1. FTA 2011 Discretionary Grant Program Opportunities and Application Instructions July 12, 2011 Federal Transit Administration

2. FTA Office of Program Management 2 Webinar Agenda  Purpose –Provide overview information on FY 2011 discretionary program opportunities –Provide information on applying for FTA discretionary funds using Grants.gov –Provide instructions on downloading required supplemental forms –Provide instructions on completing and submitting proposals  Q & A

3. Discretionary Schedule 3 InitiativeFunding AvailabilityNOFA Publication TargetApplication Deadline SGR Initiative (Bus)$750,000,0006/24/20117/29/2011 Livability Expansion Initiative$175,000,0006/27/20117/29/2011 Alternatives Analysis$25,000,000 Bus & Bus Facilities$150,000,000 Sustainability Initiative$101,400,0006/24/20118/23/2011 Clean Fuels Bus Program$51,500,000 TIGGER III$49,900,000 Other Programs$50,640,500 Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks$26,765,5003/10/20115/9/2011 Tribal Transit$15,075,0007/25/20119/26/2011 Over-the-Road-Bus$8,800,0007/13/20119/12/2011

4. Finding NOFAs 4 http://www.fta.dot.gov

5. Finding NOFAs 5 http://www.fta.dot.gov/grants_financing.html

6. Finding NOFAs 6 http://www.fta.dot.gov/funding/grants_financ ing_7205.html

7. Finding NOFAs 7 http://www.fta.dot.gov/funding/grants_financ ing_7829.html

8. Finding Application Instructions 8

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10. FTA Office of Program Management 10 Find Opportunities  Alternatives Analysis  Bus Livability (and State of Good Repair)  Clean Fuels  Over the Road Bus (OTRB)  Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER)  Tribal Transit

11. 11 Finding Opportunities Go to Grants.gov and click Find Grant Opportunities on the left hand navigation.

12. 12 Finding Opportunities The Find Grants Opportunity screen is displayed. You can search for grant opportunities by clicking on the Basic Search link (arrow) or the Browse by Agency link (asterisk).

13. 13 Finding Opportunities If searching by Agency, scroll down and click on Department of Transportation. Note: There is no separate entry for FTA.

14. 14 Finding Opportunities If doing a Basic Search enter a keyword(s), a Funding Opportunity number or a CFDA number then click Search.

15. 15 Finding Opportunities The Search Results page is displayed. All the available opportunities are displayed. To view an opportunity, click on the opportunity’s title link (see arrow).

16. 16 Applying to an Opportunity This page displays details about the opportunity. See the next screen for a close up.

17. 17 Applying to an Opportunity To apply for this opportunity click the Application link at the top right.

18. 18 Applying to an Opportunity The Selected Grant Applications for Download screen is opened in a new window browser. In the table at the end of the page, click the download link located in the Instructions and Application column.

19. 19 Applying to an Opportunity The Download Opportunity Instructions and Application screen is displayed. To download the SF424 application click link number 2. Download Application Package.

20. 20 Applying to an Opportunity The SF424 is opened as a PDF file. You must move SF424 Mandatory Form and Attachments from the Mandatory Documents box to the Mandatory Documents for Submission Box.

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22. Complete Application 22

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25. FTA Office of Program Management 25 Find Opportunities You MUST attach the corresponding Supplemental Form (application profile) to the SF424 or the proposal will be invalid and not reviewed by FTA. You can attach the Supplemental Form at the end of the SF424 pdf.

26. Finding the Supplemental Form 26 To find the Supplemental Form for the Program you are applying to, go to the Grant Programs screen and click on the desired Program link.

27. Finding the Supplemental Form 27 Click on the Supplemental Form and Instructions button.

28. Finding the Supplemental Form 28 The Supplemental Form will open up as a PDF file.

29. Supplemental Form Tips  All fields on a Supplemental Form MUST be filled out, unless instructed otherwise. Leaving fields blank will mark your submission as invalid.  Use the Validate Form button located at the top right hand corner of the supplemental form to make sure no required fields were left blank.  The sum of the Budget Line items listed in the Supplemental Form must match the Estimated Funding amount in the SF424 form. If these amounts do not match, DGS will mark the submission as invalid. FTA Office of Program Management 29

30. Supplemental Form 30  The TIGGER and Sustainability funding opportunities will have additional webinars on more program specific information. Date/Time is to be determined.

31. Useful Links  FTA Notices of Funding Availability (NOFA) page: http://fta.dot.gov/funding/grants_financing_7829.html http://fta.dot.gov/funding/grants_financing_7829.html  Application Instructions and required forms: http://www.fta.dot.gov/documents/Application_and_Supplemental_F orm_Instructions.docx http://www.fta.dot.gov/documents/Application_and_Supplemental_F orm_Instructions.docx  Grants-gov: http://www.grants.gov/ http://www.grants.gov/ 31

32. Supplemental Forms Rollout 32 ProgramLink to Program Specific Webpage where the Supplemental Form is located Alternatives Analysishttp://www.fta.dot.gov/alternativesanalysis Bus Livability (and State of Good Repair) http://www.fta.dot.gov/bus Clean Fuelshttp://www.fta.dot.gov/cleanfuels Over the Road Bus (OTRB)http://www.fta.dot.gov/otrb Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) http://www.fta.dot.gov/TIGGER Tribal Transithttp://www.fta.dot.gov/tribaltransit