Discretionary Bus and Bus Facilities Program

The summary for the Discretionary Bus and Bus Facilities Program grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, 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 as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the DOT Federal Transit Administration, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
Discretionary Bus and Bus Facilities Program: FTA is accepting applications for the discretionary funds available in Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 for the discretionary Bus and Bus Facilities Program, authorized by 49 USC 5309(b). The Bus and Bus Facilities Program makes funds available to public transit providers to finance capital projects to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses and related equipment and to construct bus-related facilities, including programs of bus and bus-related projects for assistance to sub-recipients that are public agencies, private companies engaged in public transportation, or private non-private organizations. FTA Priorities: .Fleet replacement needs that cannot be met with formula funds. .Fleet expansion that allows significant service increase and/or improvements and/or operating efficiencies. .Facility construction or renovation to support increased service or introduction of clean fuels. .Strategic investments in rural areas where formula funding is inadequate. .Purchase of clean fuel vehicles. .Intermodal terminal projects that include intercity bus providers. .Gulf Coast Recovery - capital to support bus and bus facilities replacement and expansion related to the impacts of the 2005 Hurricanes. Eligibility is limited to those areas identified as eligible under Section 7025 of Pub. L 109-234 and FTAs implementing guidance.
Federal Grant Title: Discretionary Bus and Bus Facilities Program
Federal Agency Name: DOT Federal Transit Administration
Grant Categories: Transportation
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: D2007-BUSP-650-0001
Type of Funding: Grant
CFDA Numbers: 20.500
CFDA Descriptions: Federal Transit_Capital Investment Grants
Current Application Deadline: No deadline provided
Original Application Deadline: May 22, 2007
Posted Date: Mar 29, 2007
Creation Date: Mar 29, 2007
Archive Date: Jun 21, 2007
Total Program Funding: $438,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $438,000,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $0
Expected Number of Awards:
Cost Sharing or Matching: Yes
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility
City or Township Governments County Governments Special district governments State Governments Others: Applications will be accepted from Designated Recipients for the FTA Urbanized Area Formula program and States, on behalf of non-urbanized or urbanized area transit providers. Eligible sub recipients include public agencies, private non-profit organizations and private providers engaged in public transportation. Tribal rural transit projects must be included in a State proposal but FTA may make a direct grant to a Federally recognized tribe for a project included in the proposal if selected.
Link to Full Grant Announcement
Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact
Henrika Buchanan-Smith
Transportation Specialist, Office of Transit Programs
Federal Transit Administration, Washington, D.C.
Tel: 202) 366-4020
Fax: 202) 366-7951 [email protected] Henrika Buchanan-Smith, Office of T
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