General Information
The Federal government, through the FTA, provides financial assistance to develop new transit systems and improve, maintain, and operate existing systems.
FTA administers this financial assistance according to TEA-21.
Each year Congress provides an annual appropriation which funds the programs specified in TEA-21. Upon receiving this appropriation, FTA apportions and allocates these funds according to formulas and earmarks, and publishes these in the Federal Register.
The recipients (grantees) of these grants are responsible for managing their projects in accordance with Federal requirements. FTA conducts oversight reviews to ensure that these requirements are met.
General Eligibility for receiving FTA funds – Generally, FTA funds are available to designated recipients that must be public bodies (i.e. states, cities, towns, regional governments, transit authorities, etc.) with the legal authority to receive and dispense Federal funds. This is a requirement of the TEA-21, the authorizing legislation under which FTA operates. To learn more about designated recipients, click here. [need TCC to identify place in TEA-21 that talks about designated recipients].
For program related decennial census data and information review the Census 2000 Information.
To find out more about the grants that FTA administers, click on the links below:
Grants for Metropolitan Transportation Planning Activities
Grants for Statewide Transportation Planning Activities
Grants for Cities Over 50,000 in Population (Urbanized Area Formula Program)
Grants for Rural and Small Urban Areas
Grants for Transportation for Elderly Persons and Persons with Disabilities
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities
Grants for Major Capital Investments in Transit (New Starts)
Grants for Rail Modernization
Grants for Research and Technology
Special Grant Program: Jobs Access Reverse Commute Program
Special Grant Program: Over the Road Bus Program
Special Funding Program: Flexible Funds for Highway and Transit
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