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FTA Program Update

2009 SCOPT Winter MeetingPhoenix, AZ

December 1 – 4, 2009

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FY 2009 Program ImplementationProgram Project Count Obligation Amount Project Count Obligation AmountUSC 5309 New Starts 50 1,471,447,419 40 933,161,855 USC 5309 Bus and Bus Facilities 670 1,250,639,167 423 678,625,745 USC 5309 Fixed Guideway Mod. 90 1,572,118,525 59 1,371,675,931 Misc. FHWA Transfers 31 70,150,082 9 41,410,202 USC 5310 Elderly and Individuals w/Disabilities 53 153,933,234 62 195,497,924 USC 5311 NonUrbanized Area Formula 93 526,032,824 65 392,710,369 USC 5311 Tribal Transit 64 10,452,237 56 10,315,117 USC 5320 Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks program 10 5,633,053 18 28,939,170 USC 5314 National Research 8 6,613,707 128 59,993,786 USC 5316 JARC 262 164,696,760 179 136,112,999 TEA-21 3038-Over the road Bus 28 1,335,356 76 15,002,734 USC 5339 Alternative Analysis 29 27,794,000 16 11,271,350 Emergency Supplements 14 12,129,787 2 13,298,746 USC 5317 New Freedom 227 99,804,463 168 84,933,685 USC 5308 Clean Fuels 13 21,042,447 18 41,975,478 Metropolitan and State Planning 57 137,808,320 45 105,298,411 USC 5307 Urbanized Area Formula 1,112 5,514,605,936 815 3,690,275,589 6 - FHWA STP Non urban flex 4 18,116,651 66 - FHWA STP Urban Formula 23 230,037,430 36 - New Starts 9 468,220,000 56 - Fixed Guideway Mod. 47 737,781,730 86 - Non-urbanized Area 62 608,248,954 96 - Urbanized Area 559 5,385,248,535 Grand Total 2,811 11,046,237,317 2,883 15,258,152,391

FY 2008 FY 2009

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ARRA Implementation

• Non-urbanized Area Formula ($765,847,961)– Awarded 65 grants totaling

$608,248,954 – 79.4 %

• 7.5 % or $45,712,550 of obligations disbursed

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ARRA Implementation

• March 5, 2010 deadline for 100 % obligations

• Unobligated funds will be withdrawn and redistributed to States with zero funds withdrawn.

• 24 (44%) of 54 States or Territories have met 100% obligation goal.

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ARRA Reporting

• 1512 and 1201 data available http://www.fta.dot.gov/index_9440_10542.html

• Next 1201 reporting deadline is …

• Next 1512 Reporting cycle runs January 1- 10, 2010.

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1512 Reporting Outreach• In September, FTA held four webinars on Section 1512

reporting requirements. Approximately 600 grantees participated.

• On October 1, FTA staff began the Section 1512 customer service outreach effort for grantees. An e-mail address (FTA1512@dot.gov) and a 1-800 number (800.884.9190) was staffed by FTA volunteers from 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. on October 1-8 and 8 a.m. – midnight on October 9-10.

• On October 5, FTA hosted an ARRA Workshop at the APTA Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida.

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1512 Reporting Details

- At the end of the reporting period, over 96% of the reports that were supposed to be submitted to FTA were submitted through FederalReporting.gov.

- Agency staff reviewed 682 reports from grant recipients and flagged 492 (or 72%) of these reports as potentially having material omissions or significant reporting errors. Grant recipients reviewed and resubmitted correct data for the majority of these reports.

- On October 30, FTA submitted to OMB its 1512 reports with potential significant errors. The list included 7 grants mistakenly coded as contracts, 9 duplicate or erroneously filed reports, and 36 reports with potential errors in reporting of jobs and/or expenditures.

- Also on October 30, 1512 reports were posted on www.recovery.gov.

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Post-Reporting Review and Outreach- FTA conducted post-evaluations of its Section 1512 and Section 1201

reporting process.

- FTA published the Section 1201c and 1512 reporting data on its public website, www.fta.dot.gov.

- On November 12, FTA staff participated in a roundtable for Federal Agencies on the 1512 reporting process sponsored by the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). FTA provided feedback to OMB on its experience with the Section 1512 reporting process.

- On November 20, FTA held an “After Action Webinar” on 1201c and 1512 reporting for FTA ARRA grant recipients to obtain feedback on the reporting processes. Over 200 individuals participated. The main issues dealt with jobs reporting, expenditures reporting, and FRPIN numbers.  

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Outreach for Next 1512 Reporting Period on January 1st

- FTA scheduled the following dates/times for Section 1512 training webinars for the week of December 14:

- Monday, 12/14/2009Start Time: 11:00 AM EasternEnd Time: 1:30 PM Eastern

- Tuesday, 12/15/2009Start Time: 4:00 PM EasternEnd Time: 5:30 PM Eastern

- Friday, 12/18/2009Start Time: 1:00 PM EasternEnd Time: 3:30 PM Eastern

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5311(c) Tribal Transit Program (TTP)• Funds planning, capital and operating assistance • Tribes are direct recipients• $15 million in FY 2009; 81 applicants requesting $28 million

ARRA TTP• Funds capital only• Tribes are direct recipients• $17 million; 71 applicants requesting $54 million

Tribal Transit Programs

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Applicants by Area152 Applicants from 21 states

WA

OR

ID

CANV

MT

WY

COUT

AZNM

ND

SD

NE

KS

OK

TX

MN

IA

MO

MT

MT

MT

WVVA

AR

LA

WI

IL

KY

TN

MO

MI

IN

OH

MS AL

NC

SC

FL

GA

PA

NY

MD

VTNH

MA

ME

HI

AK

NJ

CTRI

DE

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Project Selections

• FTA is finalizing project selections• Announcements within the next 2

weeks• ITA Tribal Conference – December

8, 2009.

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Section 5310 Reporting

• Requirements found in Ch. VI, pt. 17(d) of Circular 90701.1

• Identify service area of subrecipient (i.e. counties)

• Performance measures for each grant active for 12 mo. period ending 9/30/2009:– Ridership– Gaps in service

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Section 5310 Reporting

• Sample Reporting Template

Section 5310 Program Measures Reporting Template Recipient: Name of StateRecipient Contact Person:Recipient Contact information:

Subrecipient Name Subrecipient Address Names of Counties Served Estimated one way trips Number of individuals eligible to be served

Subrecipient ASubrecipient B

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5310 Performance Measures

• Ridership – only rides funded by 5310– Use cost-allocation method if in place

OR– Total Rides x Percent of fleet funded by

5310• Gaps filled – who had access to services

– Number of clients if subrecipient has client list

OR– 2000 Census pop. data of older adults &

people with disabilities in counties served

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5310 Performance Measures

Collection Efforts to Date• Circular 90701.1F effective May 1, 2007• Proposed instructions on reporting

performance measures shared with State DOTS in September 2009.

• Reporting guidance published October 6, 2009 for October 31 due date

• As of November 16:– 22 (40%) states or territories have reported– 30 states or territories outstanding