Notice of Funding Availability: Solicitation of Grant Proposals for FY 2011 Tribal Transit Program Funds

Post Date

July 25th 2011

Application Due Date

September 26th 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

FTA-2011-024-TTP

CFDA Number(s)

20.509

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Transportation

Eligibility Categories

Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Other

Eligible applicants include Federally-recognized Indian tribes or Alaska Native villages, groups, or communities as identified by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI). To be an eligible recipient, a tribe must have the requisite legal, financial and technical capabilities to receive and administer Federal funds under this program. To verify federal recognition a tribe may submit a copy of the most up-to-date Federal Register notice published by DOI, BIA: Entities Recognized and Eligible to Receive Service from the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs. Applicants must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR)database and maintain an active CCR registration with current information at all times during which it has an active Federal award or an application or plan under consideration by FTA.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $15075000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $0

Grant Description

The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the availability of funds in Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 for Section 3013 of SAFETEA╔к_LU, [Pub. L. 109╔к_59 (August 10, 2005)] amended 49 U.S.C. 5311(c) by establishing the Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program (Tribal Transit Program) (TTP). This program authorizes direct grants ╔к_╔к_under such terms and conditions as may be established by the Secretary╔к_╔к_ to Indian tribes for any purpose eligible under FTA╔к_s Nonurbanized Area Formula Program, 49 U.S.C. 5311 (Section 5311 program). A total of $15,075,000 is currently available for discretionary allocation. TTP funds are to be allocated for grants to federally recognized Indian tribes for any purpose eligible under the Section 5311 program. The Conference Report that accompanied SAFETEA╔к_LU indicated that the funds set aside for Indian tribes in the TTP are not meant to replace or reduce funds that Indian tribes receive from States through FTA╔к_s Section 5311 program. TTP funds are meant to complement any 5311 funds that applicants may be receiving. These funds will be competitively allocated to support planning, capital, and operating assistance for tribal public transit services.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Transportation

• Office:

  DOT/Federal Transit Administration

• Agency Contact:

  Lorna Wilson
  Office of Program Management
  (202) 366-0893
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Lorna.Wilson@dot.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  lorna.wilson@dot.gov

• More Information:

  Federal Register FR-2011-07-25/2011-18563