[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 72 (Thursday, April 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22155-22160]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08538]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Transit-Oriented Development Planning Pilot Program
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): Solicitation of Project
Proposals for the Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development
Planning.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the
availability of $20.49 million of Fiscal Year (FY) 2014, FY 2015 and FY
2016 funds under the Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development
(TOD) Planning as authorized under Section 20005(b) of the Moving Ahead
for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), Public Law 112-141, July
6, 2012,
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with funding provided under 49 U.S.C. 5338(a)(2)(B), as amended by the
Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. The program
augments FTA's Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Program
by supporting comprehensive planning associated with new fixed guideway
and core capacity improvement projects.
This notice solicits proposals to compete for FY 2014, FY 2015 and
FY 2016 funding under the Pilot Program for TOD Planning and may
include additional funds made available under future appropriations. It
outlines the process to apply for funding, identifies FTA's priorities
for these competitive funds, and establishes the criteria FTA will use
to identify meritorious projects for funding. This announcement is
available on the FTA Web site at: http://www.fta.dot.gov. FTA may
announce final selections on the Web site and in the Federal Register.
Additionally, a synopsis of this funding opportunity will be posted in
the FIND module of the government-wide electronic grants (GRANTS.GOV)
Web site at http://www.grants.gov.
DATES: Complete proposals for Pilot Program for TOD Planning funding
must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. EDT June 13, 2016.
ADDRESSES: All proposals must be submitted electronically through the
GRANTS.GOV APPLY function. Any agency intending to apply should
initiate the process of registering on the GRANTS.GOV site immediately
to ensure completion of registration before the submission deadline.
Instructions for applying can be found on FTA's Web site at http://www.fta.dot.gov/TODPilot and in the ``FIND'' module of GRANTS.GOV.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For program-specific questions, please
contact Benjamin Owen, Office of Planning and Environment, (202) 366-
5602, email: [email protected]. A TDD is available at 1-800-877-
8339 (TDD/FIRS).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
A. Program Description
B. Federal Award Information
C. Eligibility Information
D. Application and Submission Information
E. Application Review Information
F. Federal Award Administration Information
G. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts
H. Other Information
Appendix A: Registration in SAM and GRANTS.GOV
A. Program Description
The Pilot Program for TOD Planning helps support FTA's mission of
improving public transportation for America's communities by providing
funding to local communities to integrate land use and transportation
planning with a transit capital investment that is seeking, or has
recently received, funding through the CIG Program. The Pilot Program
is not intended to simply support planning that maintains or increases
development adjacent to transit. Instead, the Pilot Program is intended
to fund comprehensive planning that supports economic development,
ridership, multimodal connectivity and accessibility, increased transit
access for pedestrian and bicycle traffic, and mixed-use development
near transit stations. For projects seeking CIG program funding, this
comprehensive planning work will help them develop the information that
addresses the CIG Program's evaluation criteria, increasing their
competitiveness for funding from the CIG program. For projects that
have received CIG construction grants since July 2012 when MAP-21 and
this Pilot Program was enacted, this comprehensive planning work will
help leverage the Federal investment already made and ensure successful
transit corridors. The program also encourages identification of
infrastructure needs and engagement with the private sector.
Through this program, FTA intends to fund comprehensive planning
work, including for TOD, that would likely otherwise not occur without
Federal support. FTA is seeking comprehensive planning projects
covering an entire transit capital project corridor, rather than
proposals that involve planning for individual station areas or only a
small section of the corridor. FTA is also prioritizing applications in
corridors with significant challenges related to TOD planning, low
levels of existing development, or where the cost of the planning work
to overcome the challenges exceeds what might be readily available
locally. Lastly, FTA is seeking planning efforts that include
strategies to support housing affordability and address residential and
commercial displacement that can sometimes occur when transit capital
projects are implemented.
This program will support priorities of the U.S. Department of
Transportation. It will assist the Department with creating Ladders of
Opportunity for all Americans by assisting local project sponsors with
planning improved access to employment, health care, education, and
housing, and with planning Transit-Oriented Development to revitalize
and lift up regions and neighborhoods by attracting new opportunities,
jobs and housing. The program will also promote public-private
partnerships by requiring private sector participation.
Congress enacted the Pilot Program for TOD Planning to leverage the
significant investments in transit projects FTA is making through its
CIG Program. Therefore, FTA is requiring that proposed planning
activities be associated with a capital transit project pursuing CIG
Program funding, including projects currently in the Project
Development or Engineering phases of the CIG program, projects that may
be seeking entry into the CIG program in the future, and projects that
received construction grants from the CIG program since July 2012 when
MAP-21 was enacted (see section C, subsection 1 of this notice for more
detail on this requirement).
To ensure any proposed planning work reflects the needs and
aspirations of the local community and results in concrete, specific
deliverables and outcomes, FTA is requiring that transit project
sponsors partner with entities with land use planning authority in the
transit project corridor to conduct the planning work. FTA will assess
the strength of these partnerships in its evaluation of applications.
FTA has been considering the strength of local land use plans and
policies in fostering TOD in its evaluation of capital investment grant
projects for nearly two decades, over which time the practice of TOD
planning and implementation in the United States has advanced
significantly. Most local jurisdictions now develop station-area TOD
plans in conjunction with the planning for transit capital investments,
and several regions have funding tools to encourage TOD. With few
exceptions, these advances in TOD practice have been locally funded and
FTA's direct involvement has been limited. Thus, the goal of this
program is to further TOD planning by addressing barriers to its
implementation and ensuring concrete performance outcomes and measures.
B. Federal Award Information
The FAST Act authorizes FTA to make grants for eligible projects
under the Pilot Program for TOD Planning on a competitive basis subject
to the terms and conditions as authorized under Section 20005(b) of the
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), Public Law
112-141, July 6, 2012, with funding provided under 49 U.S.C.
5338(a)(2)(B), as amended by the
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Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. The $20.49 million
available consists of $0.49 million from the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2014, $10 million from the Consolidated and Further
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, and $10 million from the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016. FTA intends to award all three
years' funding to selected applicants responding to this NOFO and may
include additional funds made available under future appropriations.
FTA intends to fund as many meritorious TOD planning efforts as
possible. Only proposals from eligible recipients for eligible
activities will be considered for funding. FTA anticipates minimum
grant awards of $250,000 and maximum grant awards of $2,000,000. The
maximum period of performance allowed for the work covered by the award
is 24 months.
C. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Transit Projects
Any comprehensive planning work proposed for funding under the
Pilot Program for TOD Planning must be associated with an eligible
transit capital project. To be eligible, the proposed transit capital
project must be a New Starts, Core Capacity or fixed-guideway Small
Starts project as defined under the CIG Program (e.g., in Section
5309(a) of title 49, United States Code), and be:
i. Expected to enter New Starts, Small Starts or Core Capacity
Project Development in the future;
ii. In the Project Development or Engineering phase of the New
Starts or Core Capacity process, or in the Project Development phase of
the Small Starts process by the date the application to the Pilot
Program for TOD Planning is submitted; or
iii. A project that received a construction grant through the CIG
Program since July 2012 when the Pilot Program was enacted in MAP-21.
Based on this definition of an eligible transit project, the
following types of transit projects are ineligible:
i. A proposed fixed guideway transit project that does not intend
to seek CIG funding in the future, is not currently a CIG project in
the Project Development or Engineering phase of the program, or that
received a construction grant award from the CIG program prior to July
2012;
ii. Any proposed transit project that was awarded TOD Pilot Program
funding in 2015; and
iii. Small Starts corridor-based bus rapid transit projects that do
not meet the definition of a fixed-guideway project per Section 5309(a)
of title 49, United States Code.
2. Eligible Applicants
Eligible applicants under this program must be FTA grantees (i.e.,
existing direct and designated recipients) as of the publication date
of this NOFO. An applicant must either be the project sponsor of an
eligible transit capital project as defined in the previous subsection
or an entity with land use planning authority in an eligible transit
capital project corridor. Except in cases where an applicant is both
the sponsor of an eligible transit project and has land use authority
in at least a portion of the transit project corridor, the application
for Pilot Program for TOD Planning funds must include sufficient
evidence of a partnership between the transit project sponsor and at
least one entity in the project corridor with land use planning
authority. Sufficient evidence may include a memorandum of agreement or
letter of intent signed by all parties that describes the parties'
roles and responsibilities in the proposed comprehensive planning
project. Only one application per transit capital project corridor may
be submitted to FTA. Multiple applications submitted for a single
transit capital project corridor indicate to FTA that partnerships are
not in place and FTA will reject all of the applications.
3. Eligible Activities
Applications for funding under the Pilot Program for TOD Planning
must describe how the planning work proposed addresses all six aspects
of the general authority stipulated in Section 20005(b)(2) of MAP-21:
i. Enhances economic development, ridership, and other goals
established during the project development and engineering processes;
ii. facilitates multimodal connectivity and accessibility;
iii. increases access to transit hubs for pedestrian and bicycle
traffic;
iv. enables mixed-use development;
v. identifies infrastructure needs associated with the eligible
project; and
vi. includes private sector participation.
Applications should describe the anticipated final deliverables
that will result from the planning work. Examples of final deliverables
may include, but are not restricted to, the following:
i. A comprehensive plan report that includes corridor development
policies and station development plans, a proposed timeline, and
recommended financing strategies for these plans, which may include use
of Federal loan programs such as USDOT's Transportation Infrastructure
Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) and Railroad Rehabilitation
Improvement and Financing (RRIF) programs;
ii. A strategic plan report that includes corridor specific
planning strategies and program recommendations to support
comprehensive planning;
iii. Revised TOD-focused zoning codes and/or resolutions;
iv. A report evaluating and recommending tools to encourage TOD
implementation such as land banking, value capture, and development
financing;
v. An analysis of the effects of gentrification due to transit
capital project implementation and recommendations to promote inclusive
communities and reduce residential and commercial displacement;
vi. An analysis of efforts to connect people to opportunities by
promoting multimodal access to transit stations and by improving
connectivity of disadvantaged populations to essential services;
vii. Policies to encourage TOD; and/or
viii. Local or regional resolutions to implement TOD plans and/or
establish TOD funding mechanisms.
4. Ineligible Activities
Applications should not include the following activities, which
include activities that are targeted to only a single location rather
than the comprehensive corridor-focused TOD planning study desired by
FTA:
i. TOD planning work in a single transit capital project station
area;
ii. Transit project development activities that would be
reimbursable through the CIG Program under a construction grant
agreement, such as project planning, the design and engineering of
stations and other facilities, environmental analyses needed for the
transit capital project, or costs associated with specific joint
development activities;
iii. Capital projects, such as land acquisition, construction, and
utility relocation; and
iv. Site- or parcel-specific planning, such as the design of
individual structures.
5. Cost Sharing or Matching
The maximum Federal funding share is 80 percent.
6. Eligible Sources of Match
The application must describe the cost of the planning effort
proposed and identify the funding sources necessary to complete the
work, including the amount of Pilot Program for TOD
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Planning funds being requested. The applicant must describe each source
of the local match and identify whether the funds from each source are
committed or planned. For funds identified as committed, the
application must include documentation of the funding commitments such
as a letter, resolution, adopted budget, etc.
Eligible sources of local match include the following: Cash from
non-Government sources other than revenues from providing public
transportation services; revenues derived from the sale of advertising
and concessions; amounts received under a service agreement with a
State or local social service agency or private social service
organization; revenues generated from value capture financing
mechanisms; or funds from an undistributed cash surplus; replacement or
depreciation cash fund or reserve; or new capital. In-kind
contributions are permitted. Transportation Development Credits
(formerly referred to as Toll Revenue Credits) may not be used to
satisfy the local match requirement.
D. Application and Submission Information
1. Address
Project proposals must be submitted electronically through http://
www.GRANTS.GOV by 11:59 p.m. June 13, 2016. Mail and fax submissions
will not be accepted.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission
Proposals should include only a completed SF 424 Mandatory form
(downloaded from GRANTS.GOV) and the following attachments to the
completed SF 424:
i. A completed Applicant and Proposal Profile supplemental form for
the Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning
(supplemental form) found on the FTA Web site at http://www.fta.dot.gov/TODPilot. The supplemental form provides a consistent
format for proposers to respond to the criteria outlined in this NOFO
and takes the place of a free-form written application. Supplemental
forms for other FTA funding programs will not be accepted;
ii. A map of the proposed study area showing the transit project
alignment and stations, major roadways, major landmarks, and the
geographic boundaries of the proposed comprehensive planning
activities;
iii. Documentation of a partnership between the transit project
sponsor and an entity in the project corridor with land use planning
authority to conduct the planning work, if the applicant does not have
both of these responsibilities; and
iv. Documentation of any funding commitments for the proposed
planning work.
The supplemental form as described above must be completed and
validated using the ``Validate Form'' button. The supplemental form
prompts applicants for all required information about the proposed
planning work (listed below), includes fields for responses and takes
the place of a free-form written application. In the event of errors,
FTA recommends saving the form on your computer and ensuring that
JavaScript is enabled in your PDF reader;
The supplemental form will prompt applicants to address the
following items:
1. Identify the project title and project scope to be funded,
including anticipated final deliverables.
2. Identify an eligible transit project that meets the requirements
of section C, subsection 1 of this notice.
3. Provide evidence of a partnership between the transit project
sponsor and at least one agency with land use authority in the transit
capital project corridor, per section C, subsection 2 of this notice.
4. Address the six aspects of general authority under MAP-21
Section 20005(b)(2).
5. Address each evaluation criterion separately, demonstrating how
the project responds to each criterion as described in section E.
6. Provide a line-item budget for the total planning effort, with
enough detail to indicate the various key components of the project.
7. Identify the Federal amount requested.
8. Document the matching funds, including amount and source of the
match (may include local or private sector financial participation in
the project). Describe whether the matching funds are committed or
planned, and include documentation of the commitments.
9. Address whether other Federal funds have been sought or received
for the project.
10. Provide a project time-line, including significant milestones
such as the dates anticipated to incorporate the planning work effort
into the region's unified planning work program, and to complete all of
the proposed planning work within the maximum period of performance.
11. Describe how the planning work advances goals of the region's
metropolitan transportation plan.
12. Propose performance criteria for the implementation of the
planning work.
13. Identify possible impediments to the planning work and its
implementation, and how the work will address them.
14. For projects expected to enter New Starts, Small Starts or Core
Capacity Project Development in the future, applications must
demonstrate the seriousness of the transit capital project by
indicating whether:
i. It has been included in a local plan (e.g., a local master plan,
comprehensive plan, land use plan or transportation plan);
ii. It has been included in a regional plan (e.g., a regional land
use plan or transportation plan);
iii. It has been included in a statewide transportation plan or
transit plan;
iv. A feasibility study has been undertaken;
v. NEPA process is underway;
vi. The locally preferred alternative has been selected:
vii. Community and/or stakeholder engagement has started;
viii. Discussions with the FTA Regional Office have taken place;
For each of the above indicate yes or no, and attach a link to any
applicable documents or Web sites. Do not attach the documentation.
FTA will not consider any additional materials submitted by
applicants in its evaluation of proposals. The total length of the
completed supplemental form and documentation of partnerships and
funding commitments should be no more than 15 pages.
Within 24-48 hours after submitting an electronic application, the
applicant should receive three email messages from GRANTS.GOV: (1)
Confirmation of successful transmission to GRANTS.GOV, (2) confirmation
of successful validation by GRANTS.GOV and (3) confirmation of
successful validation by FTA. If confirmations of successful validation
are not received and a notice of failed validation or incomplete
materials is received, the applicant must address the reason for the
failed validation, as described in the email notice, and resubmit
before the submission deadline. If making a resubmission for any
reason, include all original attachments regardless of which
attachments were updated and check the box on the supplemental form
indicating this is a resubmission.
Any addenda that FTA releases on the application process will be
posted at http://www.fta.dot.gov/TODPilot. Important: FTA urges
proposers to submit their applications at least 72 hours prior to the
due date to allow time
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to receive the validation messages and to correct any problems that may
have caused a rejection notification. FTA will not accept submissions
after the stated submission deadline. GRANTS.GOV scheduled maintenance
and outage times are announced on the GRANTS.GOV Web site at http://
www.GRANTS.GOV. Deadlines will not be extended due to scheduled
maintenance or outages.
Proposers are encouraged to begin registration process on the
GRANTS.GOV site well in advance of the submission deadline.
Registration is a multi-step process, which may take several weeks to
complete before an application can be submitted. Registered proposers
may still be required to take steps to keep their registration up to
date before submissions can be made successfully: (1) Registration in
the System for Award Management (SAM) is renewed annually and (2)
persons making submissions on behalf of the Authorized Organization
Representative (AOR) must be authorized in GRANTS.GOV by the AOR to
make submissions. Instructions on the GRANTS.GOV registration process
are listed in Appendix A.
Information such as proposer name, Federal amount requested, local
match amount, description of areas served, etc. may be requested in
varying degrees of detail on both the SF 424 form and supplemental
form. Proposers must fill in all fields unless stated otherwise on the
forms. Proposers should use both the ``Check Package for Errors'' and
the ``Validate Form'' validation buttons on both forms to check all
required fields on the forms, and ensure that the federal and local
amounts specified are consistent. The information listed in sections D
of this NOFO MUST be included on the SF 424 and supplemental forms for
all requests for Pilot Program for TOD Planning funding.
3. Applicant Information
i. Name of the lead applicant and, if applicable, the specific co-
sponsors submitting the application.
ii. Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS)
number.
iii. Contact information including: Contact name, title, address,
congressional district, fax and phone number, and email address if
available.
iv. Name of person(s) authorized to apply on behalf of the system
(attach a signed transmittal letter) must accompany the proposal.
E. Application Review Information
1. Criteria
FTA will evaluate proposals that include all components identified
in section D of this notice according to the following three criteria:
a. Demonstrated Need
FTA will evaluate each project to determine the need for funding
based on the following factors:
i. Barriers to TOD in the corridor and how the proposed work will
overcome them;
ii. How the proposed work will advance TOD implementation in the
corridor and region;
iii. Justification as to why Federal funds are needed for the
proposed work; and
iv. Extent to which the transit project corridor could benefit from
TOD planning.
b. Strength of the Work Plan, Schedule and Process
FTA will evaluate the strength of the work plan, schedule and
process included in an application based on the following factors:
i. Extent to which the schedule contains sufficient detail,
identifies all steps needed to implement to work proposed, and is
achievable;
ii. The proportion of the project corridor covered by the work
plan;
iii. Extent of partnerships, including with non-public sector
entities;
iv. The partnerships' technical capability to develop, adopt and
implement the plans, based on FTA's assessment of the applicant's
description of the policy formation, implementation, and financial
roles of the partners, and the roles and responsibilities of proposed
staff;
v. Whether the performance measures identified in the application
relate to the goals of the planning work;
vi. The extent to which the application demonstrates efforts to
address gentrification and displacement;
vii. The extent to which the application demonstrates a commitment
to connecting communities, particularly connecting disadvantaged
populations to essential services, and to revitalizing economically
distressed areas;
viii. Whether the proposed work will examine innovative financial
tools such as value capture; and
ix. Whether the application demonstrates leveraging other Federal
grants that would support the proposed work plan.
c. Funding Commitments
FTA will assess the status of local matching funds for the planning
work. Applications demonstrating that matching funds for the proposed
planning work are committed will receive higher ratings from FTA on
this factor. Proposed planning projects for which matching funding
sources have been identified, but are not yet committed, will be given
lower ratings under this factor by FTA, as will proposed projects for
which in-kind contributions constitute the primary or sole source of
matching funds.
2. Review and Selection Process
A technical evaluation committee consisting of FTA staff will
perform a primarily qualitative evaluation according to the criteria
described above. FTA will assign greatest emphasis to the Demonstrated
Need and Strength of the Work Plan, Schedule and Process criteria. Each
complete, eligible application will receive a rating of Highly
Recommended, Recommended or Not Recommended depending on its
performance against the criteria. Applications that are complete but
not eligible will not be rated. FTA may seek clarification from any
applicant about any statement in its application that FTA finds
ambiguous, and/or to request additional documentation to be considered
during the evaluation process to clarify information contained within
the application.
After a thorough evaluation of all eligible proposals, the
technical evaluation committee will provide selection recommendations
to the FTA Administrator. The FTA Administrator will determine the
final list of project selections, and the amount of funding for each
project. Geographic diversity, diversity of community size, and the
applicant's receipt of other FTA competitive funding may be considered
in FTA's award decisions. FTA expects to announce the selected projects
and notify successful proposers during fall 2016.
F. Federal Award Administration Information
1. Federal Award Notices
Funds under this NOFO cannot be used to reimburse applicants for
otherwise eligible expenses incurred prior to FTA award of a grant
until FTA has issued pre-award authority for selected projects through
a notification in the Federal Register, or unless FTA has issued a
``Letter of No Prejudice'' for the project before the expenses are
incurred.
Local funds must be committed and grants awarded within eight
months of funding announcements.
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2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements
i. Grant Requirements
If selected, awardees will apply for a grant through FTA's
electronic grants management system and adhere to the customary FTA
grant requirements of the Section 5303 Metropolitan Planning program,
including those of FTA Circular 8100.1C and Circular 5010.1D. All
competitive grants, regardless of award amount, will be subject to the
Congressional Notification and release process. Technical assistance
regarding these requirements is available from each FTA regional
office.
ii. Planning
FTA encourages proposers to notify the appropriate metropolitan
planning organizations in areas likely to be served by the funds made
available under this program. Selected projects must be incorporated
into the unified planning work programs of metropolitan areas before
they are eligible for FTA funding.
iii. Standard Assurances
The applicant assures that it will comply with all applicable
Federal statutes, regulations, executive orders, FTA circulars, and
other Federal administrative requirements in carrying out any project
supported by the FTA grant. The applicant acknowledges that it is under
a continuing obligation to comply with the terms and conditions of the
grant agreement issued for its project with FTA. The applicant
understands that Federal laws, regulations, policies, and
administrative practices might be modified from time to time and may
affect the implementation of the project. The applicant agrees that the
most recent Federal requirements will apply to the project, unless FTA
issues a written determination otherwise. The applicant must submit the
Certifications and Assurances before receiving a grant if it does not
have current certifications on file.
3. Reporting
Post-award reporting requirements include submission of Federal
Financial Reports and Milestone Progress Reports in FTA's electronic
grants management system on a quarterly basis. Awardees must also
submit copies of the deliverables identified in the work plan to the
FTA regional office at the corresponding milestones.
G. Federal Awarding Agency Contact
For program-specific questions, please contact Benjamin Owen,
Office of Planning and Environment, (202) 366-5602, email:
[email protected]. A TDD is available at 1-800-877-8339 (TDD/FIRS).
H. Other Information
This program is not subject to Executive Order 12372,
``Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs.'' FTA will consider
applications for funding only from eligible recipients for eligible
projects listed in Section C.
Complete applications must be submitted through GRANTS.GOV by 11:59
p.m. EDT June 13, 2016. Contact information for FTA's regional offices
can be found on FTA's Web site at www.fta.dot.gov.
As a result of amendments in the FAST Act, transit-oriented
development projects may receive loans through the USDOT Transportation
Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) program. Further
information about this program was published in the Federal Register on
March 11, 2016 and is available at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-03-11/pdf/2016-05640.pdf.
Matthew J. Welbes,
Executive Director.
Appendix A
Registration in SAM and Grants.Gov
Registration in Brief
Registration takes approximately 3-5 business days, but allow 4
weeks for completion of all steps.
STEP 1: Obtain DUNS Number
Same day. If requested by phone (1-866-705-5711) DUNS is
provided immediately. If your organization does not have one, you
will need to go to the Dun & Bradstreet Web site at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform [EXIT Disclaimer] to obtain the number.
*Information for Foreign Registrants.*Webform requests take 1-2
business days.
STEP 2: Register with SAM
Three to five business days or up to two weeks. If you already
have a TIN, your SAM registration will take 3-5 business days to
process. If you are applying for an EIN please allow up to 2 weeks.
Ensure that your organization is registered with the System for
Award Management (SAM) at System for Award Management (SAM). If your
organization is not, an authorizing official of your organization
must register.
STEP 3: Username & Password
Same day. Complete your AOR (Authorized Organization
Representative) profile on Grants.gov and create your username and
password. You will need to use your organization's DUNS Number to
complete this step. https://apply07.grants.gov/apply/OrcRegister.
STEP 4: AOR Authorization
*Same day. The E-Business Point of Contact (E-Biz POC) at your
organization must login to Grants.gov to confirm you as an
Authorized Organization Representative (AOR). Please note that there
can be more than one AOR for your organization. In some cases the E-
Biz POC is also the AOR for an organization. *Time depends on
responsiveness of your E-Biz POC.
STEP 5: TRACK AOR STATUS
At any time, you can track your AOR status by logging in with
your username and password. Login as an Applicant (enter your
username & password you obtained in Step 3) using the following
link: applicant_profile.jsp.
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