American Rescue Plan (ARP) Additional Assistance
Agency: DOT - Federal Transit Administration
- 20.507 -- Federal Transit Formula Grants
- 20.509 -- Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for $2,207,561,294 in discretionary grants under the American Rescue Plan Act’s Additional Assistance Funding (Additional Assistance Funding). As required by the American Rescue Plan Act, funds will be awarded to eligible recipients or eligible subrecipients of Urbanized Area Formula funds or Rural Area Formula funds that, as a result of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19), require additional assistance for costs related to operations, personnel, cleaning, and sanitization combating the spread of pathogens on transit systems, and debt service payments incurred to maintain operations and avoid layoffs and furloughs.
https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/american-rescue-plan-act-2021
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Government
- State governments
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
Grantor contact information
Description
FTAarpassistance@dot.gov
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| FY21-ARP-Additional-Assistance-Supplemental-Form.pdf | Supplemental Form | Sep 7, 2021 12:06 PM UTC |
| FY_2021_American_Rescue_Plan_Additional_Assistance_Final_NOFO.pdf | NOFO | Sep 7, 2021 12:57 PM UTC |
| FRN_2021-19397.pdf | Federal Register Notice | Sep 9, 2021 06:12 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
Archived: December 8, 2021
Award
$2,207,561,294
Program Funding
200
Expected awards
$--
Award Minimum
$--
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
FTA-2021-012-TPM-AAF
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Category of Funding Activity:
Transportation
Category Explanation:
History
Version:
1
Posted date:
September 7, 2021
Archive date:
December 8, 2021
