2024-20655. Fiscal Year 2025 Solicitation of Proposals for the National Rural Transit Assistance Program

Summary of Key Information: National Rural Transit Assistance Program Competitive Funding Opportunity

Issuing agency	Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation
Program Overview	The National RTAP provides for the development of information and materials for use by rural and tribal transit operators, State DOTs and State funded transit agencies, and supports research and technical assistance projects of national interest.
Eligible Applicants	Eligible applicants are non-profit organizations with rural and tribal transportation experience that have the capacity to provide public transportation-related technical assistance and the ability to deliver a national technical assistance and training program.
Eligible Projects	The National RTAP is funded under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program to enhance the delivery of public transportation services provided by State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) and operators of rural and tribal transit. Rural transit systems and community transit drivers, dispatchers, maintenance workers, managers, and board members need special skills and knowledge to provide quality service to their diverse customers across large, rural service areas. The National RTAP carries out projects of a national scope that provide transportation technical assistance in these areas.
Funding Amount	$3,250,723 for the first year, including $500,000 for programs specific to tribal transit.
Cost Share	The maximum Federal share of project costs under this program is 100 percent.
Deadline	November 12, 2024 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time.