Project Grant ATPHP080005

This federal Cooperative Agreement award in the amount of $2,500,000 was granted by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Technical Assistance and Workforce Development program (CFDA 20.531). The award supports the Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility Technical Assistance Center (CCAM-TAC), which is operated by the Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA), a non-profit organization. The CCAM-TAC's mission is to promote...

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $1,710,239.44 cooperative agreement to the Community Transportation Association of America under the Technical Assistance and Workforce Development federal grant program (CFDA 20.531) for the period of April 2, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The award supports the National Center for Mobility Management II Year 3 to provide technical assistance and training to increase transportation options and access to services for...

This $2,600,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Technical Assistance and Workforce Development program (CFDA 20.531) supports the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC) operated by Easterseals, Inc. and Usaging (formerly the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging). The NADTC provides technical assistance, training, resource development, and on-the-ground community projects to...

The U.S. Department of Transportation, through the Asset Concessions and Innovative Finance Assistance program (CFDA 20.945), awarded a $1,000,000 cooperative agreement to the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) to facilitate and evaluate public-private partnerships in transportation infrastructure. The objective is to assist CCTA in exploring opportunities for greater private sector involvement in project planning, development, financing, construction, maintenance, and operation,...

This $5 million cooperative agreement from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration supports the National Academy of Sciences' Transportation Research Board in managing the Transit Cooperative Research Program for fiscal year 2021 through 2026. The Transportation Research Board will identify high priority transit research topics, convene expert panels to oversee research contracts, and administer the program. Key activities include soliciting problem statements,...

The Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) received a $1.5 million cooperative agreement award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Technical Assistance and Workforce Development program (CFDA 20.531) to operate the National Center for Applied Transit Technology (N-CATT) from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022. N-CATT will provide practical resources and targeted technical assistance to help rural, small urban, and tribal transit...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Public Transportation Innovation program (CFDA 20.530), supports the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) conducted by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). The TCRP aims to identify transit research needs, facilitate stakeholder engagement, and disseminate findings to improve public transportation practices and performance. The $6,891,389 award, spanning August 2024 to July 2029,...

The Volunteer Transportation Center Inc. was awarded a $263,968 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Public Transportation Research, Technical Assistance, and Training program (CFDA 20.514). The grant funded VTC ACCESS AND MOBILITY MANAGEMENT DISCRETIONARY GRANT activities from January 15, 2021 through December 31, 2021. The grant supported the Volunteer Transportation Center Inc.'s work to provide mobility management and access services...

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $625,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Public Transportation Innovation (CFDA 20.530) program to the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America). The 26-month project aims to promote knowledge sharing and best practices in transit data interoperability. Key activities include: Conducting quarterly peer exchanges on topics such as multimodal mobility, zero-emission transit, and vehicle/operator safety to facilitate discussion...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $1,195,800.00 from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Immediate Office of the Secretary, under the Asset Concessions and Innovative Finance Assistance program (CFDA 20.945), is intended to facilitate and evaluate public-private partnerships in which the private sector could assume a greater role in transportation infrastructure project planning, development, financing, construction, maintenance, and operation. The key activities to be performed under this...