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New Starts Templates Part 1

FTA publishes templates that are used by project applicants to develop and report the necessary information to FTA. These templates are used for developing evaluation criteria and ratings.

New Starts Templates Part 2

Supplemental Land Use and Economic Development Information and Supporting Documentation templates for New Starts Projects.

New Starts Reporting Instructions

These reporting instructions for the New Starts (Section 5309 Capital Investment Grants Program) inform applicants of the information they must provide so FTA may undertake the legislatively required evaluation and rating of project merit.

STOPS – FTA’s Simplified Trips-on-Project Software

At their option, sponsors of New Starts and Small Starts projects may use a simplified method developed by FTA to quantify the measures used by FTA to evaluate and rate projects. STOPS is a limited implementation of the conventional "4-step" travel model. STOPS replaces the standard trip...

Waivers Granted

Date Waiver Summary 11/18/2024 Notice of Extension of Partial Buy America Waiver for Vans and Minivans FTA granted a five-year extension of its partial Buy America waiver for certain commercially produced vans and minivans used in public transportation...

Real Estate Information

Overview

FTA is committed to ensuring that FTA grant recipients comply with all laws, regulations, and agency policy related to the acquisition of real property for use on federally -assisted transit projects. FTA recipients must ensure all private property owners and displaced persons are...

Project Management Oversight

FTA's Project Management Oversight (PMO) is a continuous review and evaluation of grantee and FTA processes to ensure compliance with statutory, administrative, and regulatory requirements. The Office of Engineering, through the Regional Offices, performs oversight of grantee...