The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the availability of up to $3,000,000 of Technical Assistance and Workforce Development Program funds to one project for development of transit standards.
Donor Name: Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
States: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/23/2023
Size of the Grant: $3,000,000
Details:
FTA is seeking applications for projects that will develop voluntary standards and standards-related best practices, guidance, and tools in safety, and other areas in public transportation. The major goal of the program is to assess need, develop standards and implement those standards by directly working with industry stakeholders to provide safe, efficient and effective public transportation service.
The NOFO builds upon a prior FTA program under Technical Assistance and Workforce Development funding that provided gap analyses and recommendations for transit standards development. FTA will provide funding for one competitive award to build on that work by performing an industry assessment and developing transit standards, best practices, guidance, and tools in safety and other areas to address industry needs and demands.
Eligible standards areas can include, but are not limited to:
- bus and rail safety,
- mobility,
- fare collection,
- intelligent transportation systems,
- accessibility,
- equitable service standards,
- procurement,
- security,
- resiliency,
- asset management to maintain a state of good repair,
- operations,
- maintenance,
- zero-emission vehicles,
- charging systems,
- maintenance facilities,
- bus workstations,
- traveler information,
- interoperable data standards,
- vehicle propulsion,
- emergency response communications, and
- vehicle electronics.
FTA will create an internal FTA Standards Working Group, which will work with the selected applicant, its industry partners, working groups, and standard development organizations in the assessment, review, prioritization, and selection of transit standards to be developed or modified. One applicant will be competitively selected based on the criteria outlined in this NOFO.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants under this notice include the following:
- Providers of public transportation, including public transportation agencies, state or local government DOTs, and federally recognized Indian tribes;
Private for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, or consultants; - State, city, or local government entities, including multi-jurisdictional partnerships, and organizations such as metropolitan planning organizations;
- Other organizations, including research consortia, not-for-profit industry organizations, and institutions of higher education, including large research universities, particularly those with Minority Serving Institution status; or
- Standard Development Organizations
For more information, visit Grants.gov.