Innovative Transit Workforce Development Program

The summary for the Innovative Transit Workforce Development Program Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	Innovative Transit Workforce Development Program
	CFDA Number:	20.514
	CFDA Description:	Public Transportation Research
	Federal Agency Name:	DOT Federal Transit Administration
	Category of Funding Activity:	Transportation
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	FTA-2011-009-TRI
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jan 06, 2011
	Creation Date:	Jan 06, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 15, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 15, 2011
	Archive Date:	Apr 14, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$1,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$500,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$50,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Urban and rural transit agencies, state departments of transportation (DOTs) providing public transportation services, and Indian Tribes.
Grant Description: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is soliciting proposals that demonstrate innovative workforce development practices and programs occurring in public transportation. FTA has budgeted up to $1,000,000 for providing support of innovative transit workforce development efforts. FTA will accept applications targeting one or more of the four activity areas. 1. Tracked pre-employment training/preparation 2. Recruitment and hiring 3. Incumbent worker training and retention 4.Succession planning/phased retirement Selected proposals will support products and approaches that improve the state of the practice in workforce development. Funding can be used to support new innovative programs or to innovatively augment existing workforce development efforts. To be eligible for funding under this RFA, applicants must demonstrate that the proposed project is supported by both the primary applicant and at least one or more external partner(s).
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.fta.dot.gov/funding/grants_financing_7829.html
Grant Announcement Contact: Jarrett Stoltzfus Transportation Program Specialist (202) 493-0361 jarrett.stoltzfus@dot.gov A TDD is available at 1-800-877-8339 (TDD/FIRS)

Jarrett Stoltzfus [jarrett.stoltzfus@dot.gov]
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