Assistance Listing 20.502

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration has not awarded grants under CFDA 20.502 since September 2008, eighteen years ago. This program appears inactive for new funding purposes and is not suitable for current pursuit.

The portfolio shows sporadic grant activity concentrated between 2000 and 2008. The funding agency released 14 Project Grants totaling $29.8 million federal dollars obligated over that period, with award frequency declining sharply after 2006—one award in 2008, none thereafter. The program funded University Transportation Center (UTC) operations and research, including continuation funding to the Research and Specialized Programs Administration, travel support for UTC programs, and feasibility studies on transit technologies and ridesharing innovations. Recent awards from 2005 to 2008 ranged from $8,500 to $3.9 million, with most awards in the $2–6 million range tied to annual UTC funding increments.

All 14 awards were Project Grants, and the Federal Transit Administration was the sole funding agency. The combined federal and non-federal obligation was $29.6 million, indicating minimal matching requirements from recipients.

Representative awards included $5.9 million obligated June 2003 for FY 2003 UTC funds to the Research and Specialized Programs Administration; $3.9 million obligated August 2005 for FY 2005 initial UTC funding increment; and $2 million obligated April 2006 for FY 2005 second-increment UTC funds. A travel funds grant of $8,500 was obligated in September 2008, the program's final award.

No current grant opportunities under this Assistance Listing appear in active solicitation. The absence of awards for nearly two decades, combined with lack of open opportunities, indicates this program is dormant or closed to new applicants.