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Transit Grants and Contracts: Program Updates and Project Management

Stay updated on the Office of Transit Grants and Contracts program, including funding opportunities, project development, management, and delivery. Learn about specialized transit grants, rural and small transit programs, intercity bus programs, and more.

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Transit Grants and Contracts: Program Updates and Project Management

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  1. CalACT Spring 2019 ConferenceDRMT UpdateOffice of Transit Grants and Contracts April 26, 2019 Coronado, CA

  2. Division of Rail & Mass Transportation(DRMT) Overview • Restructuring Offices/Branches in DRMT • Combined Federal and State Funding programs • Office of Transit Grants and Contracts program updates

  3. Transit Grants and Contracts Project Development Management& Delivery Planning and Operations Assets and Equipment

  4. Office of Transit Grants and Contracts • FTA Section 5310 – Specialized Transit Grants • FTA Section 5311 – Rural & Small Transit • FTA Section 5311(f) – Intercity Bus Program • FTA Section 5339 – Bus and Bus Facilities • Public Transportation Modernization, Improvement, & Service Enhancement Account (PTMISEA) • Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) • State Transit Assistance – State of Good Repair (STA-SGR)

  5. Office of Transit Grants and Contracts Rural Transit & Intercity Bus LCTOP Seniors & People w/Disabilities Grants Administration Prop 1B PTMISEA and State of Good Repair Bus & Bus Facilities (Specialist) • Develop guidelines • Call for projects • Applicant workshop • Application review • Select projects • Hold successful applicant workshop • Execute contracts • Applicant training • Project/contract management • Applicant training • Technical expertise • Conduct site visits & reviews • Project closeout • Technical assistance to disadvantaged communities • Disadvantaged liaison • Implement & manage 5339 • Administer SB1 State of Good Repair Program • Administer PTMISEA (Prop 1B) • ODIS data entry • Develop guidelines • Call for projects • Develop SCO project approval list • Project improvement, dev, & mgt • Technical expertise • Conduct site visits & reviews • Project closeout • Program reporting • Provide 5311 expertise to Planning • Develop guidelines • Call for projects • Applicant workshop • Application review • Select projects • Hold successful applicant workshop • Execute contracts • Applicant training • Project/contract management • Applicant training • Technical expertise • Oversee site visits & reviews conducted by Districts • Project closeout • Develop guidelines • Call for projects • Applicant workshop • Application review • Select projects • Hold successful applicant workshop • Execute contracts • Applicant training • Project/contract management • Applicant training • Technical expertise • Conduct site visits & reviews • Project closeout • Maintain BlackCat • Administer toll credits • Develop & maintain Project Transit Database • Obtain program of projects approval • FTA grants expenditure monitoring • NTD reporting • Prepare FTA grant applications • FTA invoice preparation & submission • FTA standard agreement encumbrances • Reconcile FTA grants to internal apportionments RTAP (Specialist) • Implement & manage 5311b • TAM planning & coordination • Implement federal policy legislation Compliance (Specialist) • Prepare State Management Plan • Safety • DBE/Title VI Coordination • State Management Review Specialist

  6. FTA Section 5310: Specialized Transit GrantsMark Barry, Branch Chief (916) 651-8243 • Conducting a Program Survey MPO/RTPA and current 5310 Sub recipients • Survey was issued this week and due May 8, 2019 • Call for projects July 1, 2019 • Approximately available amounts: • $19 million – Caltrans administered Large Urbanized Areas • $14 million – Small Urban and Rural Communities • Applications due September 2019 • Check 5310 website: http://www.dot.ca.gov/drmt/fed5310.html • BlackCat website: https://secure.blackcatgrants.com/Default.aspx?site=cadot

  7. FTA Section 5311: Rural & Small TransitCesley Nixon (Acting), (916) 654-8411FTA Section 5311(f): Intercity Bus Program • FY 2019-20 Call for Projects - Announcement released April 5th • Total Amount of Funding Available: $5.9 Million • Deadline for 5311(f) application submission on or before May 8, 2019 • Operating Assistance Projects Only • Award Announcement June 15, 2019 • Toll Credits as Local Share

  8. FTA Section 5339: Bus & Bus FacilitiesMichael Lange, FTA 5339 Program Manager (916)-657-3946 • April 30, 2019,Low-No Program applications Due • May 2019, Call for Vehicle Replacement Projects

  9. Low Carbon Transit Operations ProgramAmar Cid, Branch Chief, (916) 651-6114 • Recent California Climate Investments Report to the Legislature listed LCTOP as the 3rd highest GHG emissions reducing program out of 60 CCI programs • Currently reviewing FY 2018-19 Allocation Request totaling nearly $148 million • Awards announcements scheduled for late June 2019

  10. Public Transportation Modernization, Improvement and Service enhancement Account Jayme Desormier, Branch Chief (Acting), (916) 654-8179 • Final Allocation of funds: April 9th, 2019 • Deadline to liquidate ALL PTMISEA funds: June 30, 2023 • No further re-appropriation or extensions for the program • Over 1200 projects funded

  11. State Transit Assistance State of Good Repair (SGR) • Draft Guideline Update for FY 2019/20: May 1, 2019 • http://www.dot.ca.gov/drmt/spstasgr.html • FY 2019/20 Project List due on September 1st • FY 2018/19 Project Status and Expenditure Reports due on December 31st • CalSMART Reporting Tool

  12. Branches & Contact Information • FTA Section 5310 – Specialized Transit Grants • Mark Barry, Branch Chief, (916) 651-8243 • FTA Section 5311 – Rural & Small Transit 5311(f) – Intercity Bus Program • Cesley Nixon, Branch Chief (Acting), (916) 654-8411 • FTA Section 5339 – Bus and Bus Facilities • Michael Lange, FTA 5339 Program Manager (916)-657-3946 • Public Transportation Modernization, Improvement, & Service Enhancement Account (PTMISEA) and State Transit Assistance – State of Good Repair (SGR) • Jayme Desormier, Branch Chief (Acting), (916) 654-8179 • Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) • Amar Cid, Branch Chief, (916) 651-6114

  13. Branches & Contact Information • Federal Transit Policies and Reporting (DBE and Title VI) • Sharon Beasley, (916) 657-5206 • RTAP & Legislative Management • Brian Travis, Branch Chief, (916) 654-9842 • BlackCat and Rural CMAQ coordinator • Vivian Miller, (916) 654-7076 • Priority Populations Liaison • Courtney Williams, (916) 657-4059

  14. QUESTIONS Wendy King Division of Rail and Mass Transportation California Department of Transportation wendy_king@dot.ca.gov (916) 651-8239

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