Tribal Transit Program (TTP)

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	Federal Grant Title:	Tribal Transit Program (TTP)
	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:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	D2008-FTA-TRTR-TPM
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	May 28, 2008
	Creation Date:	May 28, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 21, 2008
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 19, 2008
	Archive Date:	Sep 20, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$12,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$12,000,000
	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 is accepting applications for the discretionary funds available in Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 for the Tribal Transit Program (TTP). The program was established under Section 3013 of SAFETEA-LU which authorized $45 million from the Nonurbanized Area Formula Grants Program (49 U.S.C. 5311) for FY 2006-2009, to be apportioned for grants directly to Indian tribes. Under the TTP, Indian tribes are eligible direct recipients. The funds are to be apportioned for grants to Indian tribes for any purpose eligible under the Nonurbanized Area Formula Program (Section 5311 program). In FY 2008, $12 million is available for allocation to projects selected through the process announced in the May 21, 2008 Federal Register Notice and as outlined in this announcement. Prior to SAFETEA-LU, the Section 5311 program did not include a separate public transit program for tribes. Tribes were eligible under the Section 5311 program only as subrecipients. SAFETEA-LU authorized a TTP and authorized tribes to be direct recipients of Section 5311 Program funds. As expressed in the Conference Report for SAFETEA-LU Congress intended that the funds available for the TTP not replace or reduce funds tribes receive from States under the Section 5311 program.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/e8-11338.htm
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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