20.509 — Formula Grants for Other Than Urbanized Areas/Operating Expenses

Program Summary and Objectives
  • Federal Agency:  agency: department of transportation
    office: federal transit administration (fta)
  • Program Website: http://www.fta.dot.gov.
  • Authorization: American REcovery and Reinvestment Act 2009, 49 U.S.C 5311.
  • Headquarters: Office of Program Management, Office of Capital and Formula Assistance 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, District of Columbia 20590 Phone: (202) 366-0893

To improve, initiate, or continue public transportation service in nonurbanized areas (rural and small areas under 50,000 population) and to provide technical assistance for rural transportation providers.

Examples of Projects Funded

20.500 Federal Transit_Capital Investment Grants; 20.507 Federal Transit_Formula Grants; 20.513 Capital Assistance Program for Elderly Persons and Persons with Disabilities; 20.516 Job Access_Reverse Commute; 20.521 New Freedom Program

Program Accomplishments

Fiscal Year 2008: Since 1979 assistance has been provided to over 1,300 providers of rural and small urban transportation. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Program Obligations
(as compiled by Subsidyscope)

Direct Expenditures Over Time