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Passenger Ferry Grant Program

Agency: DOT - Federal Transit Administration

Assistance Listings
  • 20.507 -- Federal Transit Formula Grants

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for $30 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Program funds (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance #20.507) authorized for competitively selected passenger ferry projects. As required by Federal public transportation law and subject to appropriations, funds will be awarded competitively to designated recipients or eligible direct recipients of Section 5307 funds to assist in the financing of capital projects to support existing passenger ferry service, establish new ferry service, and to repair and modernize ferry boats, terminals, and related facilities and equipment.  

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Government

  • State governments
  • Federally recognized Native American tribal governments

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

Eligible applicants under this program must be designated recipients or eligible direct recipients of Section 5307 funds, which include public entities engaged in providing a public transportation passenger ferry service in urbanized areas.

Grantor contact information

Description

Vanessa Williams Office of Program Management Phone 202-366-4818

Email

Vanessa Williams

Vanessa.williams@dot.gov

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
FRN_2020-01615.pdf
FRN
Jan 30, 2020 06:49 PM UTC
Passenger-Ferry-2020-Supplemental-Form.pdf
Supplemental Form
Jan 30, 2020 06:49 PM UTC

Link to additional information

FTA NOFO website

Archived: May 29, 2020

Application process

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Award

$30,000,000

Program Funding

30

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$--

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

FTA-2020-008-FERRY

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Yes

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

--

Category of Funding Activity:

Transportation

Category Explanation:

--

History

Version:

5

Posted date:

January 30, 2020

Archive date:

May 29, 2020

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