FY 2021 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Transit Workforce Center (TWC)
The summary for the FY 2021 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Transit Workforce Center (TWC) grant is detailed below.
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FY 2021 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Transit Workforce Center (TWC): The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces this competitive opportunity to apply for $5 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 and 2021 Technical Assistance and Workforce Development funds to establish a Transit Workforce Center (TWC) that supports public transit agencies' workforce development needs for all modes of public transit across urban, tribal, and rural entities. The Assistance Listing number for this activity is 20.531. The overarching mission of this new center is to assist public transit agencies to recruit, hire, train, and retain the diverse workforce needed now and in the future.
| Federal Grant Title: | FY 2021 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Transit Workforce Center (TWC) |
| Federal Agency Name: | DOT Federal Transit Administration (DOT-FTA) |
| Grant Categories: | Transportation |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FTA-2021-002-TRI-WD |
| Type of Funding: | Cooperative Agreement |
| CFDA Numbers: | 20.531 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
| Current Application Deadline: | May 10th, 2021 |
| Original Application Deadline: | May 10th, 2021 |
| Posted Date: | April 9th, 2021 |
| Creation Date: | April 9th, 2021 |
| Archive Date: | June 9th, 2021 |
| Total Program Funding: | $5,000,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $0 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $0 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
| Last Updated: | April 15th, 2021 |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
- FTA NOFO Website
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Betty Jackson
FTA Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation
Phone: 202.366.1730
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