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Management Facility in Room W12–140 

on the ground floor of the DOT West 

Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

Issued On: February 2, 2015. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

National Public Transportation/TransitOriented Development (TOD) Technical 

Assistance Ladders of Opportunity 

Initiative 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of funding opportunity 

and request for proposals (RFP). 

SUMMARY: The Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA) announces a 

Notice of Funding Opportunity and 

Request for Proposals (RFP) for a new 

National Public Transportation/TOD 

Technical Assistance Initiative, which 

supports the Ladders of Opportunity 

initiative of the President and the 

Secretary of Transportation by 

providing technical assistance for 

transit-oriented development activities 

around public transportation stations, 

including technical assistance to 

economically distressed communities 

across the country. FTA has budgeted 

up to $4,000,000 over a four-year period 

and seeks proposals that will 

demonstrate the ability to organize a 

technical assistance team with practical 

expertise in a range of disciplines 

including public transportation, transitoriented development, land use, urban 

planning, affordable housing, 

environmental justice and communitybased economic development. This 

announcement is available on the FTA’s 

Web site at: www.fta.gov. 

This Notice of Funding Opportunity 

and RFP are posted in the FIND module 

of the government-wide electronic 

grants Web site at http://

www.grants.gov. 

DATES: Complete proposals are due by 

11:59 p.m. EST on April 10, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: All proposals must be 

submitted electronically through the 

GRANTS.GOV ‘‘APPLY’’ function. All 

entities intending to apply should 

initiate the process of registering on the 

GRANTS.GOV Web site immediately to 

ensure completion of registration before 

the submission deadline. Instructions 

for applying can be found in the ‘‘FIND’’ 

module of GRANTS.GOV. Mail and fax 

submissions will not be accepted. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general program information, as well as 

proposal-specific questions, contact 

Kimberly Gayle at Kimberly.Gayle@

dot.gov and (202) 366–1429. A TDD is 

available at 1–800–877–8339 (TDD/

FIRS). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

A. Authority 

49 U.S.C. 5314 authorizes FTA to 

enter into contracts, cooperative 

agreements and other agreements to 

carry out a range of technical assistance 

activities to improve public 

transportation. FTA has identified 

$4,000,000 authorized under 

SAFETEA–LU, and will fund up to 

$1,000,000 for the first year, with plans 

to provide up to $3 million in additional 

funding for the remaining three years. 

The amount of funding that FTA will 

provide for each of the three subsequent 

years will be dependent upon annual 

performance reviews. There are no costsharing requirements for these funds. 

B. Strategic Goals and Objectives 

In this solicitation, FTA seeks 

proposals to provide technical 

assistance through the development of 

tools, guidance, and other resources for 

enhancing TOD within transportation 

corridors and around public 

transportation stations, including 

economically distressed areas. 

This National Public Transportation/

TOD Technical Assistance Initiative 

will build upon FTA’s prior research, 

planning, technical assistance, and 

training efforts through the Transit 

Cooperative Research Program, the 

National Transit Institute and other 

outreach. The strategic goals of the 

initiative are: (1) Economic 

Development; (2) Equity and Quality of 

Life; and (3) Outreach, Education, and 

Facilitation. 

C. Eligible Proposers 

Eligible proposers are national nonprofit organizations with technical 

expertise in public transportation, 

transit-oriented development, land use, 

urban planning, public finance, 

affordable housing, environmental 

justice and community-based economic 

development. FTA will award one (1) 

Cooperative agreement that will be 

between FTA and the selected proposer, 

which must have a substantial interest 

in the project and must not simply act 

as a pass-through for funds. The 

selected proposer will be directly 

responsible for the delivery of all 

services and products. Individuals, forprofit entities, public and Federal 

agencies are not eligible to apply 

directly for this solicitation. However, 

individuals, for-profit entities, public 

and Federal agencies are eligible to 

participate as third parties under the 

direction and leadership of eligible 

proposers. 

II. Proposal Submission 

Complete proposals must be 

submitted electronically through the 

GRANTS.GOV Web site by 11:59 EST 

on April 10, 2015. Late proposals will 

not be accepted. Proposers are 

encouraged to begin the process of 

registration on the GRANTS.GOV site 

well in advance of the submission 

deadline. Please note that the Funding 

Opportunity Number is DOT–FTA– 

TODTA–FY2015. The Catalog of Federal 

Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number is 

20.507. 

Therese W. McMillan, 

Acting Administrator. 

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