This information should be included in the grantee’s file and available for review upon request by FTA regional staff.

Yes, the local match resulting from private providers’ rolling stock investments qualifies as match for any Chapter 53 grant in the grantee’s area.

FTA’s new vanpool policy and Transportation Development Credits (TDC) are similar in that they both apply to the local share of a grant and permit the non-federal share of a project’s cost to be met through a credit or “soft match”. The outcome of...

The vanpool policy states that vanpool credits should be treated in the same manner as TDC, therefore, grantees should use the TDC line in the EAMS to record the vanpool credits to be used as local match. Whenever a grantee proposes to use vanpool...

If the amounts expended for acquisition of a van is undertaken through a third party leased van, the third party should follow FTA’s Capital Cost of Contracting guidance found in chapter IV, pages 11-13 of FTA circular 9030.1E to determine the amount...

If a participant acquired a van before joining the vanpool program, the value of the van should be calculated by applying straight-line depreciation beginning on the date the van was first used in the program and subtracting any federal, state or...

No, this is no longer a program requirement or selection criterion.

Projects to fund the incremental costs of a project may receive a higher rating for the local financial commitment to the project, but will still be evaluated based on the remainder of the evaluation criteria provided in the NOFO.

No, if you have registered and are up to date you should be able to apply for these opportunities.

Yes, this is allowable. Projects will be evaluated on a project by project basis regardless of how they are submitted to grants.gov.