FY 2023 Transit Standards Development Program

Agency: DOT - Federal Transit Administration

20.531 -- Technical Assistance and Workforce Development

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

Notice of Funding Opportunity for Transit Standard Development. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the availability of up to $3,000,000 of Technical Assistance and Workforce Development Program funds to one project for development of transit standards.

FTA is seeking applications for projects that will develop voluntary standards and standards-related best practices, guidance, and tools in safety, and other areas in public transportation. The major goal of the program is to assess need, develop standards and implement those standards by directly working with industry stakeholders to provide safe, efficient and effective public transportation service.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Government

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

Nonprofit

Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)

Education

Private institutions of higher education
Public and state institutions of higher education

Business

For-profit organizations other than small businesses

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

To be considered eligible, applicants must be able to demonstrate the requisite legal, financial, and technical capabilities to receive and administer Federal funds under this program. The applicant must be able to carry out the proposed agreement and procurements, if needed, with project partners in compliance with all applicable Federal, state, and local laws. On the application form, eligible applicants are encouraged to identify one or more project partners with a substantial interest and involvement in the project activities or objectives to participate in the implementation of the project. If an application that involves such a partnership is selected for funding, the competitive selection process will be deemed to satisfy the requirement for a competitive procurement under 49 U.S.C. § 5325(a) for the named entities.

Grantor contact information

Description

Raj Wagley General Engineer

Email

FTA Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation

raj.wagley@dot.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
FY23-Transit-Standards-Development-Competitive-Funding-Opportunity-Supplemental-Form.pdf	Supplemental Form	Nov 22, 2022 12:17 PM UTC
2022-25408.pdf	Federal Register Notice	Nov 22, 2022 12:19 PM UTC

Link to additional information

FTA NOFO website

Archived: March 8, 2023

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

$3,000,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$3,000,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

FTA-2023-004-TRI

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Transportation

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

November 22, 2022

Archive date:

March 8, 2023