Discretionary Bus and Bus Facilities Program

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	Federal Grant Title:	Discretionary Bus and Bus Facilities Program
	CFDA Number:	20.500
	CFDA Description:	Federal Transit_Capital Investment Grants
	Federal Agency Name:	DOT Federal Transit Administration
	Category of Funding Activity:	Transportation
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	D2007-BUSP-650-0001
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Mar 29, 2007
	Creation Date:	Mar 29, 2007
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 22, 2007
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Jun 21, 2007
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$438,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$438,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: City or Township Governments County Governments Special district governments State Governments Others: Applications will be accepted from Designated Recipients for the FTA Urbanized Area Formula program and States, on behalf of non-urbanized or urbanized area transit providers. Eligible sub recipients include public agencies, private non-profit organizations and private providers engaged in public transportation. Tribal rural transit projects must be included in a State proposal but FTA may make a direct grant to a Federally recognized tribe for a project included in the proposal if selected.
Grant Description: FTA is accepting applications for the discretionary funds available in Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 for the discretionary Bus and Bus Facilities Program, authorized by 49 USC 5309(b). The Bus and Bus Facilities Program makes funds available to public transit providers to finance capital projects to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses and related equipment and to construct bus-related facilities, including programs of bus and bus-related projects for assistance to sub-recipients that are public agencies, private companies engaged in public transportation, or private non-private organizations. FTA Priorities: .Fleet replacement needs that cannot be met with formula funds. .Fleet expansion that allows significant service increase and/or improvements and/or operating efficiencies. .Facility construction or renovation to support increased service or introduction of clean fuels. .Strategic investments in rural areas where formula funding is inadequate. .Purchase of clean fuel vehicles. .Intermodal terminal projects that include intercity bus providers. .Gulf Coast Recovery - capital to support bus and bus facilities replacement and expansion related to the impacts of the 2005 Hurricanes. Eligibility is limited to those areas identified as eligible under Section 7025 of Pub. L 109-234 and FTAs implementing guidance.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Federal Register Notice of Funding Availability Bus and Bus Facilities Discretionary Program Grants (Section 5309); Notice Friday, March 23, 2007/ Vol. 72,
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/E7-4832.htm
Grant Announcement Contact: Henrika Buchanan-Smith
Transportation Specialist, Office of Transit Programs
Federal Transit Administration, Washington, D.C.
Tel: 202) 366-4020
Fax: 202) 366-7951 henrika.buchanan-smith@dot.gov Henrika Buchanan-Smith, Office of T
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