Fiscal Year 2014 Bus Ladders of Opportunity Initiative Grant Program Project Selections |
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Therese W. McMillan
Federal Transit Administration
October 27, 2014
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 207 (Monday, October 27, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64006-64008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-25518]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Fiscal Year 2014 Bus Ladders of Opportunity Initiative Grant
Program Project Selections
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration; FTA, DOT.
ACTION: Bus Ladders of Opportunity Initiative announcement of project
selections.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) announces the selection of projects with prior
year Section 5309 Bus and Bus Facilities funds authorized by the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy
for Users (SAFETEA-LU, Pub. L. 109-59) and prior authorizations for the
Bus and Bus Facilities Program (Ladders of Opportunity Initiative). The
amount available to projects is $100 million. On August 4, 2014, FTA
published a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) (79 FR 32358)
announcing the availability of funding for this program. These program
dollars will provide financial assistance to purchase, replace, or
rehabilitate buses, bus facilities, and bus-related equipment, and
other eligible capital project costs.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Successful applicants should contact
the appropriate FTA Regional Office for information regarding applying
for the funds or program-specific information. A list of Regional
Offices can be found at www.fta.dot.gov. A TDD is available at 1-800-
877-8339 (TDD/FIRS).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In response to the NOFA, FTA received 282
proposals for 446 projects from 49 States plus the District of
Columbia, Mariana Islands and Puerto Rico requesting $1.4 billion in
Federal funds. FTA evaluated project proposals based on each
applicant's responsiveness to the program evaluation criteria as
detailed in the NOFA. FTA is funding 24 projects as shown in Table 1
for a total of $100 million.
Successful applicants selected for competitive discretionary
funding should work with their FTA Regional Office to finalize the
grant application in FTA's Transportation Electronic Awards Management
System (TEAM) so that funds can be obligated expeditiously. Grant
applications must only include eligible activities applied for in the
original project application. Funds must be used consistent with the
competitive proposal and for the eligible purposes established in the
NOFA and
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described in FTA Circulars 5010 and 9300.1B. In cases where the
allocation amount is less than the proposer's requested amount,
grantees should work with the Regional Office to reduce scope or scale
the project such that a complete phase or project is accomplished.
Grantees are reminded that program requirements such as cost sharing or
local match can be found in the NOFA. A discretionary project
identification number has been assigned to each project for tracking
purposes and must be used in the TEAM application. Selected projects
are eligible for pre-award authority no earlier than September 25,
2014. Pre-award authority is also contingent upon Federal requirements,
such as planning and environmental requirements, having been met. For
more about FTA's policy on pre-award authority, please see the FTA
Fiscal Year 2014 Apportionments, Allocations, and Program notice found
in 77 FR 13461 (March 10, 2014). Post-award reporting requirements
include submission of the Federal Financial Report and Milestone
reports in TEAM as appropriate (see FTA Circulars 5010.1D and 9030.1E).
Grantees must comply with all applicable Federal statutes, regulations,
executive orders, FTA circulars, and other Federal requirements in
carrying out the project supported by the FTA grant.
FTA emphasizes that grantees must follow all third-party
procurement guidance, as described in FTA Circular 4220.1F. Funds
allocated in this announcement must be obligated in a grant by
September 30, 2017.
Due to the volume of unfunded project proposals, FTA is unable to
conduct individual debriefs with unsuccessful applicants. FTA can,
however offer the following feedback to strengthen proposals when
responding to other future discretionary opportunities:
Submit new and carefully conceived proposals that directly
reflect the requirements contained in the Notice of Funding
Availability (NOFA).
Contact FTA staff, regional and Headquarters, to discuss
eligibility of your project before submitting the proposal.
Address, clearly and thoroughly, all of the criteria
outlined in the NOFA, to include why the investment it is needed and
how it will meet the need, and accomplish or meet the intent of the
program/opportunity to which you are applying.
If a project is scalable, include both the scalable amount
and an explanation of what can/will be funded with the scalable amount
and how the benefits of the project may be scaled as a result of lesser
funding.
Ensure supporting documentation and attachments are
clearly referenced in the application, and that they are relevant for
the criteria.
Ensure that qualitative and quantitative data provided in
response to the criteria is project specific or specific to the
targeted service area.
Check numbers for the local match and ensure the budget
shows the required match or accounts for the use of in-kind match that
is equal to or more than the required local share.
Therese W. McMillan,
Acting Administrator.
Table I--FY 2014 Bus Ladders of Opportunity Initiative Project Selections
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State Recipient Project ID Project description Allocation
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AK.................... State of Alaska D2014-BUSP-00001 Bus Shelters........ $82,318
Department of
Transportation and
Public Facilities.
CA.................... Los Angeles County D2014-BUSP-00002 Bus Stop 1,668,557
Metropolitan Improvements.
Transportation
Authority.
CA.................... San Diego D2014-BUSP-03001 Bus Replacements.... 18,054,003
Metropolitan Transit
System.
CA.................... San Francisco D2014-BUSP-00003 Buses for Service 8,995,226
Municipal Expansion.
Transportation
Agency.
CO.................... Mesa County.......... D2014-BUSP-00004 Bus Replacements.... 432,000
CO.................... Regional D2014-BUSP-03002 Priority 4,999,000
Transportation Signalization &
District. Service Enhancement.
FL.................... Central Florida D2014-BUSP-97001 D2014-BUSP- Bus Transfer Center; 1,000,000;
Regional 04001 Compressed Natural 8,390,860
Transportation Gas Articulated
Authority (LYNX). Buses.
IA.................... Ames Transit Agency.. D2014-BUSP-04002 Buses for Expansion 2,550,000
of Service.
IL.................... Bloomington-Normal D2014-BUSP-10001 Bus Replacements.... 2,040,000
Public Transit
System (Connect
Transit).
IL.................... Springfield Mass D2014-BUSP-06001 Expanded Bus Service 762,400
Transit District (Bus Purchase).
(SMTD).
KS.................... Sac and Fox Nation of D2014-BUSP-06002 Vans for New Service 66,308
Missouri.
KY.................... Transit Authority of D2014-BUSP-06003 Replacement Buses... 8,700,000
River City.
MI.................... City of Detroit D2014-BUSP-05001 Replacement Buses... 25,925,548
Department of ($20,325,548); D2014-BUSP-
Transportation. 01001 ($5,600,000)
MN.................... Metropolitan Council-- D2014-BUSP-07001 Bus Stop 3,260,000
Metro Transit. Improvements.
MO.................... Kansas City Area D2014-BUSP-07002 Transit Access 1,200,000
Transportation Improvements.
Authority.
NE.................... City of Lincoln, D2014-BUSP-02003 Replacement Buses... 2,014,496
Nebraska.
OK.................... Oklahoma Department D2014-BUSP-07003 Replacement Buses... 4,082,400
of Transportation.
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OR.................... Douglas County-- D2014-BUSP-07004 Replacement Buses... 576,000
Oregon Department of
Transportation.
OR.................... Lake County--Oregon D2014-BUSP-11001 ADA vans to expand 105,400
Department of service.
Transportation.
OR.................... Lane Transit District D2014-BUSP-98001 Paratransit Vehicle 1,064,145
(Eugene). Replacement and
Security Camera
Expansion.
TX.................... Fort Worth D2014-BUSP-99001 Replacement Buses... 1,162,078
Transportation
Authority.
TX.................... Texarkana Urban D2014-BUSP-99002 Replacement Buses... 1,200,000
Transit District.
WA.................... Muckleshoot Indian D2014-BUSP-02001 Buses for New 194,262
Tribe. Service.
WA.................... Washington State D2014-BUSP-02002 Transit Facility.... 1,474,999
Department of
Transportation.
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