To
provide fellowships for training of managerial, technical, and professional
personnel employed in the transit field.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
Project Grants. Place Cursor Here for Definition
USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
The
State, local body, or agency applying for grants under this section
shall select persons for fellowships on the basis of demonstrated
ability and the potential contribution in the field of efficient
mass transportation operation. Funding may be used for, but is not
limited to, onsite comprehensive agency wide managerial, technical,
and professional training activities. This program is included under
the National Planning and Research Program. It has not received
funding since Fiscal Year 1993. Funding is based on availability
of funding under the National Planning and Research Program. Training
is available through the National Transit Institute in Rutgers,
New Jersey.
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant
Eligibility: State and local public bodies and
agencies thereof and operators of public transportation services.
Beneficiary
Eligibility: Employees of State and local
public bodies and agencies thereof; and, employees of operators
of public transportation services are eligible to participate
in this program.
Credentials/Documentation:
Name and title of employee position, course description and training
provider, rationale for training activities identified, civil
rights assurances as to training participant selection process.
Pre-application
Coordination: This is not a funded program for
which unsolicited applications are accepted. If and when the FTA
exercises its authority to fund a specific University Research and
Training grant, rarely utilized in the recent past, it will invite
proposed recipients to submit an application. This program is eligible
for coverage under E.O.12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs."
Application
Procedure: Potential applicants should follow
guidance found in FTA Circular 6100.1C, "Transit Research and
Technology Programs: Application and Program Management Guidelines."
The Circular may be obtained from the Office of Research Demonstration
and Innovation, Federal Transit Administration (TRI-1), Room 9401,
400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DE 20590. This program is
subject to the provisions of 49 CFR Part 19.
Award
Procedure: The Administrator, Federal Transit
Administration, makes the decision to approve a grant. An FTA
grant award obligating Federal funds is reflected in a grant agreement.
To access funds, the recipient must execute the grant agreement.
Deadlines:
Applications will be accepted until further notice.
Range
of Approval/Disapproval Time: Up to 120 days.
Appeals:
Not applicable.
Renewals:
Not applicable.
ASSISTANCE
CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula
and Matching Requirements: Agencies may participate
in the program on a 50/50 matching basis, with a limit of $5,000
for any one employee training activity.
Length
and Time Phasing of Assistance: Training grants
have unlimited time but training for individuals are not to exceed
2 years in duration.
POST
ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
Grantees must report on training activities engaged in under the
grant award prior to reimbursement for costs incurred. Grantees
may also be requested to evaluate the impact of the training on
employee performance and agency operations.
Audits:
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133, "Audits
of States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit Organizations," nonfederal
entities (including universities) that expend $300,000 or more
in a year in Federal awards shall have a single or program specific
audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend
less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal
audit requirements for that year with certain exceptions as stated
in OMB Circular A-133.
Records:
Recipient is required to retain intact, for 3 years following
submission of the final expenditure report, pending resolution
of audit findings, all project contract documents, financial records,
and supporting documents.
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION:
Account
Identification: 69-1137-0-1-401.
Obligations:
(Grants) The Managerial Training Program is now funded under the
Section 5314(a) Program, Transit Planning and Research.
Range
and Average of Financial Assistance:
$30,000 to $180,000. Average: $87,500.
This program has not been funded since fiscal year 1993.
REGULATIONS,
GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
The Annual List of Certifications and Assurances for Federal Transit
Administration Grants and Cooperative Agreements, Notice, published
annually. For fiscal year 2001, the publication date was January
18, 2001. For other fiscal years, contact the FTA Office of Research
Demonstration and Innovation to obtain the publication dates. The
FTA website is: www.fta.dot.gov/library/legal. Other information
will be made available upon request.
INFORMATION
CONTACTS:
Regional
or Local Office: Not applicable.
Headquarters
Office: Federal Transit Administration, Department
of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.
FTA Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation, Office of
Research Management, Pauline D'Antignac (202) 366-0234.
Web
Site Address: http://www.fta.dot.gov/research/profcap/profcap.htm
EXAMPLES
OF FUNDED PROJECTS:
This program has not been funded since Fiscal Year 1993.
CRITERIA
FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:
Transportation agency applications are reviewed on the basis of
the comprehensiveness of the proposed training plan, the particular
emphasis given to such subjects as Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) Implementation Training, Total Quality Management,(TQM), etc.
This type of training relates to specific skills development in
areas of special importance to the sound management of ADA and TQM
in the transportation agency.
