Innovative Transit Workforce Development Program

Post Date

January 6th 2011

Application Due Date

March 15th 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

FTA-2011-009-TRI

CFDA Number(s)

20.514

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Transportation

Eligibility Categories

Other

Urban and rural transit agencies, state departments of transportation (DOTs) providing public transportation services, and Indian Tribes.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $1000000

• Award Range:

  $50000 - $500000

Grant Description

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is soliciting proposals that demonstrate innovative workforce development practices and programs occurring in public transportation. FTA has budgeted up to $1,000,000 for providing support of innovative transit workforce development efforts. FTA will accept applications targeting one or more of the four activity areas. 1. Tracked pre-employment training/preparation 2. Recruitment and hiring 3. Incumbent worker training and retention 4.Succession planning/phased retirement Selected proposals will support products and approaches that improve the state of the practice in workforce development. Funding can be used to support new innovative programs or to innovatively augment existing workforce development efforts. To be eligible for funding under this RFA, applicants must demonstrate that the proposed project is supported by both the primary applicant and at least one or more external partner(s).

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Transportation

• Office:

  DOT/Federal Transit Administration

• Agency Contact:

  Jarrett Stoltzfus
  Transportation Program Specialist
  (202) 493-0361
  jarrett.stoltzfus@dot.gov
  A TDD is available at 1-800-877-8339 (TDD/FIRS)

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Jarrett Stoltzfus

• Agency Email Address:

  jarrett.stoltzfus@dot.gov

• More Information:

  FTA Notice of Funding Opportunity