oversight Takedown
C. FY 2025 Formula Apportionments Data and Methodology
III. FY 2025 Program Specific Information
A. Metropolitan and Statewide Transportation Planning Program
(49 U.S.C. 5303 and 5305(d))
B. State Planning and Research Program (49 U.S.C. 5304 and
5305(e))
C. Consolidated Planning Grants
D. Urbanized Area Formula Program (49 U.S.C. 5307)
E. Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grants Program (49 U.S.C.
5309)
F. Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals With
Disabilities Program (49 U.S.C. 5310)
G. Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program (49 U.S.C. 5311)
H. Rural Transportation Assistance Program (49 U.S.C.
5311(b)(3))
I. Appalachian Development Public Transportation Assistance
Program (49 U.S.C. 5311(c)(2))
J. Formula Grants for Public Transportation on Indian
Reservations Program (49 U.S.C. 5311(j))
K. Public Transportation Innovation (49 U.S.C. 5312)
L. Technical Assistance and Workforce Development (49 U.S.C.
5314)
M. Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program (49 U.S.C.
5324)
N. Public Transportation Safety Program (49 U.S.C. 5329)
O. State of Good Repair Program (49 U.S.C. 5337)
P. Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program (49 U.S.C. 5339)
Q. Growing States and High-Density States Formula Factors (49
U.S.C. 5340)
R. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Grants
IV. FTA Procedures for FY 2025 Grants
A. Grant Application and Post Grant Management Procedures
B. Automatic Pre-Award Authority to Incur Project Costs
C. Letter of No Prejudice (LONP) Policy
D. FY 2025 Annual List of Certifications and Assurances
E. Civil Rights Requirements
V. Guidance Disclaimer
I. Overview
This notice provides updates of FTA's programs for FY 2025,
announces funding from the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and
Extensions Act, 2025 (Pub. L. 119-4) and full-year apportionments and
allocations for grant programs, and provides contract authority. This
notice also highlights and provides specific information about FTA's
statutory programs.
For each FTA program appropriated funds in the Full-Year Continuing
Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, FTA also provides information
on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA, Pub. L. 117-58)
authorized funding levels for FY 2025, the basis for apportionment or
allocation of funds, requirements specific to the program, period of
availability of funds, and other program information. A separate
section provides information on pre-award authority and other
requirements and guidance applicable to FTA programs and grant
administration. Finally, the notice includes references to tables on
FTA's website showing amounts apportioned under the Full-Year
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, and approximately
$6.1 billion in unobligated or carryover funding available in FY 2025
under certain discretionary and Congressionally directed programs
carried out in accordance with prior and current authorization and
appropriations acts.
II. FY 2025 Funding for FTA Programs
A. Funding Available Under the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and
Extensions Act, 2025
A total of $20,937,068,868 was appropriated for FY 2025, including
funding from the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions
Act, 2025, and funding from IIJA advance appropriations.
Division A, Title I and Title XIII of the Full-Year Continuing
Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, appropriated $16,687,068,868
for FY 2025, providing the authorized $14.28 billion from the Mass
Transit Account; $45.6 million in Transit Infrastructure Grants,
including $20 million for the Urbanized Area Passenger Ferry program
with $5 million set aside for low or no emission ferries and related
infrastructure, $1.5 million for the Bus Testing program, $3.6 million
for several research programs, $0.5 million to assist tribal
governments under the National Rural
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Transportation Assistance Program, and $20 million to the ferry service
for rural communities program. The Full-Year Continuing Appropriations
and Extensions Act, 2025, also appropriated an additional $7.5 million
for technical assistance, workforce development and training funding,
$150 million for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and
$2.2 billion for the Capital Investment Grant Program.
In addition, Division J, Title VIII of IIJA provided $4.25 billion
in advance appropriations for FY 2025, including $1.6 billion for
Capital Investment Grants; $950 million for the State of Good Repair
program, $1.05 billion for the Low or No Emission program, $50 million
for the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities
Program, $350 million for the All Stations Accessibility Program; $50
million for the Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Program; and $200
million for Ferry Service for Rural Communities.
Current funding availability for each grant program is identified
in Section IV of this notice and in Table 1 located on FTA's FY 2025
Apportionment web page: https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/apportionments/current-apportionments.
B. Oversight Takedown
As authorized by 49 U.S.C. 5338(c), the following oversight
takedowns of FTA programs will be applied: 0.5 percent of Metropolitan
and Statewide Planning funds, 0.75 percent of Urbanized Area Formula
funds, 1 percent of Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grants funds, 0.5
percent of Formula Grants for the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and
Individuals with Disabilities, 0.5 percent of Formula Grants for Rural
Areas, 1 percent of State of Good Repair Formula funds, 0.75 percent
for Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities, and 1 percent of Capital and
Preventive Maintenance Projects for Washington Metropolitan Area
Transit Authority funds. The funds are used to provide necessary
oversight activities, such as oversight of the construction of any
major capital project receiving Federal transit assistance; to conduct
State Safety Oversight, drug and alcohol, civil rights, procurement
systems, management, planning certification, and financial reviews and
audits, as well as evaluations and analyses of recipient-specific
problems and issues; to provide technical assistance and correct
deficiencies identified in compliance reviews and audits; and to
support FTA's administrative expenses.
In addition, there remains a 2 percent administrative and oversight
takedown from each of the advance appropriations provided under
Division J, Title VIII of IIJA, except for the Fixed Guideway Capital
Investment Grant takedown, which remains at 1 percent. One-half percent
of the 2 percent administrative and oversight takedown is to be
transferred to the U.S. DOT Office of the Inspector General (OIG).
C. Formula Apportionment Data and Methodology
1. Apportionment Tables
FTA published apportionment tables on its website for each program
reflecting the full-year appropriations less oversight takedowns, as
applicable. Tables displaying the funds available to eligible States,
tribes, and urbanized areas have been posted to https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/apportionments/current-apportionments. This
website contains a page listing the apportionment and allocation tables
for FY 2025, as well as links to prior year formula apportionment
notices and tables, as well as the National Transit Database and Census
data used to calculate the FY 2025 apportionments.
2. National Transit Database and Census Data Used in the FY 2025
Apportionments
The calculations for Sections 5307, 5311 (including 5311(j) Tribal
Transit), 5329, 5337, and 5339 programs rely on the most recent transit
service data reported to the National Transit Database (NTD). Any
recipient or subrecipient of either Section 5307 or Section 5311
program funds is required to report to the NTD. All FTA grant
recipients that own, operate, or manage transit capital assets must
report their asset data to the NTD. Additionally, a number of transit
operators report to the NTD on a voluntary basis.
The data used to determine the FY 2025 apportionments came from the
2023 NTD Report Year (RY), which corresponds to an agency's fiscal
year. In cases where an apportionment is based on the age of the
system, the age is calculated as of September 30, 2024, which was the
last day before FY 2025 began. During the 2023 report year, the NTD
collected data from nearly 3,000 reporters. This count is comprised of
999 urban reporters, 1,224 rural transit providers, 136 tribes, and 486
asset reporters. IIJA made a number of changes to NTD reporting
requirements. FTA implemented these changes through two Federal
Register notices published on February 23, 2023 (88 FR 11506), and
March 3, 2023 (88 FR 13497). Some of the changes took effect beginning
in NTD RY 2023 or 2024, while others took effect in calendar year 2023.
The 2020 Census data was used to determine population and
population density for Sections 5303, 5304, 5305, 5307 and 5339 as well
as rural population and rural land area for Section 5311. The formulas
for Sections 5307, 5311, and 5311(j) include tiers where funding is
allocated on the basis of the number of persons living in poverty, and
the Section 5310 formula program allocates funding on the basis of the
population of older adults and people with disabilities. The Census
Bureau no longer publishes decennial Census data on persons living in
poverty and persons with disabilities. As a result, since FY 2013, FTA
has used the data for these populations available via the Census'
American Community Survey (ACS). The NTD and Census data FTA used to
calculate the apportionments associated with this notice can be found
on FTA's web page: https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/apportionments/formula-apportionments-data.
The FY 2025 apportionments were determined using data on low-income
persons, persons with disabilities, and older adults from the most
recent ACS data set, which was published in December 2023. As was the
case in prior years, data on low-income persons comes from ACS Table
B17024, ``Age by Ratio of Income to Poverty Level in the Last Twelve
Months,'' and data on people with disabilities under 65 years old comes
from ACS Table B18101, ``Sex by Age by Disability Status.''
III. FY 2025 Program Specific Information
A. Metropolitan Planning Program (49 U.S.C. 5303 and 5305(d))
Section 5305(d) makes available Federal funding to support a
cooperative, continuous, and comprehensive planning program for
transportation investment decision-making at the metropolitan area
level. The specific requirements of metropolitan transportation
planning are set forth in 49 U.S.C. 5303 and in 23 CFR part 450, as
incorporated by reference in 49 CFR part 613, Metropolitan and
Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Planning.
1. Authorized Amounts
IIJA authorized $799 million over five years to provide financial
assistance for metropolitan planning needs under Section 5303.
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2. FY 2025 Funding Availability
Under the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act,
2025, $163,308,011 is available to the Metropolitan Planning Program
(MPP) (Section 5305(d) and (f)) to support metropolitan transportation
planning activities set forth in Section 5303. The total amount
apportioned for the MPP to States for use by metropolitan planning
organizations (MPOs) is $162,491,471 as shown in the table below, after
the deduction for oversight and the addition of reapportioned funds.
3. Period of Availability
The MPP funds apportioned in this notice are available for
obligation during FY 2025, plus three additional fiscal years.
Accordingly, funds apportioned in FY 2025 must be obligated in grants
by September 30, 2028. Any FY 2025 apportioned funds that remain
unobligated at the close of business on September 30, 2028, will revert
to FTA for reapportionment under the MPP.
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Metropolitan Planning Program--FY 2025
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Total FY 2025 Appropriation Available................... $163,308,011
Oversight Deduction..................................... (816,540)
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Total Apportioned..................................... 162,491,471
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For more information about the MPP, contact Ryan Long, Office of
Planning and Environment at [email protected].
B. State Planning and Research Program (49 U.S.C. 5304 and 5305(e))
Section 5305(e) provides financial assistance to States for
statewide transportation planning and other technical assistance
activities, including supplementing the technical assistance program
provided through the MPP. The specific requirements of Statewide
transportation planning are set forth in 49 U.S.C. 5304 and in 23 CFR
part 450, as incorporated by reference in 49 CFR part 613, Metropolitan
and Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Planning.
1. Authorized Amounts
IIJA authorized $167 million over five years to provide financial
assistance for statewide and non-metropolitan planning and other
technical assistance activities under Section 5304.
2. FY 2025 Funding Availability
In FY 2025, $34,114,633 is available to the State Planning and
Research Program (SPRP) (Section 5305(e) and (f)). The total amount
apportioned for the SPRP is $34,207,429 as shown in the table below,
after the deduction for oversight.
3. Period of Availability
The SPRP funds apportioned in this notice are available for
obligation during FY 2025, plus three additional fiscal years.
Accordingly, funds apportioned in FY 2025 must be obligated in grants
by September 30, 2028. Any FY 2025 apportioned funds that remain
unobligated at the close of business on September 30, 2028, will revert
to FTA for reapportionment under the SPRP.
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Statewide Planning Program--FY 2025
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Total Appropriation..................................... $34,114,633
Oversight Deductions.................................... (170,573)
Reapportioned Funds..................................... 263,369
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Total Apportioned..................................... 34,207,429
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States' apportionments for this program are displayed in Table 1 on
the apportionments page on FTA's website: https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/apportionments/current-apportionments.
For more information, contact Ryan Long, Office of Planning and
Environment at [email protected].
C. Consolidated Planning Grants
The Consolidated Planning Grants (CPG) Program allows States and
MMPOs to merge funds from the FTA MPP and SPRP with FHWA Metropolitan
Planning (PL) and State Planning and Research (SPR) funds into a single
consolidated planning grant. Transferred planning funds can be awarded
and administered by either FTA or FHWA. For further information on
CPGs, contact Ann Souvandara, Office of Budget and Policy, FTA, at
[email protected].
D. Urbanized Area Formula Program (49 U.S.C. 5307)
The Urbanized Area Formula Grant Program provides Federal
assistance for capital, planning, job access and reverse commute
projects, and, in some cases, operating assistance for public
transportation in urbanized areas. The specific requirements of this
program are set forth in 49 U.S.C. 5307 and FTA Circular 9050.1A,
``Urbanized Area Formula Grant Programs Guidance,'' dated November 1,
2024, available at https://www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-and-programs/fta-circulars/urbanized-areas-formula-grant-programs-guidance.
1. Authorized Amounts
IIJA authorized $33.5 billion over five years to provide financial
assistance for urbanized areas under Section 5307. Of the amounts
authorized for Section 5307 in each year, $30 million is set aside for
the competitive Passenger Ferry Grant Program, 0.75 percent is
apportioned to eligible States for State Safety Oversight (SSO), and
0.75 percent is set aside for oversight.
2. FY 2025 Funding Availability
Under the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act,
2025, $6,851,662,142 is available for the Urbanized Area Formula
program. The total amount apportioned is $7,394,716,046 after
deductions for the State Safety Oversight Program, Passenger Ferry
Program, and oversight and the addition of Section 5340 and
reapportioned funds as shown in the table below.
3. Period of Availability
Funds made available under Section 5307 are available for
obligation during the year of apportionment plus five additional years.
Accordingly, funds apportioned in FY 2025 must be obligated in grants
by September 30, 2030. Any FY 2025 apportioned funds that remain
unobligated at the close of business on September 30, 2030, will revert
to FTA for reapportionment under the Urbanized Area Formula Program.
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Urbanized Area Formula Program--FY 2025
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Total Appropriation....................... $6,851,662,142
Oversight Deductions...................... (51,387,466)
State Safety Oversight Program............ (51,387,466)
Passenger Ferry Program................... (30,000,000)
Section 5340 High Density States.......... 372,387,459
Section 5340 Growing States............... 301,096,803
Reapportioned Funds....................... 2,344,574
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Total Apportioned....................... 7,394,716,046
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For more information about the Urbanized Area Formula Grant
Program, contact Thomas Wilson with the Office of Transit Programs, at
[email protected].
E. Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grants Program (49 U.S.C. 5309)
The Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Program and
Expedited Project Delivery (EPD) Pilot Program provide Federal
assistance for new fixed guideway capital projects, small start
projects, and core capacity improvement projects.
The specific requirements of this program are set forth in 49
U.S.C. 5309, 49 CFR part 611, and FTA's CIG Policy Guidance, available
at: https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/grant-programs/capital-investments/capital-investment-grants-program-regulations-guidance.
1. Authorized Amounts
IIJA authorized $15 billion to be appropriated over five years for
the CIG program and the (EPD) Pilot Program, and provided an additional
$8 billion in advance appropriations.
2. FY 2025 Funding Availability
For FY 2025, $3,805,000,000 is available for the CIG Program and
the FAST Act Section 3005(b) EPD Pilot Program under the Full-Year
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 and the IIJA advance
appropriations. The total amount available for projects is
$3,766,950,000 as shown in the table below, after the deduction for
oversight.
3. Period of Availability
Funding is available for four years, which is the fiscal year in
which the amount is allocated to a project plus three additional years.
Therefore, funds for a project allocated funding in FY 2025 must be
obligated for the project by September 30, 2028. Section 5309 funds
that remain unobligated after four fiscal years to the projects for
which they were originally designated may be made available for other
Section 5309 projects.
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Capital Investment Grant Program--FY 2025
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Total Appropriation....................... $3,805,000,000
Oversight Deduction....................... (38,050,000)
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Total Apportioned....................... 3,766,950,000
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For more information about the CIG program contact Peter Mazurek at
[email protected].
F. Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals With Disabilities
Program (49 U.S.C. 5310)
The Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities
Program provides capital and operating assistance to improve mobility
for older adults and people with disabilities by removing barriers to
transportation service and expanding transportation mobility options.
The specific requirements of this program are set forth in 49 U.S.C.
5310 and FTA Circular 9070.1H, ``Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and
Individuals with Disabilities Program Guidance,'' dated November 1,
2024, available at: https://www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-and-programs/fta-circulars/enhanced-mobility-seniors-and-individuals-disabilities.
1. Authorized Amounts
IIJA authorized $1.9 billion over five years for the Enhanced
Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities formula program,
with an additional $250 million provided in advance appropriations.
2. FY 2025 Funding Availability
In FY 2025, $446,932,778 is appropriated for the program. A total
of $443,948,114 is available for allocation after the oversight and
administrative deduction.
3. Period of Availability
For Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities
Program funds apportioned under this notice, the period of availability
is the year of apportionment plus two additional years. Accordingly,
funds apportioned in FY 2025 must be obligated in grants by September
30, 2027. Any FY 2024, apportioned funds that remain unobligated at the
close of business on September 30, 2027, will revert to FTA for
reapportionment among the States and urbanized areas.
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Section 5310 Formula Program--FY 2025
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Total Appropriation..................................... $446,932,778
Oversight and Administrative............................ (2,979,664)
Transfer to OIG......................................... (5,000)
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Total Apportioned..................................... 443,948,114
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For more information about the Section 5310 program, contact
Destiny Buchanan, Office of Transit Programs, at
[email protected].
G. Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program (49 U.S.C. 5311)
The Rural Areas Program provides formula funding to States and
federally recognized Indian tribes to support public transportation in
areas with a population of less than 50,000. The specific requirements
of this program are set forth in 49 U.S.C. 5311 and FTA Circular
9040.1H, ``Rural Areas Formula Grant Programs Guidance,'' dated
November 1, 2024, available at https://www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-and-programs/fta-circulars/formula-grants-rural-areas-program-guidance.
1. Authorized Amounts
IIJA authorized $4.6 billion over five years to provide financial
assistance by formula for rural areas under Section 5311 and three
other programs: the Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP); the
Appalachian Development Public Transportation Assistance Program
(ADTAP); and the Tribal Transit Program (TTP). These separate programs
are described in the Sections that follow.
2. FY 2025 Funding Availability
In FY 2025, $842,263,842 is available for formula grants within the
Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program. The total amount apportioned to
the program is $956,643,454 as shown in the table below, after the
addition of Section 5340 Growing State apportionments, reapportioned
funds, and the oversight deduction.
3. Period of Availability
The Rural Areas program funds apportioned in this notice are
available for obligation during FY 2025 plus two additional years. Any
FY 2025, apportioned funds that remain unobligated at the close of
business on September 30, 2027, will revert to FTA for reapportionment
under the Rural Areas program.
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Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program--FY 2025
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Total FY 2025 Appropriation............................. $842,263,842
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Oversight Deduction..................................... (469,244)
Section 5340 Growing States............................. 18,829,480
Reapportioned Funds..................................... 229,376
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Total Apportioned..................................... 956,643,454
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For more information about the Formula Grants for Rural Areas
program, contact Matt Lange, Office of Transit Programs, at
[email protected].
H. Rural Transportation Assistance Program (49 U.S.C. 5311(b)(3))
The RTAP provides funding to States to assist in the design and
implementation of training and technical assistance projects, research,
and other support services tailored to meet the needs of transit
operators in rural areas. The specific requirements of this program are
set forth in 49 U.S.C. 5311 and FTA Circular 9040.1H, ``Rural Areas
Formula Grant Programs Guidance,'' dated November 1, 2024, available at
https://www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-and-programs/fta-circulars/formula-grants-rural-areas-program-guidance.
1. Authorized Amounts
IIJA authorizes $91.6 million over five years to carry out the RTAP
program. Of this amount, 15 percent is reserved for the competitive
National RTAP (NRTAP) program.
2. FY 2025 Funding Availability
In FY 2025, $18,716,974 is available for the RTAP. In FY 2025,
besides the $2.8 million takedown for NRTAP, an additional $500,000 was
appropriated for technical assistance to Tribes through NRTAP. The
total amount apportioned for RTAP is $15,981,225 as shown in the table
below, after the deduction for NRTAP.
3. Period of Availability
The RTAP funds apportioned in this notice are available for
obligation in FY 2025 plus two additional years, consistent with the
Section 5311. Any FY 2025 apportioned funds that remain unobligated at
the close of business on September 30, 2027, will revert to FTA for
reapportionment under the Rural Areas program.
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Rural Transportation Assistance Program--FY 2025
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Total Appropriation..................................... $18,716,974
National RTAP........................................... (2,807,546)
Reapportioned Funds..................................... 71,797
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Total Apportioned..................................... 15,981,225
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For more information about RTAP contact Matt Lange, Office of
Transit Programs, at [email protected].
I. Appalachian Development Public Transportation Assistance Program (49
U.S.C. 5311(c)(3))
The ADTAP provides additional funding to support public
transportation in the Appalachian region. The specific requirements of
this program are set forth in 49 U.S.C. 5311 and FTA Circular 9040.1H,
``Rural Areas Formula Grant Programs Guidance,'' dated November 1,
2024, available at https://www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-and-programs/fta-circulars/formula-grants-rural-areas-program-guidance.
1. Authorized Amounts
A total of $137.4 million is authorized over five years by the IIJA
to support public transportation in the Appalachian region.
2. FY 2025 Funding Availability
In FY 2025, $28,075,461 million is available and apportioned to the
program as shown in the table below.
3. Period of Availability
The ADTAP funds are available the year of apportionment plus two
additional years, consistent with Section 5311. Any FY 2025 apportioned
funds that remain unobligated at the close of business on September 30,
2027, will revert to FTA for reapportionment under the Rural Areas
program.
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Appalachian Development Public
Transportation Assistance Program_
FY 2025
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Total FY 2025 Available................................. $28,075,461
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Total Apportioned..................................... 28,075,461
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For more information about ADTAP, contact Matt Lange, Office of
Transit Programs, at [email protected].
J. Formula Grants for Public Transportation on Indian Reservations
Program (49 U.S.C. 5311(j))
The Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program, also
referred to as Tribal Transit Program (TTP), is funded as a takedown
from the Section 5311 program. TTP funds are allocated to federally
recognized American Indian Tribes and Alaskan Native Villages, groups
and communities providing public transportation in rural areas for any
purpose eligible under Section 5311, which includes capital, operating,
planning, and job access and reverse commute projects. The specific
requirements of this program are set forth in 49 U.S.C. 5311 and FTA
Circular 9040.1H, ``Rural Areas Formula Grant Programs Guidance,''
dated November 1, 2024, available at: https://www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-and-programs/fta-circulars/formula-grants-rural-areas-program-guidance.
1. Authorized Funding
A total of $229 million is authorized over five years, of which
$183.25 million is for a formula program and $45.8 million is for a
competitive grant program.
2. FY 2025 Funding Availability
In FY 2025, $37,433,948 is available for TPP. The total apportioned
amount for the formula program is $37,555,590 after the addition of
reapportioned funds. The total apportioned amount for the competitive
program is $9,358,487.
3. Period of Availability
Funding under the TTP is available for the year of apportionment or
allocation plus two additional years, consistent with the Section 5311
program. Any FY 2025 formula funds that remain unobligated at the close
of business on September 30, 2027, will revert to FTA for
reapportionment under the TTP.
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Public Transportation on Indian
Reservations Program Formula Grants_
FY 2025
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Total FY 2025 Appropriation Available................... $37,433,948
Reapportioned Funds..................................... 121,642
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Total Apportioned..................................... 37,555,590
Public Transportation on Indian
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Reservations Program Competitive
Grants_FY 2025
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Total FY 2025 Appropriation Available................... 9,358,487
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Total Apportioned..................................... 9,358,487
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For more information about the TPP contact Sarah Clements, Office
of Transit Programs at [email protected].
K. Public Transportation Innovation (49 U.S.C. 5312)
FTA's Public Transportation Innovation program includes three
distinct research programs: (a) Research, Development, Demonstration,
Deployment, and Evaluation (49 U.S.C. 5312(b)-(e)); (b) Low or No
Emission Vehicle Component Assessment (LoNo CAP) (49 U.S.C. 5312(h));
and (c) Transit Cooperative Research (TCRP) (49 U.S.C. 5312(i)). The
specific requirements of these programs are set forth in 49 U.S.C. 5312
and FTA Circular 6100.1E, ``Research, Technical Assistance, and
Training Programs: Application
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Instructions and Program Management Guidelines,'' dated May 11, 2015,
available at https://www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-and-guidance/fta-circular-61001e-research-technical-assistance-and-training-programs.
1. Authorized Funding
IIJA authorizes $192.8 million over five years.
2. FY 2025 Funding Availability
In FY 2025, $42,957,861 is available for the Public Transportation
Innovation program. The total amounts apportioned to each subcomponent
of the program is shown below in the table.
3. Period of Availability
FTA establishes the period in which the funds must be obligated to
the project. If the funds are not obligated within that period of time,
they revert to FTA for reallocation under the program.
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Public Transportation Innovation Program--FY 2025
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Research, Development, Demonstration, Deployment, and $30,578,174
Evaluation...............................................
Low or No Emission Vehicle Component Testing.............. 5,345,938
Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP)............... 7,033,749
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Total Apportioned....................................... 42,957,861
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For more information about the Public Transportation Innovation
program, contact Dr. Maryam Allahyar Wyrick, Office of Research,
Demonstration and Innovation at [email protected].
L. Technical Assistance and Workforce Development (49 U.S.C. 5314)
The Technical Assistance and Workforce Development program provides
assistance to: (1) carry out technical assistance activities that
enable more effective and efficient delivery of transportation
services, foster compliance with Federal laws, and improve public
transportation service; (2) develop standards and best practices for
the transit industry; and (3) address public transportation workforce
needs through research, outreach, training and the implementation of a
frontline workforce grant program, and conduct training and educational
programs in support of the public transportation industry. The specific
requirements of this program are set forth in 49 U.S.C. 5314 and FTA
Circular 6100.1E, ``Research, Technical Assistance, and Training
Programs: Application Instructions and Program Management Guidelines,''
dated May 11, 2015, available at https://www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-and-guidance/fta-circular-61001e-research-technical-assistance-and-training-programs.
1. Authorized Amounts
IIJA authorizes $61.98 million over five years for technical
assistance. Of this amount, $34.4 million is authorized for the
National Transit Institute under Section 5314(c).
2. FY 2025 Funding Availability
The IIJA authorized $12,660,748 for FY 2025 for the Technical
Assistance and Workforce Development program, as shown in the table
below. The total amount apportioned for the program is $13,126,999
after the deduction of for National Transit Institute and the inclusion
of $7,500,000 in additional appropriations under the Full-Year
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025.
3. Period of Availability
FTA establishes the period in which the funds must be obligated to
the project. If the funds are not obligated within that period of time,
they revert to FTA for reallocation under the program.
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Technical Assistance and Workforce Development Program--FY 2025
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Technical Assistance, Standards Development & Human $12,660,748
Resource Training........................................
National Transit Institute................................ (7,033,749)
Additional FY 2025 Appropriation.......................... 7,500,000
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Total Appropriated...................................... 13,126,999
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For more information about the Technical Assistance and Workforce
Development program, contact Dr. Maryam Allahyar Wyrick, Office of
Research, Demonstration, and Innovation at [email protected].
M. Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program (49 U.S.C. 5324)
FTA's Emergency Relief (ER) Program provides funding for public
transportation expenses incurred as a result of an emergency or major
disaster. The specific requirements of this program are set forth in 49
U.S.C. 5324 and FTA's ``Emergency Relief Manual: A Reference Manual for
States & Transit Agencies on Response and Recovery from Declared
Disasters and FTA's Emergency Relief Program (49 U.S.C. 5324),'' dated
March 27, 2023, available at: https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/2023-03/FTA-Emergency-Relief-Manual-March-2023.pdf.
For more information, contact Thomas Wilson, Office of Program
Management, at [email protected].
N. Public Transportation Safety Program (49 U.S.C. 5329)
Section 5329(e)(6) provides formula funding to support States with
rail fixed guideway public transportation systems to develop and carry
out state safety oversight programs, and is referred to as FTA's State
Safety Oversight (SSO) Program. The specific requirements of the SSO
program are set forth in 49 U.S.C. 5329 and 49 CFR parts 670 and 674.
1. Authorized Amounts
A total of $251.6 million is authorized over five years for the SSO
Program.
2. FY 2025 Funding Availability
In FY 2025, $51,387,466 is available for the SSO Program, which is
0.75 percent of the amount made available for Section 5307 grants. The
total amount apportioned for the formula program is $51,551,125 after
the addition of reapportioned funds, as shown in the table below.
3. Period of Availability
SSO Program funds are available for the year of apportionment plus
two additional years. Any FY 2025 funds that remain unobligated as of
September 30, 2027, will revert to FTA for reapportionment under the
SSO Formula Grant Program.
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Public Transportation Safety Program--
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Total Appropriation..................................... $51,387,466
Reapportioned Funds..................................... 166,659
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Total Apportioned..................................... 51,551,125
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For more information about the SSO program, contact Melonie
Barrington, Office of Safety Review, at [email protected].
O. State of Good Repair Program (49 U.S.C. 5337)
The State of Good Repair (SGR) Program provides capital assistance
for maintenance, replacement, and rehabilitation projects of existing
high intensity fixed guideway and high intensity motorbus systems to
maintain a state of good repair. In addition, SGR grants are eligible
for developing and implementing Transit Asset Management plans. The
specific requirements of this program are set forth in 49 U.S.C. 5337
and FTA Circular 9050.1A, ``Urbanized Area
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Formula Grant Programs Guidance,'' dated November 1, 2024, available at
https://www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-and-programs/fta-circulars/urbanized-areas-formula-grant-programs-guidance.
1. Authorized Amounts
IIJA authorized $18.39 billion over five years for the SGR Program,
including $1.5 billion for the Rail Vehicle Replacement Program, and
provided an additional $4.75 billion in advance appropriations.
2. FY 2025 Funding Availability
In FY 2025, $4,705,675,417 is available for the SGR Program. The
total amount apportioned is $4,349,878,139 after the deductions for
oversight and transfers to the Office of Inspector General, the set-
aside for the Rail Vehicle Replacement Program, and the addition of
reapportioned funds as shown in the table below. Of the total amount
apportioned, $4,225,928,257 is available for the High Intensity Fixed
Guideway Formula and $123,949,882 for the High Intensity Motorbus
Formula.
3. Period of Availability
The SGR Program funds apportioned in this notice are available for
obligation during FY 2025 plus three additional years. Accordingly,
funds apportioned in FY 2025 must be obligated through grants by
September 30, 2028. Any FY 2025, apportioned funds that remain
unobligated at the close of business on September 30, 2028, will revert
to FTA for reapportionment under the State of Good Repair Program.
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State of Good Repair Formula Program--FY 2025
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Total Appropriation................................... $4,705,675,417
Oversight Deductions.................................. (56,461,754)
Transfer to OIG....................................... (95,000)
Reapportioned Funds................................... 759,476
FY 2025 Rail Replacement Competitive Grant............ (300,000,000)
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Total Available to Apportion........................ 4,349,878,139
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Total Available to High Intensity Fixed Guideway 4,225,928,257
Formula............................................
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Total Available to High Intensity Motorbus Formula.. 123,949,882
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For more information about the SGR program, contact Alexandra
Galanti, Office of Transit Programs, at [email protected].
P. Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program (49 U.S.C. 5339)
The Buses and Bus Facilities Program provides funding to replace,
rehabilitate, and purchase buses and related equipment as well as
construct bus-related facilities. The specific requirements for this
program are set forth in 49 U.S.C. 5339, FTA Circular 9050.1A,
``Urbanized Area Formula Grant Programs Guidance,'' dated November 1,
2024, available at: https://www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-and-programs/fta-circulars/urbanized-areas-formula-grant-programs-guidance,
and FTA Circular 9040.1H, ``Rural Areas Formula Grant Programs
Guidance,'' dated November 1, 2024, available at: https://www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-and-programs/fta-circulars/formula-grants-rural-areas-program-guidance.
1. Authorized Amounts
IIJA authorized a total of $5.5 billion over five years for the
Section 5339 Program. IIJA provided an additional $5.25 billion over
five years in advance appropriations for the Section 5339(c) Low or No
Emission Program.
2. FY 2025 Funding Availability
For FY 2025, $2,250,495,863 is available for Grants for Buses and
Bus Facilities. Of this amount: $643,923,309 is available for the Buses
and Bus Facilities Formula Program after the deduction for oversight
and the addition of reapportioned funds; $398,103,239 is available for
the Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Program after the takedowns
for oversight and the Low or No Emission Program; and $1,105,512,334
(including advance appropriations) is available for the Low or No
Emission Program after the takedowns for oversight and transfer to the
OIG. These amounts are detailed in the table below.
3. Period of Availability
The Buses and Bus Facilities Formula Program funds apportioned in
this notice are available for obligation during FY 2025 plus three
additional years. Accordingly, funds apportioned in FY 2025 must be
obligated in grants by September 30, 2028. Any FY 2025 apportioned
funds that remain unobligated at the close of business on September 30,
2028, will revert to FTA for reapportionment under the Buses and Bus
Facilities Formula Program. Discretionary program funds authorized
under Section 5339(b) and (c) (Bus Competitive and Low-No,
respectively) follow the same period of availability: year of
allocation to a project plus three additional years.
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5339(a) Formula Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities
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Total FY 2025 Appropriation Available.................. $645,781,441
Oversight Deduction.................................... (4,843,361)
Reapportioned Funds.................................... 2,985,229
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Total Apportioned.................................... 643,923,309
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Section 5339(b) Competitive Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities
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Total FY 2025 Appropriation Available.................. 478,202,088
Oversight Deduction.................................... (3,586,515)
Less Section 5339(c) Low or No Emission Grants (76,512,334)
(Competitive).........................................
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Total Apportioned.................................... 398,103,239
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Section 5339(c) Low or No Emission Grants (Competitive)
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Total FY 2025 Available................................ 1,126,512,334
Less FY 2025 Oversight and Admin....................... (20,895,000)
Less FY 2025 Transfer to OIG........................... (105,000)
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Total Available for Allocation....................... 1,105,512,334
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For more information about the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula and
Competitive Programs, contact Kirsten Wiard-Bauer, Office of Transit
Programs at [email protected].
Q. Growing States and High-Density States Formula Factors (49 U.S.C.
5340)
This program apportions funding based on growing States and high-
density States formula factors as set forth in 49 U.S.C. 5340.
1. Authorized Amounts
IIJA authorized $3.879 billion over five years for the Growing
States and High-Density States Formula program.
2. FY 2025 Funding Availability
In FY 2025, $792,313,742 is authorized and appropriated for
apportionment in accordance with the formula factors prescribed for
Growing States and High-Density States set forth in Section 5340 for FY
2025.
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Growing States and High-Density States Formula Factors--FY 2025
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5340 High Density States................................ $372,387,459
5340 Growing States..................................... 419,926,283
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Total Apportioned..................................... 792,313,742
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R. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Grants
This program provides capital and preventive maintenance grants to
the
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Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA).
1. Authorized Amounts
Section 601(f) of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act
of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-432, div. B), as amended by IIJA, authorized $150
million per year for each of fiscal years of 2022 through 2030 for
capital and preventive maintenance grants to WMATA.
2. FY 2025 Funding Availability
In FY2025, $150,000,000 is authorized for the program. The total
amount available is $148,500,000 after the deduction for oversight as
shown in the table below.
3. Period of Availability
Funds remain available until expended however application for these
funds by the end of FY 2027 is encouraged.
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Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Grants--FY 2025
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Total Appropriation..................................... $150,000,000
Oversight Deduction..................................... (1,500,000)
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Total Apportioned..................................... 148,500,000
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IV. FTA Policy and Procedures for FY 2025 Grants
A. Grant Application and Post Grant Management Procedures
All grant applications are filed electronically. FTA continues to
award and manage grants and cooperative agreements using the Transit
Award Management System (TrAMS). To access TrAMS, contact your FTA
Regional Office. Resources on using TrAMS can be found on FTA's website
at https://www.transit.dot.gov/TrAMS. All recipients of FTA funds are
required to report on their grants. Reports should demonstrate
reasonable progress is being made on the project. FTA will continue to
focus on closing or bringing into compliance inactive grants or grants
that do not comply with reporting requirements. The requirements for
application development, grant management, reporting and close-out
procedures can be found in FTA Circular 5010.1F, ``Award Management
Requirements,'' dated November 1, 2024, available at https://www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-and-programs/fta-circulars/award-management-requirements-circular.
B. Automatic Pre-Award Authority To Incur Project Costs
FTA provides pre-award authority to permit expenses to be incurred
before a grant award for certain programs. Pre-award authority allows a
recipient to incur certain project costs before the start date of an
award and makes those costs allowable for subsequent reimbursement
after award of the grant. Before incurring pre-award costs, recipients
are strongly encouraged to consult with the appropriate FTA Regional
Office regarding the eligibility of the project for future FTA funds
and requirements that must be met to preserve the eligibility of the
pre-award costs. This notice discusses pre-award authority for formula
programs. FTA typically discusses pre-award authority for discretionary
programs in the notices of funding opportunity (NOFO) that invite
applications to those programs. For project sponsors progressing
towards application for an award under FTA's Capital Investment Grants
(CIG) program, FTA will provide specific, limited pre-award authority
directly to the project sponsor.
By this notice, FTA continues to provide pre-award authority
through the authorization period of IIJA (October 1, 2022, through
September 30, 2026) for capital assistance under all formula programs,
subject to the following:
1. Pre-award costs are allowable only to the extent they would have
been allowed if incurred after the start date of the award. Therefore,
pre-award costs must comply with all statutory, regulatory, and policy
requirements as if they had been incurred after the date of the award.
FTA's extension of pre-award authority is not a guarantee all costs a
recipient incurs pre-award will be allowable.
2. No action will be taken by the recipient that prejudices the
legal and administrative findings FTA must make in order to approve a
project. The undertaking of certain activities (e.g., land acquisition,
demolition, or construction) that would compromise FTA's ability to
comply with Federal environmental review laws may render the project
ineligible for FTA funding.
3. The Federal amount of any future FTA assistance awarded to the
recipient for the project will be determined either as a fixed Federal
amount or as a Federal share (percentage) of net project costs.
Allowable pre-award costs will be reimbursed at the rate of the Federal
share set in the award.
4. For funds to which the pre-award authority applies, the
authority expires with the lapsing of the fiscal year funds.
5. When a grant for the project is subsequently awarded, the grant
and the Federal Financial Report in TrAMS must show the use of pre-
award authority and the recipient must submit an initial Federal
Financial Report to associate the pre-award costs with the award.
6. Environmental Requirements--All Federal grant requirements must
be met at the appropriate time for the project to remain eligible for
Federal funding. Designated recipients may incur costs for design and
environmental review activities for all formula funded projects from
the date of the authorization of the formula funds. For projects that
qualify for a categorical exclusion (CE) pursuant to 23 CFR 771.118(c),
designated recipients may start activities and incur costs under pre-
award authority for property acquisition, demolition, construction, and
acquisition of vehicles, equipment, or construction materials from the
date of the authorization of formula funds. FTA recommends that a grant
applicant considering a CE pursuant to 23 CFR 771.118(c) contact the
appropriate FTA Regional Office for assistance in determining the
proper environmental review process, including other applicable
environmental laws, and level of documentation necessary before
incurring the above-mentioned costs. This applies especially when the
grant applicant believes a ``c-list'' CE with construction activities,
such as 23 CFR 771.118(c)(8), (9), (10), (12), or (13), applies to its
project or if a grant applicant intends to acquire property through the
use of pre-award authority.
If FTA subsequently finds a project does not qualify for a CE under
23 CFR 771.118(c) and the sponsor has already undertaken activities
under pre-award authority that are only allowable for projects that
qualify for a CE under 23 CFR 771.118(c), the project will be
ineligible for FTA assistance. For all other non-CIG projects that do
not qualify for a CE under 23 CFR 771.118(c), grant applicants may take
action and incur costs for property acquisition, demolition,
construction, and acquisition of vehicles, equipment, or construction
materials from the date that FTA completes the environmental review
process required by NEPA and its implementing regulations, 23 U.S.C.
139, and other environmental laws, by its issuance of a 23 CFR
771.118(d) CE determination, a finding of no significant impact
(FONSI), a combined final environmental impact statement (FEIS)/record
of decision (ROD), or a ROD. For projects funded by the CIG program,
pre-award authority is specifically granted as described in the letter
granting entry into the Project Development phase.
7. Federal procurement procedures, as well as the whole range of
applicable Federal requirements (e.g., Buy America and the Build
America, Buy America
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Act; Davis-Bacon Act; competitive procurements; Disadvantaged Business
Enterprise), must be followed for projects in which Federal funding
will be sought in the future. Failure to follow any such requirements
could make the project ineligible for Federal funding.
C. Letter of No Prejudice (LONP) Policy
A Letter of No Prejudice (LONP) is a type of pre-award authority.
An LONP allows an applicant to incur project costs before the start
date of an award and makes those costs allowable for subsequent
reimbursement after grant award. FTA uses LONPs to grant pre-award
authority for projects and activities not covered by automatic pre-
award authority (see above in this notice).
As with other uses of pre-award authority, the recipient assumes
all risk for the costs it incurs under an LONP. FTA's issuance of an
LONP is not a guarantee FTA will make an award to the recipient. FTA is
not required to reimburse the recipient for pre-award costs incurred
under an LONP if FTA does not ultimately make an award to the recipient
or if the award is less than the recipient expected.
Typically, LONPs are used for sponsors with projects progressing
towards application for an award under the Section 5309 CIG program
when those sponsors undertake activities not covered under automatic
pre-award authority. FTA also may use an LONP for a formula program if
a recipient will incur costs beyond the expiration of the program's
authorization or outside of FTA's grant of automatic pre-award
authority. Unlike automatic pre-award authority, an LONP usually will
be addressed to a specific recipient and will be limited to specific
kinds of costs and a specific period of time.
The conditions and requirements for pre-award authority specified
in Section IV.B of this notice above apply to all LONPs. Because some
project implementation activities may not be initiated before
completion of the federal environmental review process, FTA will not
issue an LONP for such activities until the environmental review
process has been completed with a combined FEIS/ROD, ROD, FONSI, or CE
determination.
D. FY 2025 Annual List of Certifications and Assurances
Section 5323(n) requires FTA to annually publish a list of all
certifications required under Chapter 53 concurrently with the
publication of this annual apportionment notice. The FY 2025 version of
FTA's Certifications and Assurances is available on FTA's website at
https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/grants/grantee-resources/certifications-and-assurances/fy2025-annual-list-certifications.
FTA cannot make an award or an amendment to an award unless the
recipient has executed the latest version of FTA's Certifications and
Assurances. FTA encourages recipients of formula funding to execute the
FY 2025 Certifications and Assurances electronically in TrAMS early, to
prevent delays processing their grant applications.
E. Civil Rights Requirements
Recipients must ensure their programs and services operate in a
nondiscriminatory manner and fulfill reporting requirements to document
their civil rights compliance as a condition to receiving Federal
funds. Recipients must comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) of 1990; Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and
implementing regulation at 49 CFR part 21; and the Department's
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program regulation at 49 CFR
part 26.
Recipients are encouraged to reach out to FTA when contemplating
new projects, new services, or new service models for technical
assistance and guidance, to support recipients in complying with
Federal civil rights requirements. For more information about civil
rights requirements, contact Nicholas Sun, Office of Civil Rights, at
[email protected].
V. Guidance Disclaimer
This guidance document is not legally binding in its own right, and
FTA will not rely upon it as a separate basis for affirmative
enforcement actions or other administrative penalty. Conformity with
this document (as distinct from existing statutes and regulations) is
voluntary only, and nonconformity will not affect rights and
obligations under existing statutes and regulations.
Marcus J. Molinaro,
Administrator.
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