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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
FTA-2012-007-TPM-TRTR
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Mar 12, 2012
Creation Date:
Mar 12, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications:
May 10, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications:
May 10, 2012
Archive Date:
Jun 09, 2012
Funding Instrument Type:
Grant
Category of Funding Activity:
Transportation
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
150
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$15,000,000
Award Ceiling:
$15,000,000
Award Floor:
$0
CFDA Number(s):
20.509
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Formula Grants for Other Than Urbanized Areas
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Eligible Applicants
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Federally-recognized Indian tribes or Alaska Native villages, groups, or communities as identified by the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). As evidence of 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. 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. 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.
Agency Name
DOT/Federal Transit Administration
Description
Section 3013(c) of SAFETEA-LU, Pub. L. 109-59 (August 10, 2005) amended 49 U.S.C. 5311(c) by establishing the Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program (Tribal Transit Program or TTP). This program authorizes direct grants “under such terms and conditions as may be established by the Secretary” to Indian tribes for any purpose eligible under FTA’s Nonurbanized Area Formula Program, 49 U.S.C. 5311 (Section 5311 program). Approximately $15 million is expected to be available for the Tribal Transit Program discretionary allocation and may include other discretionary program funds that become available. The total amount of funding available will be contingent on Congressional authorization prior to the selection of awardees, and based on the timing of such funding becoming available, may also include funding appropriated for Fiscal Year 2013. 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-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’s Section 5311 program. TTP funds are meant to complement any 5311 funds that applicants may be receiving. Tribal transit funds will be competitively allocated to support planning, capital, and operating assistance for tribal public transit services. For complete details, please refer to the FRN at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-03-09/html/2012-5819.htm
