Over-the-Road Bus Accessibility Program Grants: Notice of Availability of Fiscal Year 2007 Funds: Solicitation of Grant Applications.

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	Federal Grant Title:	Over-the-Road Bus Accessibility Program Grants: Notice of Availability of Fiscal Year 2007 Funds: Solicitation of Grant Applications.
	CFDA Number:	20.518
	CFDA Description:	Capital and Training Assistance Program for Over-the-Road Bus Accessibility
	Federal Agency Name:	DOT Federal Transit Administration
	Category of Funding Activity:	Transportation
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	D2007-OTRB-650-0001
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Sep 17, 2007
	Creation Date:	Sep 17, 2007
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Nov 13, 2007
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Dec 13, 2007
	Expected Number of Awards:	100
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$7,600,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$2,500,000
	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: Eligible Applicants Grants will be made directly to operators of OTRBs. Intercity, fixed-route OTRB service providers may apply for the $5,700,000 that was appropriated for intercity fixed-route providers in FY 2007. Applicants must establish eligibility as intercity fixed-route providers by meeting established criteria on six factors identified in the application. Other OTRB service providers, including operators of local fixed-route service, commuter service, and charter or tour service may apply for the $1,900,000 that was appropriated in FY 2007 for these providers. OTRB operators who provide both intercity, fixed-route service and another type of service, such as commuter, charter or tour, may apply for both categories of funds with a single application. Private for-profit operators of over-the-road buses are eligible to be direct applicants for this program. This is a departure from most other FTA programs for which the direct applicant must be a State or local public body. FTA does not award grants to public entities under this program. Eligible Projects Projects to finance the incremental capital and training costs of complying with DOT's OTRB accessibility rule (49 CFR Part 37) are eligible for funding. Incremental capital costs eligible for funding include adding lifts, tie-downs, moveable seats, doors and training costs associated with using the accessibility features and serving persons with disabilities. Retrofitting vehicles with such accessibility components is also an eligible expense. Please see Buy America section for further conditions of eligibility. FTA may award funds for costs already incurred by the applicants. Any new wheelchair accessible vehicles delivered after June 8, 1998, the date that the TEA-21 became effective, are eligible for funding under the program. Vehicles of any age that have been retrofitted with lifts and other accessibility components after June 8, 1998, are also eligible for funding. Eligible training costs are those required by the final accessibility rule as described in 49 CFR 37.209. These activities include training in proper operation and maintenance of accessibility features and equipment, boarding assistance, securement of mobility aids, sensitive and appropriate interaction with passengers with disabilities, and handling and storage of mobility devices. The costs associated with developing training materials or providing training for local providers of OTRB services for these purposes are also eligible expenses. NOTE: Please refer to the Federal Register Notice for a more complete discussion o f eligibility: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/E7-18122.htm.
Grant Description: SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the availability of funds in Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 for the Over-the-Road Bus (OTRB) Accessibility Program, authorized by Section 3038 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21). The OTRB Accessibility Program makes funds available to private operators of over-the-road buses to finance the incremental capital and training costs of complying with DOT's over-the-road bus accessibility regulation. The authorizing legislation calls for national solicitation of applications, with grantees to be selected on a competitive basis. Federal transit funds are available to intercity fixed-route providers and other OTRB providers at up to 90 percent of the project cost. Award Information Federal transit funds are available to intercity fixed-route providers and other OTRB providers at up to 90 percent of the project cost. In FY 2007, $5,700,000 was appropriated for intercity fixed-route service providers and $1,900,000 was appropriated for other over-the-road bus service providers. In anticipation of additional appropriations for the program in FY 2008, FTA reserves the right to select projects for FY 2008 funding from applications received in response to this notice. Successful applicants will be awarded grants. Typical grants under this program range from $25,000 to $180,000, with most grants being less than $40,000, for lift equipment for a single vehicle.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Federal Register, Vol. 27, No. 178, September 14, 2007: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT Notice of Availability of Fiscal Year 2007 Funds: Solicit
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/E7-18122.htm
Grant Announcement Contact: For general program information, contact:
Blenda Younger
Federal Transit Administration, Office of Program Management Washington, D.C.
Phone: (202) 366- 2053
E-mail: blenda.younger@dot.gov blenda.younger@dot.gov Blenda Younger, Of
Similar Government Grants: • Capital and Training Assistance Program for Over-the-Road Bus Accessibility; • 2006 Capital and Training Assistance Program for Over the Road Bus Accessibility; • Over-the-Road Bus Accessibility Grant Funds for Fiscal Year 2004