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FY 2020 Helping Obtain Prosperity for Everyone Program

Agency: DOT - Federal Transit Administration

Assistance Listings
  • 20.505 -- Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): Solicitation of Project Proposals for the Helping Obtain Prosperity for Everyone Program was established in the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, for $8.5 million to provide funds to eligible applicants that are in areas of persistent poverty. Synopses and full announcement are posted on Grants.gov site as opportunity FTA-2020-011-TPE-HOPE. 

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Government

  • County governments
  • State governments
  • City or township governments
  • Federally recognized Native American tribal governments

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Education

  • Public and state institutions of higher education

Nonprofit

  • Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
  • Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)

Additional information

Eligible applicants under this program must be eligible recipients or sub-recipients under 49 U.S.C. 5307, 49 U.S.C. 5310 or 49 U.S.C. 5311 that are in areas of persistent poverty.

Grantor contact information

Description

Charles Goodman Office of Planning and Environment Phone 202-366-1944

Email

FTA Office of Planning and Environment

Charles.goodman@dot.gov

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
HOPE-Supplemental-Form2020.pdf
Supplemental Form
Apr 7, 2020 04:11 PM UTC
FRN-2020-04250.pdf
Federal Register Notice
Mar 3, 2020 09:05 PM UTC

Link to additional information

FTA NOFO website

Archived: July 3, 2020

Application process

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Award

$8,500,000

Program Funding

20

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$850,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

FTA-2020-011-TPE-HOPE

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:

3

Posted date:

March 3, 2020

Archive date:

July 3, 2020

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