Resources:

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Resources

• Upcoming Opportunities

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Resources

• What are the available resources?
• When will they be available?
• How do I access them?

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Resources

• SAFETEA-LU programs
• Formula
• Competitive
• Technical assistance
• FTA discretionary
• Transportation development credits

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SAFETEA-LU

• SAFETEA-LU Program Authorization Amounts

Estimated SAFETEA-LU Figures Estimated SAFETEA-LU Figures Estimated SAFETEA-LU Figures
5311 66.8 million FFY 2008-9
5310 16.4 million FFY 2008-9
JARC 23.0 million FFY 2006-9
New Freedom 10.7 million FFY 2006-9
RTAP 1 million FFY 2007-9
Statewide Planning (5304) 4 million FFY 2007-9
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Rural Transportation Assistance Program (RTAP)

• Provides transportation funds to foster
  system-capacity development
• Technical assistance
• Training
• Feasibility studies
• Funding
• 200,000 (FY 2007)
• 600,000 (FY 2008 and 2009)

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Rural Transportation Assistance Program (RTAP)

• Regional maintenance center development
• East Texas COG coordination project
• El Paso ITS project

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Accessing RTAP

• Demonstrate need
• Articulate expected benefits to
• Transit operators
• Public/community
• Funding amount requested

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Resources - State Planning Funds (FTA Section
5304)

• Federal funds for PTN to provide public
  transportation planning
• Develop, demonstrate new equipment, techniques
  and methods
• Conduct research on management, operations,
  capital requirements and economic feasibility of
  transit projects
• Regional coordination planning activities

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Resources - State Planning Funds (FTA Section
5304)

• Available funding
• 1.2 m (FY 2007)
• 1.2 m (FY 2008)

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Resources - FTA Discretionary Grant (FTA Section
5309)

• Federal funds for bus and bus facilities
• Funding available 438 m
• Eligible participants
• Rural providers
• Small urban providers
• MTAs
• Large urban providers
• Denton County Transit Authority

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Resources - Transportation Development Credits

• Non-cash match for federal capital
• Amount available 12.5 m
• Types of projects
• Fleet replacement
• Fleet expansion
• Maintenance facilities
• Capital projects supporting regional coordination

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DRAFT Timelines for Funding Opportunities
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Requests for Proposals
May 3, 2007
Estimated Award Dates
Note The federal fiscal year begins on October
1, historically FTA has made funds available
between January and March
Estimated Award Time Frame
1
Rural Discretionary Funds Awards made
periodically through out the Fiscal Year
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Getting Outside the Box - New Approaches to Doing
Business

• Combined program call for projects
• Project first / Program funding next
• Others?

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Contacts

• SAFETEA-LU, State Planning Funds, FTA
  Discretionary Funds (Kelly Kirkland at
  512-416-2835 or kkirkla_at_dot.state.tx.us)
• RTAP (Kris Dudley at 512-416-2829,
  kdudley_at_dot.state.tx.us)
• Transportation Development Credits (Gary Williams
  [phone], or gwillia_at_dot.state.tx.us)