Opportunity Information: Apply for FTA 2021 012 TPM AAF
The American Rescue Plan (ARP) Additional Assistance Funding opportunity was a Federal Transit Administration (FTA) discretionary grant program under the U.S. Department of Transportation designed to help public transit agencies and related eligible recipients deal with the operational and financial fallout from COVID-19. Through this notice, FTA made available a total of $2,207,561,294 in discretionary funding authorized by the American Rescue Plan Act to support transit providers that could demonstrate they needed extra help to keep service running and protect workers and riders during the pandemic.
The core purpose of the funding was to stabilize transit operations and prevent service cuts and workforce reductions tied to pandemic-related impacts. FTA stated that awards were intended for eligible recipients or eligible subrecipients of existing FTA formula programs, specifically the Urbanized Area Formula program and the Rural Area Formula program. In practical terms, this meant the opportunity targeted organizations already participating in FTA formula funding streams and facing additional COVID-era pressures that required further assistance beyond what they were otherwise receiving.
Eligible uses of the funds focused on day-to-day and pandemic-response costs that were necessary to maintain transit service and safety. The opportunity emphasized support for operations and personnel expenses, as well as cleaning, sanitization, and other measures aimed at combating the spread of pathogens on transit systems. It also allowed funding to cover certain debt service payments that had been incurred to maintain operations, with a stated goal of helping agencies avoid layoffs and furloughs. Taken together, the eligible cost categories reflected the realities transit agencies faced during COVID-19: reduced fare revenues, higher cleaning and safety costs, and the need to keep essential service running even when ridership patterns were disrupted.
From an administrative standpoint, this was a grant (Funding Instrument Type: Grant) and categorized as a transportation funding activity. It was listed under CFDA numbers 20.507 and 20.509, aligning it with FTA’s public transportation assistance programs. The opportunity anticipated a relatively large number of awards (expected awards listed as 200), and it did not specify an individual award ceiling (award ceiling listed as 0), which generally signals that award size would be determined by program rules, need, eligibility, and the application review process rather than a fixed per-applicant cap in the notice summary.
In terms of who could apply, the summary identified state governments and federally recognized Native American tribal governments as eligible applicants, along with additional eligible entities referenced in the full notice under an “Additional Information on Eligibility” section. The funding opportunity was created on September 7, 2021, and the original application deadline was November 8, 2021. More details and related program information were directed to FTA’s ARP funding page at https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/american-rescue-plan-act-2021.Apply for FTA 2021 012 TPM AAF
- The Department of Transportation, DOT/Federal Transit Administration in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "American Rescue Plan (ARP) Additional Assistance" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.507, 20.509.
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 07, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 08, 2021. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 200 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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