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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
FTA-2011-023-OTRB
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Jul 13, 2011
Creation Date:
Jul 13, 2011
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Sep 12, 2011
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Sep 12, 2011
Archive Date:
Oct 12, 2011
Funding Instrument Type:
Grant
Category of Funding Activity:
Transportation
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$8,800,000
Award Ceiling:
$0
Award Floor:
$0
CFDA Number(s):
20.518
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Capital and Training Assistance Program for Over-the-Road Bus Accessibility
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
Yes
Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Grants will be made directly to operators of OTRBs. Intercity, fixed-route OTRB service providers may apply for the funds that were
appropriated for intercity fixed-route providers in FY 2011. Applicants must establish eligibility as intercity fixed-route providers by meeting established criteria on six factors identified in the application. Other OTRB service providers, including operators of local
fixed-route service, commuter service, and charter or tour service may apply for the funds that were appropriated in FY 2011 for these
providers. OTRB operators who provide both intercity, fixed-route service and another type of service, such as commuter, charter or tour,
may apply for both categories of funds with a single application. Private for-profit operators of over-the-road buses are eligible to be
direct applicants for this program. This is a departure from most other FTA programs for which the direct applicant must be a State or local public body. FTA does not award grants to public entities under this program.
Agency Name
DOT/Federal Transit Administration
Description
The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the availability of funds in Fiscal Year
(FY) 2011 for the Over-the-Road Bus (OTRB) Accessibility Program, authorized by Section 3038 of the Transportation Equity Act for the
21st Century (TEA-21). The OTRB Accessibility Program makes funds available to private operators of over-the-road buses to finance the incremental capital and training costs of complying with DOT's over-the-road bus accessibility regulation. The authorizing
legislation calls for national solicitation of applications, with grantees to be selected on a competitive basis. Federal transit funds are available to intercity fixed-route providers and other OTRB providers at up to 90 percent of the project cost. A total of $8,800,000 is now available for both intercity fixed-route and other providers of services using over-the-road buses.
