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Federal Transit Administration - State Administered Public Transit Grant Programs

Federal Transit Administratin State Administered Grants provide formual grant funding for both capital and operating assistance to state and local governments that target the needs of underserved populations, such as the elderly, the disabled, and low-income citizens in both rural and urban areas.

Rating

What This Rating Means

PERFORMING
Effective

This is the highest rating a program can achieve. Programs rated Effective set ambitious goals, achieve results, are well-managed and improve efficiency.
  • Each of the three State-administered public transit grant programs are structured to provide a predictable funding source for transit services to the targeted populations, based on factors that represent relative need. These grant programs compliment, without significant overlap, other Federal, State and local programs that fund transit services to the target populations.
  • State administered grants are an effective and efficient method of providing funds, particularly given the numerous small recipients of assistance at the local level under these programs and the emphasis on coordination with human service transportation programs at the State and local level.
  • FTA has good program oversight, but they have identified opportunities for oversight improvement in one of the programs.

Improvement Plan

About Improvement Plans

We are taking the following actions to improve the performance of the program:

  • During the formulation of the next reauthorization proposal, FTA will consider and propose modifications to make the funding sources more flexible and simplify the program structure.
  • FTA will continue to improve program oversight of the recipients and request additional funding to support improved oversight activities.

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