Transit grants : need for improved predictability, data, and monitoring in application processing

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  United States. General Accounting Office
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Public transit
  • Grant aid
  • Government funding
  • Federal aid
  • Planning
  • Monitoring
  • Applications
  • Application processing
  • Mass transit
• Publication/ Report Number:
  GAO/RCED-00-260
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. General Accounting Office
• Abstract:
  The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) provides states, local and regional transportation providers, and others with grants for the construction, acquisition, improvement, and operation of transit systems and projects through a variety of programs. TEA-21 authorized about $42 billion for transit programs for fiscal years 1998 through 2003. Currently, FTA oversees about 4,400 active grants to 860 state ; and local transit providers. From October 1, 1998, through June 30, 2000, FTA processed approximately 1,800 transit grant applications representing over $10.5 billion in federal funds. FTA is responsible for reviewing grant applications to determine the merits of proposed projects and their eligibility for federal assistance. FTA carries ; out its mission through 10 regional offices, and its regional staff are the main point of contact for almost all grants. Applications for grants are submitted through FTA's Transportation Electronic Award and Management (TEAM) database to applicable regional offices. FTA's regional offices are generally responsible for ensuring that each grant applicant has responded to a variety of required certifications and assurances before FTA can provide funds.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/4834/dot_4834_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 348.69 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:7daceaaf34343030855f1df806da9d37cc244640495df671b49a83ecfe2d3b49