Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program for Hurricane Sandy

Funding Opportunity Number: FTA-2013-001-TPM-SANDY Opportunity Category: OtherFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: TransportationCFDA Number: 20.527Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsSpecial district governmentsNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Agency Name: DOT-FTA - TPMClosing Date: Mar 08, 2013Award Ceiling: Expected Number of Awards: 10Creation Date: Feb 07, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the availability of funds under the Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program (Emergency Relief Program) for States, local governmental authorities, Indian tribes and other FTA recipients impacted by Hurricane Sandy, which affected mid-Atlantic and northeastern states in October 2012, and particularly devastated transit operations in New Jersey and New York. FTA will distribute these funds in a manner consistent with the eligibility requirements of this program on a non-competitive basis, subject to the priorities set forth below.
The Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 (Pub. L. 113-2) was enacted on January 29, 2013, and provides $10.9 billion for FTA’s Emergency Relief Program for recovery, relief and resiliency efforts in areas affected by Hurricane Sandy. The law provides that not more than $2 billion shall be made available no later than March 30, 2013. The remainder of the app...

Source: Grants.gov - February 7, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Transportation Source Type: funding