Number 2016-04
02-16-16

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) published the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Apportionments and Allocations and Program Notice in the Federal Register on February 16, 2016. This full Federal Register Notice can be found at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-02-16/pdf/2016-02821.pdf.

Summary

This notice announces changes in the FTA programs in accordance with Federal public transportation law by the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, which authorizes surface transportation programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT) for Federal FYs 2016 through 2020. It also provides preliminary implementation instructions and guidance for the new and revised programs in FY 2016, announces the apportionment for programs and describes future plans for several discretionary programs.

The apportionment tables may be found here. 

Highlights of changes for the following FTA programs and initiatives are also included:

• Safety Authority
• Transit Award Management System (TrAMS)
• Between Car Barriers for Rail Systems
• Public Transportation Innovation
• Innovative Procurement
• Tribal Transportation Self-Governance Program (Title 23 Federal-Aid Highways Program)
• Discretionary Programs
  • Transit-Oriented Development Planning Pilot Program
  • Passenger Ferry Grant Program
  • Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility Pilot Program
  • Public Transportation on Indian Reservations
  • Competitive Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities
  • Low or No Emission Grants
  • Positive Train Control

For further information, please contact Region 10’s Amy Changchien at 206-220-4464 or email amy.changchien@dot.gov.

Sincerely,


/R.F. Krochalis/