Recovery Act - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA): Tribal Transit Program

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	Federal Grant Title:	Recovery Act - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA): Tribal Transit Program
	CFDA Number:	20.509
	CFDA Description:	Formula Grants for Other Than Urbanized Areas
	Federal Agency Name:	DOT Federal Transit Administration
	Category of Funding Activity:	Transportation
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Other
	Funding Opportunity Number:	FTA-09004-TPM-TRTR
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Mar 10, 2009
	Creation Date:	Apr 07, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	To be determined
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	To be determined
	Archive Date:	Information not provided
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$17,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$17,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	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: Federally recognized Indian tribes or Alaskan Native villages, groups or communities as identified by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in the U.S. Department of the Interior.
Grant Description: FTA will be accepting discretionary applications for funds made available under the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, 2009" (Pub. L. 111-5; "ARRA") to the Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program (Tribal Transit Program). The ARRA was signed into law by President Barack Obama on February 17, 2009. Goals of the statute include the preservation and creation of jobs and promotion of an economic recovery, as well as the investment in transportation, environmental protection, and other infrastructure providing long-term economic benefits.The ARRA, Tribal Transit program purpose is to provide funding to federally recognized Indian Tribes for public transportation capital projects for use in public transportation. Under ARRA, $17 million is available for discretionary award.
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Grant Announcement Contact: Lorna R. Wilson Transportation Specialist, Office of Transit Programs Federal Transit Administration, Washington, D.C. Tel: (202) 366-0893 Fax: (202) 366-7951

Lorna Wilson, Office of Transit Programs, FTA [lorna.wilson@dot.gov]
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