U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Transit Administration
GAMPO: FTA Update
July 29, 2011
Robert Buckley, Community Planner
Parris Orr, Community Planner
Overview
• FTA Updates
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Organizational Update
Discretionary Programs
Sustainability & Livability
Upcoming Events/Training
Questions?
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Organizational Update
• Director of Planning and Program Development currently
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vacant: Jamie Pfister took a position at FTA HQ.
Georgia Organizational Chart:
Augusta, Columbus,
Savannah
Keith Melton
Parris Orr
keith.melton@dot.gov
elizabeth.orr@dot.gov
Planning
404-865-5614
404-865-5617
Maggie Sandberg
Christopher White
Engineering margarita.sandberg@dot.gov christopher.white@dot.gov
404-865-5612
404-865-5619
Tajsha LaShore
Darreyl Davis
tajsha.lashore@dot.gov
darreyl.davis@dot.gov
Grants
404-865-5606
404-865-5631
Dudley Whyte (temp)
ARRA
404-865-5626
Dudley.whyte@dot.gov
Atlanta
GDOT, Rural, Small UZAs
Robert Buckley
robert.buckley@dot.gov
404-865-5618
Robert Buckley
robert.buckley@dot.gov
404-865-5618
Robert Buckley
robert.buckley@dot.gov
404-865-5618
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Discretionary Programs
• Currently, approximately $1.1B in available
discretionary funding.
• These programs are funded through unallocated
discretionary funding and targeted at FTA’s
priorities
• Quick turnaround for these competitive
programs:
– July 29, 2011: First due date for SOGR, Bus
Livability and AA
Discretionary Programs
Available
Amount
(in millions)
NOFA
Publication
Date
Due Date
Expected
Announcement
State of Good Repair
$750
6/24/2011
7/29/2011
9/30/2011
Bus and Bus Facilities
Livability*
$150
6/27/2011
7/29/2011
9/30/2011
Alternatives Analysis*
$25
6/27/2011
7/29/2011
9/30/2011
TIGGER**
$49.9
6/24/2011
8/23/2011
10/25/2011
Clean Fuels**
$51.5
6/24/2011
8/23/2011
10/25/2011
$30
7/27/2011
9/16/2011
November 2011
$15.075
7/25/2011
9/26/2011
Not scheduled
$8.8
7/13/2011
7/1/2011
(interim)
9/12/2011
Pre: 10/3/2011
Post: 10/31/2011
Not scheduled
Discretionary
Program
Veteran's Initiative
Tribal Transit
Over-the-Road-Bus
TIGER
Not Scheduled
Discretionary Programs
Lessons Learned:
• Ensure project is “ready to go” – programmed in
TIP/STIP/UPWP or letter documenting rapid inclusion
should project be selected.
• Ensure project has regional support
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– Attach letters of support from MPO, State, etc.
– Attachments do not count toward page limits
Notify and work with FTA region when applying
Follow outline provided in the FR
Specifically answer each evaluation criterion
Ensure application is complete
Submit to Grants.gov EARLY
Take advantage of FTA feedback/debriefs
– Coordinated through the Regional Office
Six Partnership Principles
Provide more transportation choices
Expand location- and energy-efficient housing choices
Improve economic competitiveness of neighborhoods by giving people
reliable access to employment centers, educational opportunities, and other
basic services.
Target Federal funding toward existing communities – through transitoriented development and place-based policies
Align federal policies and funding to remove barriers to collaboration,
leverage funding and increase the effectiveness of existing programs.
Enhance the unique characteristics of all communities, whether rural,
suburban or urban.
Federal Partnership for Sustainable
Communities: Near Term Priorities
Align funding opportunities across DOT, HUD and
EPA
Build regional capacity and collaboration between
agency field offices
Make visible progress coordinating federal
planning requirements for housing, transportation,
air quality, and water infrastructure.
Upcoming Events/Training
• August 10-12: 2011 State Programs and Partnerships
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Meeting, Washington, DC
August 10-12: NTI, Connecting Communities: Public
Transportation Emergency Preparedness Workshop,
Orlando, FL
August 16-18: New Starts Engineering Workshop, San
Francisco, CA
October 18-20: NTI Management of Transit
Construction Projects, Orlando, FL
October 24-26: NTI Management of Transit
Construction Projects, Charlotte, NC
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FTA Contact Information
Atlanta
Augusta, Columbus,
Savannah
GDOT, Rural, Small
UZAs
Keith Melton
Community Planner
Parris Orr
Community Planner
Robert Buckley
Community Planner
keith.melton@dot.gov elizabeth.orr@dot.gov robert.buckley@dot.gov
404-865-5614
404-865-5617
404-865-5618
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Questions?