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FY 2023 Emergency Relief Grants for Public Transportation Systems Affected by Major Declared Disasters in Calendar Years 2017, 2020, 2021, and 2022

Agency: DOT - Federal Transit Administration

Assistance Listings
  • 20.527 -- Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for $109,975,497 in grants under the Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program (Emergency Relief Program) for states, territories, local government authorities, Indian tribes, and other FTA recipients affected by major declared disasters in calendar years 2017, 2020, 2021, and 2022. Projects may include costs for disaster response, recovery, and rebuilding activities. Costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic are not eligible for this funding. FTA will distribute these funds in a manner consistent with the eligibility requirements of this program, subject to the priorities set forth in the Notice of Availability of Emergency Relief Funding. FTA will review applications and make additional funding allocations on a rolling basis, with the first review taking place for any application submitted within the first 30 days (9/1/2023) of the publication of this notice. If funding remains, additional applications will be evaluated after the final submission deadline of 10/31/2023.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Government

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

Additional information

Eligible applicants are public transportation agencies, States, territories, local governmental authorities, Indian tribes, and other FTA grant recipients that provide or fund public transportation service.

Grantor contact information

Description

Thomas Wilson Emergency Relief Program Manager Office of Program Management Phone: (202) 366-5279

Email

FTA Office of Program Management

Thomas.Wilson@dot.gov

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
2023-16416.pdf
Federal Register
Aug 2, 2023 12:42 PM UTC
FY23-Extended-Availability-of-Emergency-Relief-Program-Supplemental-Form.pdf
Supplemental Form
Aug 2, 2023 01:07 PM UTC

Link to additional information

FTA NOFO Website

Archived: December 2, 2023

Application process

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Award

$109,975,497

Program Funding

5

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$--

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

FTA-2023-011-TPM-ER

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

--

Category of Funding Activity:

Transportation

Category Explanation:

--

History

Version:

2

Posted date:

August 2, 2023

Archive date:

December 2, 2023

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