Technical Support to the FTA Office of Civil Rights to Organize Stakeholder Outreach Events

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	Federal Grant Title:	Technical Support to the FTA Office of Civil Rights to Organize Stakeholder Outreach Events
	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-2011-008-TCR
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Dec 07, 2010
	Creation Date:	Dec 07, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jan 09, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jan 09, 2011
	Archive Date:	Feb 08, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$250,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$250,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - For profit organizations other than small businesses - Small businesses
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is seeking applicants for Cooperative agreement to organize no less than five workshops for recipients and subrecipients of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funding on FTA Civil Rights requirements. SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) provides financial assistance to local transit agencies, State departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations. The FTA Office of Civil Rights works to ensure accessible and non-discriminatory transportation, in support of FTA's mission to enhance the social and economic quality of life for all Americans. The Office of Civil Rights is responsible for monitoring and enforcing compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) policies, and the Federal Transit Administration's Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies. The Office complements its monitoring and enforcement activities with technical assistance and stakeholder outreach. By conducting regular outreach events, the FTA Office of Civil Rights ensures that grantees have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to monitor their own activities. In addition, outreach events help grantees identify and address civil rights deficiencies before they transform into complaints, lawsuits, or findings on an FTA oversight review. As Federal Civil Rights policies continue to evolve, the FTA Office of Civil Rights seeks to continue its stakeholder outreach to ensure that its grantees understand and can comply with new or modified directives. The proposed workshop will last three to four days, with one day devoted to updates on Americans with Disabilities Act policies, one day devoted to updates on Title VI guidance, a half-day devoted to updates on Equal Employment Opportunity guidance, and one day devoted to updates on Disadvantaged Business Enterprise policies. After completing a workshop, participants will have a better understanding of civil rights policies and the procedures that the FTA Office of Civil Rights uses to monitor and evaluate compliance. Participants should also be better equipped to ensure that their agency is complying with Civil Rights provisions and should have a better appreciation of the role of civil rights in transportation. This cooperative agreement will also allow FTA to research and disseminate promising and effective practices that FTA grantees have implemented in order to meet the agencies civil rights requirements. DATES: An applicant must submit a proposal electronically to www.grants.gov by January 9, 2011 for consideration. All potential applicants are advised to begin the www.grants.gov registration process immediately, if they have not previously submitted Federal assistance applications through www.grants.gov, in order to be able to meet the deadline. FTA expects to award funds through a cooperative agreement in February 2011 which will allow for a 1 ½ year execution of all phases of the project, including the final project report. Please refer to the complete text published in the RFP.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.fta.dot.gov/funding/grants_financing_7829.html
Grant Announcement Contact: Anita Heard FTA Office of Civil Rights (202) 493-0318
Anita Heard [anita.heard@dot.gov]
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