Transit Award Management System (TrAMS) State Programs Conference August 2019

Agenda Introductions Reminders Recipient Organization Profile Certifications & Assurances Application Development Demonstration Lessons Learned TrAMS Changes (To date & Look ahead) Q&A’s

Don’t be scared…it’s just TrAMS,

Recipient Information Key Reminders and Considerations Your Recipient Information You and SAM and your Awards Required Documentation Certifications and Assurances

The TrAMS Application Process and How to Improve Your TrAMS Applications

Applications Development & Lessons Learned Conduct a Demo – Create Application Review the following: Transmit vs Submit = Application Workflow Application Complete Application Name Required Questions Period of Performance End Date

Create an Application Demo & Room discussion

Applications Development & Lessons Learned Working with Projects Defining a Project (TEAM vs TrAMS) Scope of Work vs Scope Codes One or Many Projects Fund Sources (Single/Multiple Sources) Working with Limitation Codes

Applications Development & Lessons Learned Narratives: Executive Summary – Project Summary and ALIs Extended Budget Description (Review Examples) Project elements Third Party Quantity Etc… Which ALIs to use

Finish Creating the Application Review Examples Awards in TRAMS & Room discussion

Applications Development & Lessons Learned The Numbers! Award Fund Status Page – Understanding the different numbering formats TEAM vs TrAMS Scope Codes and Suffix ECHO

Let’s review information in TrAMS Room discussion

Can you repeat that… Any Questions?

If we have time… Reminders about TEAM Grants in TrAMS Explained Application development and considerations for post award actions Reminders about post award actions Any other topics of interest

TEAM Milestones: If new milestones were populated in the revised estimated completion date column and there was no original date, you may see incomplete information displayed (MM/DD/YYYY). We are aware that this is causing issues with completing MPRs, we are investigating a solution. In the interim please use the remarks to address changes or provide an attachment. (TEAM top and TrAMS Below)

What is a PROJBUD Line Item? Applies to TEAM awards only! If you added milestones to the Scope Code versus the ALI, you will see a new line item called “PRJBUD” which were created to accommodate scope code milestones. You must report on these milestones. Example below.

The PRJBUB Scope will not have amounts associated The PRJBUB Scope will not have amounts associated. Will not have associated ALI Information, and cannot be modified. Only the Milestones.

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