Competitive Funding Opportunity: Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning
| Published date | 29 September 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 61088 |
| Record Number | 2020-21473 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Federal Transit Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 189 (Tuesday, September 29, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 189 (Tuesday, September 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61088-61092]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21473]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Competitive Funding Opportunity: Pilot Program for Transit-
Oriented Development Planning
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).
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SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the
opportunity to apply for approximately $6.22 million of Fiscal Year
(FY) 2020 funding under the Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented
Development Planning (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance #20.500).
FTA may award additional funds if they are made available to the
program prior to the announcement of project selections. As required by
Federal public transportation law and subject to funding availability,
funds will be awarded competitively to support comprehensive planning
associated with new fixed guideway and core capacity improvement
projects.
DATES: Complete proposals must be submitted electronically through the
GRANTS.GOV ``APPLY'' function by 11:59 p.m. EDT on October 26, 2020.
Prospective applicants should initiate the process by registering on
the GRANTS.GOV website promptly to ensure completion of the application
process before the submission deadline. Instructions for applying can
be found on FTA's website at https://www.transit.dot.gov/TODPilot and
in the ``FIND'' module of GRANTS.GOV. The GRANTS.GOV funding
opportunity ID is FTA-2020-014-TPE. Mail and fax submissions will not
be accepted.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dwayne Weeks, FTA Office of Planning
and Environment, (202) 493-0316, or [email protected]. A TDD is
available at 1-800-877-8339 (TDD/FIRS).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
A. Program Description
B. Federal Award Information
C. Eligibility Information
D. Application and Submission Information
E. Application Review Information
F. Federal Award Administration Information
G. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts
H. Technical Assistance and Other Program Information
A. Program Description
Section 20005(b) of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st
Century Act (MAP-21; Pub. L. 112-141, July 6, 2012), with funding
authorized by 49 U.S.C. 5338(a)(2)(B), authorizes FTA to award funds
under the Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning
(TOD Pilot Program). The TOD Pilot Program grants are competitively
awarded to local communities to integrate land use and transportation
planning with a new fixed guideway or core capacity improvement transit
capital project as defined in Federal public transportation law (49
U.S.C. 5309(a)). (See section C of this NOFO for more information about
eligibility.)
The TOD Pilot Program is intended to fund comprehensive planning
that supports economic development, ridership, multimodal connectivity
and accessibility, increased transit access for pedestrian and bicycle
traffic, and mixed-use development near transit stations. The TOD Pilot
Program also encourages identification of infrastructure needs and
engagement with the private sector.
FTA is seeking comprehensive planning projects covering an entire
transit capital project corridor, rather than proposals that involve
planning for individual station areas or only a small section of the
corridor. To ensure that any proposed planning work both reflects the
needs and aspirations of the local community, and also results in
concrete, specific deliverables and outcomes, transit project sponsors
must partner with entities with land use planning authority in the
transit project corridor to conduct the planning work.
B. Federal Award Information
Federal public transportation law (49 U.S.C. 5338(a)(2)(B))
authorizes FTA to make grants for eligible comprehensive planning
projects under Section 20005(b) of MAP-21. FTA intends to award all
available funding ($6.22 million) to selected applicants responding to
this NOFO. Due to funding limitations, applicants that are selected for
funding may receive less than the amount originally requested.
Only proposals from eligible recipients for eligible activities
will be considered for funding. FTA anticipates minimum grant awards of
$250,000 and maximum grant awards of $2,000,000.
C. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants
Applicants under the TOD Pilot Program must be State or local
governmental authorities and FTA grant recipients (i.e., existing
direct and designated recipients) as of the publication date of this
NOFO. An applicant must be the project sponsor of an eligible transit
capital project as defined below in section C, subsection 3 or an
entity with land use planning authority in the project corridor of an
eligible transit capital project. Except in cases where an applicant is
both the sponsor of an eligible transit project and has land use
authority in at least a portion of the transit project corridor, the
transit project sponsor and at least one entity in the project corridor
with land use planning authority must partner on the proposed
comprehensive planning project. Documentation of this partnership must
be included with the application; see section D, subsection 2 of this
NOFO for further information.
Only one application per transit capital project corridor may be
submitted to FTA. Multiple applications submitted for a single transit
capital project corridor indicate that partnerships are not in place
and FTA will reject all of the applications.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching
The maximum Federal funding share is 80 percent.
Eligible sources of local match include the following: Cash from
non-
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Government sources (other than revenues from providing public
transportation services); revenues derived from the sale of advertising
and concessions; amounts received under a service agreement with a
State or local social service agency or private social service
organization; revenues generated from value capture financing
mechanisms; funds from an undistributed cash surplus; replacement or
depreciation cash fund or reserve; or new capital. In-kind
contributions are permitted. Transportation Development Credits
(formerly referred to as Toll Revenue Credits) may not be used to
satisfy the local match requirement. FTA may prioritize projects
proposed with a higher non-Federal share.
3. Other Eligibility Criteria
i. Eligible Transit Projects
Any comprehensive planning work proposed for funding under the TOD
Pilot Program must be associated with an eligible transit capital
project. Although not required to be part of the Capital Investment
Grant program, to be eligible, the proposed transit capital project
must be a new fixed guideway project or a core capacity improvement
project as defined by Federal public transportation law (49 U.S.C.
5309(a)).
A fixed guideway is a public transportation facility:
(A) Using and occupying a separate right-of-way for the exclusive
use of public transportation;
(B) using rail;
(C) using a fixed catenary system;
(D) for a passenger ferry system; or
(E) for a bus rapid transit system.
A new fixed guideway capital project is defined in statute to be:
(A) A new fixed guideway project that is a minimum operable segment
or extension to an existing fixed guideway system; or
(B) a fixed guideway bus rapid transit project that is a minimum
operable segment or an extension to an existing bus rapid transit
system.
A fixed guideway bus rapid transit project is defined more
specifically in statute as a bus capital project:
(A) In which the majority of the project operates in a separated
right-of-way dedicated for public transportation use during peak
periods;
(B) that represents a substantial investment in a single route in a
defined corridor or subarea; and
(C) that includes features that emulate the services provided by
rail fixed guideway public transportation systems, including:
(i) Defined stations;
(ii) traffic signal priority for public transportation vehicles;
(iii) short headway bidirectional services for a substantial part
of weekdays and weekend days; and
(iv) any other features the Secretary may determine are necessary
to produce high-quality public transportation services that emulate the
services provided by rail fixed guideway public transportation systems.
A core capacity improvement project is defined in statute as a
substantial corridor-based capital investment in an existing fixed
guideway system that increases the capacity of the corridor by not less
than 10 percent. The term does not include project elements designed to
maintain a state of good repair of the existing fixed guideway system.
Comprehensive planning work in a corridor for a transit capital
project that does not meet the statutory definition above of either a
new fixed guideway project or a core capacity improvement project is
not eligible under the TOD Pilot Program.
ii. Eligible Activities
Any comprehensive planning efforts funded under the TOD Pilot
Program must address all six aspects of the general authority
stipulated in Section 20005(b)(2) of MAP-21:
i. Enhances economic development, ridership, and other goals
established during the project development and engineering processes;
ii. facilitates multimodal connectivity and accessibility;
iii. increases access to transit hubs for pedestrian and bicycle
traffic;
iv. enables mixed-use development;
v. identifies infrastructure needs associated with the eligible
project; and
vi. includes private sector participation.
MAP-21 also requires the comprehensive planning effort to advance
the metropolitan planning organization's metropolitan transportation
plan. Further, MAP-21 requires applicants to establish performance
criteria for the comprehensive planning effort.
Following are examples of the types of substantial deliverables
that may result from the comprehensive planning work. Substantial
deliverables are reports, plans and other materials that represent the
key accomplishments of the comprehensive planning effort and that must
be submitted to FTA as each is completed. Substantial deliverables may
include, but are not restricted to, the following:
i. A comprehensive plan report that includes corridor development
policies and station development plans, a proposed timeline, and
recommended financing strategies for these plans;
ii. A strategic plan report that includes corridor specific
planning strategies and program recommendations to support
comprehensive planning;
iii. Revised TOD-focused zoning codes and/or resolutions;
iv. A report evaluating and recommending financial tools to
encourage TOD implementation such as land banking, value capture, and
development financing;
v. Policies to encourage TOD, including actions that reduce
regulatory barriers that unnecessarily raise the costs of housing
development or impede the development of affordable housing; and/or
vi. Local or regional resolutions to implement TOD plans and/or
establish TOD funding mechanisms.
iii. Ineligible Activities
Applications should not include the following activities:
i. TOD planning work only in a single transit capital project
station area;
ii. Transit project development activities that would be
reimbursable under an FTA capital grant, such as project planning, the
design and engineering of stations and other facilities, environmental
analyses needed for the transit capital project, or costs associated
with specific joint development activities;
iii. Capital projects, such as land acquisition, construction, and
utility relocation; and
iv. Site- or parcel-specific planning, such as the design of
individual structures.
D. Application and Submission Information
1. Address To Request Application Package
Applications must be submitted electronically through GRANTS.GOV.
General information for submitting applications through GRANTS.GOV can
be found at https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/grants/applying/applying-fta-funding along with specific instructions for the forms and
attachments required for submission. Mail and fax submissions will not
be accepted.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission
Proposals must include a completed SF 424 Mandatory form
(downloaded from GRANTS.GOV) and the following attachments to the
completed SF 424:
i. A completed Applicant and Proposal Profile supplemental form for
the TOD Pilot Program (supplemental form) found on the FTA website at
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https://www.transit.dot.gov/TODPilot. The information on the
supplemental form will be used to determine applicant and project
eligibility for the program, and to evaluate the proposal against the
selection criteria described in part E of this notice;
ii. A map of the proposed study area showing the transit project
alignment and stations, major roadways, major landmarks, and the
geographic boundaries of the proposed comprehensive planning
activities;
iii. Documentation of a partnership between the transit project
sponsor and an entity in the project corridor with land use planning
authority to conduct the comprehensive planning work, if the applicant
does not have both of these responsibilities. Documentation may consist
of a memorandum of agreement or letter of intent signed by all parties
that describes the parties' roles and responsibilities in the proposed
comprehensive planning project; and
iv. Documentation of any funding commitments for the proposed
comprehensive planning work.
Information such as the applicant's name, Federal amount requested,
local match amount, description of the study area, are requested in
varying degrees of detail on both the SF 424 form and supplemental
form. Applicants must fill in all fields unless stated otherwise on the
forms. Applicants should use both the ``Check Package for Errors'' and
the ``Validate Form'' buttons on both forms to check all required
fields, and ensure that the Federal and local amounts specified are
consistent. In the event of errors with the supplemental form, FTA
recommends saving the form on your computer and ensuring that
JavaScript is enabled in your PDF reader. The information listed below
MUST be included on the SF 424 and supplemental forms for TOD Pilot
Program funding applications.
The SF 424 and supplemental form will prompt applicants to address
the following items:
1. Provide the name of the lead applicant and, if applicable, the
specific co-sponsors submitting the application.
2. Provide the applicant's Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal
Numbering System (DUNS) number.
3. Provide contact information including: Contact name, title,
address, phone number, and email address.
4. Specify the Congressional district(s) where the planning project
will take place.
5. Identify whether the planning project is located in a qualified
opportunity zone designated pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 1400Z-1.
6. Identify the project title and project scope to be funded,
including anticipated substantial deliverables and the milestones at
when they will be provided to FTA.
7. Identify and describe an eligible transit project that meets the
requirements of section C, subsection 3 of this notice.
8. Provide evidence of a partnership between the transit project
sponsor and at least one agency with land use authority in the transit
capital project corridor, as described earlier in this subsection.
9. Address the six aspects of general authority under MAP-21
Section 20005(b)(2).
10. Address each evaluation criterion separately, demonstrating how
the project responds to each criterion as described in section E.
11. Provide a line-item budget for the total planning effort, with
enough detail to indicate the various key components of the
comprehensive planning project.
12. Identify the Federal amount requested.
13. Document the matching funds, including amount and source of the
match (may include local or private sector financial participation in
the project). Describe whether the matching funds are committed or
planned, and include documentation of the commitments.
14. Address whether other Federal funds have been sought or
received for the comprehensive planning project.
15. Provide a schedule and process for the development of the
comprehensive plan that includes anticipated dates for incorporating
the planning work effort into the region's unified planning work
program, completing major tasks and substantial deliverables, and
completing the overall planning effort.
16. Describe how the comprehensive planning work advances the
metropolitan transportation plan of the metropolitan planning
organization.
17. Propose performance criteria for the development and
implementation of the comprehensive planning work.
18. Identify potential State, local or other impediments to the
products of the comprehensive planning work and its implementation, and
how the work will address them.
FTA will not consider any additional materials submitted by
applicants in its evaluation of proposals. The total length of the
completed supplemental form and documentation of partnerships and
funding commitments should be no more than 15 pages.
3. Unique Entity Identifier and System for Award Management (SAM)
Each applicant is required to: (1) Register in SAM before
submitting an application; (2) provide a valid unique entity
identifier; and (3) continue to maintain an active SAM registration
with current information at all times during which the applicant has an
active Federal award or an application or plan under consideration by
FTA. These requirements do not apply if the applicant: (1) Is an
individual; (2) is excepted from the requirements under 2 CFR 25.110(b)
or (c); or (3) has an exception approved by FTA under 2 CFR 25.110(d).
FTA may not make an award until the applicant has complied with all
applicable unique entity identifier and SAM requirements. If an
applicant has not fully complied with the requirements by the time FTA
is ready to make an award, FTA may determine that the applicant is not
qualified to receive an award and use that determination as a basis for
making a Federal award to another applicant. Registration in SAM may
take as little as 3-5 business days, but since there could be
unexpected steps or delays, FTA recommends allowing ample time, up to
several weeks, for completion of all steps. For additional information
on obtaining a unique entity identifier, please visit www.sam.gov.
4. Submission Dates and Times
Project proposals must be submitted electronically through http://www.GRANTS.GOV by 11:59 p.m. EDT on October 26, 2020. GRANTS.GOV
attaches a time stamp to each application at the time of submission.
Proposals submitted after the deadline will not be considered under any
circumstances. Mail and fax submissions will not be accepted.
Within 48 hours after submitting an electronic application, the
applicant should receive two email messages from GRANTS.GOV: (1)
Confirmation of successful transmission to GRANTS.GOV; and (2)
confirmation of successful validation by GRANTS.GOV. FTA will then
validate the application and will attempt to notify any applicants
whose applications could not be validated. If the applicant does not
receive confirmation of successful validation or a notice of failed
validation or incomplete materials, the applicant must address the
reason for the failed validation, as described in the email notice, and
resubmit before the submission deadline. If making a resubmission for
any reason, include all original attachments regardless of which
attachments were updated and check
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the box on the supplemental form indicating this is a resubmission. An
application that is submitted at the deadline and cannot be validated
will be marked as incomplete, and such applicants will not receive
additional time to re-submit.
Any addenda that FTA releases on the application process will be
posted at https://www.transit.dot.gov/TODPilot. Important: FTA urges
applicants to submit their applications at least 96 hours prior to the
due date to allow time to receive the validation messages and to
correct any problems that may have caused a rejection notification.
GRANTS.GOV scheduled maintenance and outage times are announced on the
GRANTS.GOV website at http://www.GRANTS.GOV. Deadlines will not be
extended due to scheduled maintenance or outages.
Applicants are encouraged to begin the registration process on the
GRANTS.GOV site well in advance of the submission deadline.
Registration is a multi-step process, which may take several weeks to
complete before an application can be submitted. Registered applicants
may still be required to take steps to keep their registration up to
date before submissions can be made successfully: (1) Registration in
the System for Award Management (SAM) is renewed annually and (2)
persons making submissions on behalf of the Authorized Organization
Representative (AOR) must be authorized in GRANTS.GOV by the AOR to
make submissions. Instructions on the GRANTS.GOV registration process
are listed in Appendix A.
5. Funding Restrictions
See section C of this NOFO for detailed eligibility requirements.
FTA emphasizes that any comprehensive planning projects funded through
the TOD Pilot Program must be associated with an eligible transit
project, specifically a new fixed guideway project or a core capacity
improvement project as defined in Federal transit statute, 49 U.S.C.
5309(a). Projects are not required to be within the Capital Investment
Grant Program.
E. Application Review Information
1. Criteria
FTA will evaluate proposals that include all components identified
in section D of this notice according to the following three criteria:
a. Demonstrated Need
FTA will evaluate each project to determine the need for funding
based on the following factors:
i. Potential state, local or other impediments to implementation of
the products of the comprehensive planning effort, and how the workplan
will address them;
ii. How the proposed work will advance TOD implementation in the
corridor and region;
iii. Justification as to why Federal funds are needed for the
proposed work; and
iv. Extent to which the transit project corridor could benefit from
TOD planning.
b. Strength of the Work Plan, Schedule and Process
FTA will evaluate the strength of the work plan, schedule and
process included in an application based on the following factors:
i. Extent to which the schedule contains sufficient detail,
identifies all steps needed to implement the work proposed, and is
achievable;
ii. The proportion of the project corridor covered by the work
plan;
iii. Extent of partnerships, including with non-public sector
entities;
iv. The partnerships' technical capability to develop, adopt and
implement the comprehensive plans, based on FTA's assessment of the
applicant's description of the policy formation, implementation, and
financial roles of the partners, and the roles and responsibilities of
proposed staff; and
v. Whether the performance measures identified in the application
relate to the goals of the comprehensive planning work.
c. Funding Commitments
FTA will assess the status of local matching funds for the planning
work. Applications demonstrating that matching funds for the proposed
comprehensive planning work are committed will receive higher ratings
from FTA on this factor. Proposed comprehensive planning projects for
which matching funding sources have been identified, but are not yet
committed, will be given lower ratings under this factor by FTA, as
will proposed comprehensive planning projects for which in-kind
contributions constitute the primary or sole source of matching funds.
2. Review and Selection Process
In addition to other FTA staff that may review the proposals, a
technical evaluation committee will evaluate proposals based on the
published evaluation criteria. Members of the technical evaluation
committee and other FTA staff may request additional information from
applicants, if necessary. Based on the findings of the technical
evaluation committee, the FTA Administrator will determine the final
selection of projects for program funding. Among the factors, in
determining the allocation of program funds FTA may consider geographic
diversity, diversity in the size of the grantees receiving funding,
projects located in or that support public transportation service in a
qualified opportunity zone designated pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 1400Z-1, or
the applicant's receipt of other competitive awards. FTA may prioritize
projects proposed with a higher local share.
Addressing the deteriorating conditions and disproportionately high
fatality rates on our rural transportation infrastructure is of
critical interest to the Department, as rural transportation networks
face unique challenges in safety, infrastructure condition, and
passenger and freight usage. Consistent with the DOT's new Rural
Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (R.O.U.T.E.S.)
initiative, the Department will consider how the applicant will address
the challenges faced by rural areas. FTA will also evaluate the
potential for the project to accelerate the introduction of innovative
technologies or practices such as integrated fare payment systems
permitting complete trips or advancements to propulsion systems.
Innovation can also include practices such as new public transportation
operational models, financial or procurement arrangements, or value
capture.
In addition to the criteria and considerations outlined in this
section, the FTA Administrator will take into account the following key
Departmental objectives:
(A) Supporting economic vitality at the national and regional
level;
(B) Leveraging Federal funding to attract other, non-Federal
sources of infrastructure investment, including value capture;
(C) Using innovative approaches to improve safety and expedite
project delivery;
(D) Encourage State and local and tribal governments to reduce
regulatory barriers that unnecessarily raise the costs of housing
development or impede the development of affordable housing; and
(E) Holding grant recipients accountable for their performance and
achieving specific, measurable outcomes identified by grant applicants.
Prior to making an award, FTA is required to review and consider
any information about the applicant that is
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in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information Systems
(FAPIIS) accessible through SAM. An applicant may review and comment on
information about itself that a Federal awarding agency previously
entered. FTA will consider any comments by the applicant, in addition
to the other information in FAPIIS, in making a judgment about the
applicant's integrity, business ethics, and record of performance under
Federal awards when completing the review of risk posed by applicants
as described in the 2 CFR 200.205 Federal awarding agency review of
risk posed by applicants.
F. Federal Award Administration Information
1. Federal Award Notices
The FTA Administrator will announce the final project selections on
the FTA website. Project recipients should contact their FTA Regional
Offices for additional information regarding allocations for projects
under the TOD Pilot Program. FTA will issue specific guidance to
recipients regarding pre-award authority at the time of selection; see
subsection 3 below for further information.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements
i. Pre-Award Authority.
FTA will issue specific guidance to recipients regarding pre-award
authority at the time of selection. FTA does not provide pre-award
authority for competitive funds until projects are selected and even
then, there are Federal requirements that must be met before costs are
incurred. Funds under this NOFO cannot be used to reimburse applicants
for otherwise eligible expenses incurred prior to FTA award of a Grant
Agreement until FTA has issued pre-award authority for selected
projects, or unless FTA has issued a ``Letter of No Prejudice'' for the
project before the expenses are incurred. For more information about
FTA's policy on pre-award authority, please see the FY 2020
Apportionment Notice published on June 3, 2020. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-06-03/pdf/2020-11946.pdf.
ii. In connection with any program or activity conducted with or
benefiting from funds awarded under this notice, recipients of funds
must comply with all applicable requirements of Federal law, including,
without limitation, the Constitution of the United States; statutory,
regulatory, and public policy requirements, including without
limitation, those protecting free speech, religious liberty, public
welfare, the environment, and prohibiting discrimination; the
conditions of performance, non-discrimination requirements, and other
assurances made applicable to the award of funds in accordance with
regulations of the Department of Transportation; and applicable Federal
financial assistance and contracting principles promulgated by the
Office of Management and Budget. In complying with these requirements,
recipients, in particular, must ensure that no concession agreements
are denied or other contracting decisions made on the basis of speech
or other activities protected by the First Amendment. If the Department
determines that a recipient has failed to comply with applicable
Federal requirements, the Department may terminate the award of funds
and disallow previously incurred costs, requiring the recipient to
reimburse any expended award funds.
iii. Grant Requirements.
If selected, awardees will apply for a grant through FTA's Transit
Award Management System (TrAMS). Recipients of TOD Pilot Program funds
are subject to the grant requirements of the Section 5303 Metropolitan
Planning program, including those of FTA Circular 8100.1C and Circular
5010.1E. All competitive grants, regardless of award amount, will be
subject to the Congressional Notification and release process.
Technical assistance regarding these requirements is available from
each FTA regional office.
iv. Planning.
FTA encourages applicants to notify the appropriate metropolitan
planning organizations in areas likely to be served by the funds made
available under this program. Selected projects must be incorporated
into the unified planning work programs of metropolitan areas before
they are eligible for FTA funding or pre-award authority.
v. Standard Assurances.
The applicant assures that it will comply with all applicable
Federal statutes, regulations, executive orders, directives, FTA
circulars, and other Federal administrative requirements in carrying
out any project supported by the FTA grant. The applicant acknowledges
that it is under a continuing obligation to comply with the terms and
conditions of the grant agreement issued for its project with FTA. The
applicant understands that Federal laws, regulations, policies, and
administrative practices might be modified from time to time and may
affect the implementation of the project. The applicant agrees that the
most recent Federal requirements will apply to the project, unless FTA
issues a written determination otherwise. The applicant must submit the
Certifications and Assurances before receiving a grant if it does not
have current certifications on file.
3. Reporting
Post-award reporting requirements include submission of Federal
Financial Reports and Milestone Progress Reports in FTA's electronic
grants management system on a quarterly basis. Awardees must also
submit copies of the substantial deliverables identified in the work
plan to the FTA regional office at the corresponding milestones.
G. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts
For program-specific questions, please contact Dwayne Weeks, Office
of Planning and Environment, (202) 493-0316, email:
[email protected]. A TDD is available at 1-800-877-8339 (TDD/FIRS).
Any addenda that FTA releases on the application process will be posted
at https://www.transit.dot.gov/TODPilot. To ensure applicants receive
accurate information about eligibility or the program, the applicant is
encouraged to contact FTA directly, rather than through intermediaries
or third parties. FTA staff may also conduct briefings on the FY 2020
competitive grants selection and award process upon request. Contact
information for FTA's regional offices can be found on FTA's website at
www.transit.dot.gov.
For issues with GRANTS.GOV please contact GRANTS.GOV by phone at 1-
800-518-4726 or by email at [email protected].
H. Technical Assistance and Other Program Information
This program is not subject to Executive Order 12372,
``Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs.''
K. Jane Williams,
Deputy Administrator.
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