Opportunity Information: Apply for FTA 2018 001 TPM TR
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA), part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, released a nationwide competitive grant opportunity under the Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program, also known as the Tribal Transit Program (TTP). For Fiscal Year 2018, the FTA made about $5 million available to support public transit services for tribal communities. This funding authority comes from 49 U.S.C. 5311(c)(1)(A) and was continued and updated through the FAST Act (Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act), Public Law 114-94, enacted December 4, 2015. The solicitation lays out who can apply, what kinds of projects can be funded, and the criteria the FTA uses to choose awardees.
This opportunity is discretionary and awarded through grants, meaning applicants compete against one another and funding is not guaranteed. The program is designed primarily to strengthen and expand tribal public transportation by paying for planning activities, capital investments, and, in limited cases, operating assistance. In practice, that means proposals might focus on developing or improving transit plans, purchasing or replacing vehicles and related equipment, building or upgrading transit facilities, or other capital needs that directly support public transportation service. Operating support is possible but is described as limited, signaling that the program emphasizes lasting system improvements and startup or expansion needs rather than long-term day-to-day operations.
Eligible applicants include federally recognized Native American tribal governments, as well as Native American tribal organizations that are not federally recognized tribal governments (as specified in the eligibility field). The opportunity is listed under transportation and corresponds to CFDA number 20.509. The funding notice also emphasizes an important safeguard: money provided to tribes through the Tribal Transit Program should not be used to replace or reduce funding that tribes already receive from states through FTA's broader Section 5311 program. In other words, these grants are intended to supplement and enhance existing transit resources, not backfill or substitute for formula funds.
For this FY 2018 competition, the expected number of awards was around 35, with an award ceiling of $300,000 per project. The funding opportunity number is FTA 2018 001 TPM TR. The notice was created July 11, 2018, and the original application deadline was September 9, 2018. Overall, the solicitation represents a targeted federal investment aimed at improving access, mobility, and transit capacity in tribal areas through competitively selected projects that demonstrate need, readiness, and public transportation benefits.Apply for FTA 2018 001 TPM TR
- The Department of Transportation, DOT/Federal Transit Administration in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Solicitation of Project Proposals: Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.509.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 11, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 09, 2018. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 35 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments).
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