Transcript FTA TIGER Team Presentation - Virginia Transit Association

Federal Transit Administration Update
The American Recovery &
Reinvestment Act of 2009
Virginia Transit Association
Annual Meeting
June 8, 2009
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Transit and Recovery Act Overview
1. Overview of Recovery Act
2. FTA Formula programs:
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Urbanized
Non-urbanized
Fixed Guideway
3. FTA Discretionary programs:
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New Starts
Tribal Transit
Energy/Greenhouse Gas Savings
(TIGGER)
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Transit and Recovery Act Overview
4. ARRA Multimodal Discretionary ProgramTransportation Investment Generating
Economic Recovery (TIGER)
5. Reporting Requirements
6. Questions
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Transit and Recovery Act Overview
• Recovery
– Maintain and create jobs
– Infuse cash into cash strapped state and
local economies
• Reinvest
– Build and repair infrastructure
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Transit Funding in ARRA
Program
Amount
Urban Formula
$5.97 B
(incl. funds allocated
through Sec 5340)
Non-Urban Formula
$760 M
(incl. funds allocated
through Sec 5340)
Fixed Guideway Modernization Formula
$742 M
New Starts / Small Starts
$742 M
Tribal Grants
Discretionary Energy Program [new]
Discretionary Multimodal Program [new]
Administration / Oversight
Total (Transit Only)
$17 M
$100 M
TIGGER Grants
[$1.4985B]
TIGER Grants
$64 M
$8.4 Billion
Note: Amounts are after takedown for Administration and Oversight
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Virginia Transit Funding in ARRA
$161 million available to Virginia so far
5307 Statewide Gov Appt.
Rural (5311)
Richmond UZA 5307
Virginia Beach UZA 5307
Virginia Beach UZA 5309
PRTC share of DC UZA 5307
New Starts - Dulles
Total
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
11,993,189
18,555,163
13,837,772
25,355,487
437,148
13,694,262
77,260,000
161,133,021
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Key Provisions
• No waiver of FTA program requirements
(planning/NEPA/Buy America/Labor Protections)
• 100% Federal share, except New Starts
• Capital expenses only are eligible
• Cannot mix Recovery Funds in same grant with any
other funds
• ARRA STP Funds can be flexed to transit
• Grant obligation deadlines apply
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ARRA Transit Formula Programs
• Urbanized Area Formula ($5.97 B) – Allocated to
Urbanized Areas using Section 5307 formula (includes
section 5340, but excludes Transit Intensive Cities Tier)
• Non Urbanized Formula ($760 M) – Allocated to States
using regular Section 5311 formula
• Fixed Guideway Modernization ($742 M) – Allocated
to Urbanized Areas using regular Section 5309 FGM
formula – Tiers 1, 2, 3 and part of 4
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ARRA Transit Formula Programs
Urbanized Area Formula
• 100 percent federal funds
• Pre-Award Authority
– October 1, 2008
• Availability of funds
– 50 percent of allocated funds must be obligated by
September 1, 2009
– The remaining 50 percent must be obligated by
March 5, 2010
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ARRA Transit Formula Programs
Urbanized Area Formula
• Allocated directly to large UZAs
(200K people and over)
• State (Governor’s) apportionment for small UZAs
(under 200K people)
• Funds tracked at UZA level for large UZAs,
statewide level for small UZAs
• Program Requirements from 5307 include:
• Transit Enhancement Provision
(over 200K UZAs)
• Security Spending
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ARRA Transit Formula Programs
Urbanized Area Formula
– Capital Expenses consistent with 5302(a)(1)
• Preventive Maintenance
• Up to 10 percent ADA paratransit
• Engineering and Design
• Crime prevention and security
– Excluding operating activities
» Exceptions – costs associated with
emergency response drills and security
training
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ARRA Transit Formula Programs
Non-Urbanized Area Formula
• Allocated to States by 5311 and 5340 formulas
• 100 percent federal funds
• Pre-Award Authority
– October 1, 2008
• Availability of funds
– 50 percent of allocated funds must be obligated by
September 1, 2009
– The remaining 50 percent must be obligated by
March 5, 2010
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ARRA Transit Formula Programs
Non-Urbanized Area Formula
• State Responsibilities
– Sub-awards to Subrecipients
– Submits Program of Projects
– Applies to FTA for funds Eligible Subrecipients: State,
local gov’t, nonprofit organizations, Indian tribes, operators
of public transportation or intercity bus services.
• Eligible Activities
– Capital Expenses consistent with 5302(a)(1)
• Preventive Maintenance
• Up to 10 percent ADA paratransit
• Engineering and Design
– State Administration
• Up to 15% of apportionment
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ARRA Transit Formula Programs
Non-Urbanized Area Formula
• Program Requirements
– Section 5311 including:
• Intercity Bus Provision
– 15 percent required, or
– Certification
» FY 2009 certifications sufficient
• DOL Special Warranty Provision
• Tribal subrecipients
– May apply directly to FTA
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ARRA Transit Formula Programs
Fixed Guideway Infrastructure Investment
• 100 percent federal funds
• Pre-Award Authority
– October 1, 2008
• Availability of funds
– 50 percent of allocated funds must be obligated by
September 1, 2009
– The remaining 50 percent must be obligated by
March 5, 2010
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ARRA Transit Formula Programs
Fixed Guideway Infrastructure Investment
• Allocated directly to UZAs
• Fixed guideway systems 7 years or older
– Must have a threshold of at least one mile
– Allocation made under Tiers 1,2,3, and partially Tier 4
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Formula Program - Key Dates
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July 1: Deadline for submitting first round grants to DOL for review
September 1: Deadline to obligate one half of apportionment
(180 Days from apportionment notice)
September 16: Apportionment notice of reallocation of formula
funds published in Federal Register
December 30: Deadline for submitting second round (including
reallocation funds) grants to DOL for review
March 5, 2010: Second deadline to obligate funds (365 days from
apportionment notice
September 30, 2010: Unobligated funds revert to Treasury
September 30, 2015: Last day obligated funds available for
drawdown
Recovered funds will be redistributed
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ARRA Funds Tracking – Gov Appt and 5311
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ARRA Funds Tracking – Large UZAs
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ARRA Transit Discretionary Programs
• Major Capital Investments – New Starts ($742.5M) FTA focussing on projects “under construction or able
to obligate funds within 150 days”
• Tribal Transit ($17M) - Competitive solicitation and
selection using existing procedures; capital projects only
• Energy Program - TIGGER ($100M) - Competitive
solicitation and selection; based on new procedures and
criteria
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ARRA Transit Discretionary Programs
New Starts – Major Capital Investments
1. $750 million “allocated under Section
5309(m)(2)(A)…..to enable the Secretary of
Transportation to make discretionary grants as
authorized by Section 5309(d) (New Starts) and (e)
(Small Starts)…”
2. Statutory Priority to:
a) “Projects that are in construction or are
b) Eligible to obligate funds within 150 days of
enactment…“
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ARRA Transit Discretionary Programs
Tribal Transit Program
• $17 million
• Eligible Applicants: Federally-recognized Indian
tribes or Alaska Native villages, groups, or
communities as identified by the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) in the Department of the Interior (DOI).
• Eligible Projects
– Capital Projects
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ARRA Transit Discretionary Programs
Tribal Transit Program
• A separate Notice of Funding Availability issued from
5311 Tribal Transit Program (published 3/23/2009)
– Application periods will be concurrent, allowing
budgets to reflect both resources
• 60 days to Submit proposals, period closed
5/22/2009
• Availability: Funds must be obligated before
September 30, 2010
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ARRA Transit Discretionary Programs
Tribal Transit Program
Evaluation Criteria Being Considered
1. Project Planning and Coordination
2. Demonstration of Need
3. Project Benefits
4. Financial Commitment and Operating Capacity
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ARRA Transit Discretionary Programs
Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas
and Energy Reduction (TIGGER)
• $100 Million
• Grants to transit agencies for Capital
Projects that either:
– Reduce energy consumption of the transit
agency, or
– Reduce greenhouse gas emissions of the
transit agency.
• Application Procedures – Proposal deadline
was May 22, 2009
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ARRA TIGGER Selection Criteria
• For Energy Consumption Reduction Projects:
– Energy purchased directly by a public transportation system.
– Examples include: diesel fuel, compressed natural gas, and
electricity purchased from power plants.
– The TIGGER Program focuses on the total energy savings of a
project expected over its useful life.
• For greenhouse gas emission reduction projects:
– TIGGER Program focuses on direct emissions from public
transportation systems (e.g., systems vehicles)
– Program does not include indirect emissions (e.g., third-party
power plants) or displaced emissions (e.g., emissions from
manufacturing transit equipment, waste disposal, etc.).
– TIGGER program focuses on the total greenhouse gas
emission reductions of a project expected over its useful life.
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Sample TIGGER Projects
• Replacement of existing buses with
more energy efficient buses (Hybrid,
Fuel Cell)
• Re-powering of existing buses
• Conversion to more efficient control
technology vehicles
(DC to AC)
• Construction or rehabilitation of
transit system facilities
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TIGGER Proposal Amounts
• Each submitted proposal must request a
minimum of $2M.
• FTA will allow consolidated proposals from
several transit agencies together to reach
this $2M threshold
• Individual projects within a consolidated
proposal may receive less than $2M.
• To ensure a variety of projects are funded,
FTA has established a maximum grant
amount of $25M.
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TIGGER General Evaluation Criteria
• Return on Investment
• Project Readiness
• Capabilities of Applicant
• Degree of Innovation
• National Applicability
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ARRA Multimodal Discretionary ProgramTransportation Investment Generating Economic
Recovery (TIGER)
• Capital investments in surface transportation
infrastructure
• $1.5 billion competitive grant program
• Projects with significant impact on Nation,
metro area or region
• Grant awards: $20 m to $300 m
(can be less than $20m at DOT discretion)
• Can be up to 100% Federal share
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ARRA TIGER Grants
• Eligible Projects
– Highway or bridge projects (Title 23)
– Public transportation projects (Title 49)
• Public transportation projects, including
investments in New Starts or Small Starts
projects
– Passenger and freight rail projects
– Port infrastructure investments
• Projects that connect ports to other modes of
transportation
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ARRA TIGER Grants
• Considerations
– Equitable geographic distribution of funds (no more than 20% of
funds may be awarded to projects in a single State)
– Balance needs of urban and rural communities
– Up to $200 million to pay federal credit assistance subsidy costs
(TIFIA program)
– Priority Projects
• Projects that need Federal funds to complete financing package “gap funding” (less than 100% Fed share)
• Projects expected to be completed by February 17, 2012
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ARRA TIGER Grants
Primary Selection Criteria:
• Long-term outcomes
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State of Good Repair
Economic Competitiveness
Livibility
Sustainability
Safety
• Jobs Creation and Economic stimulus
Secondary Selection Criteria:
• Innovation
• Partnership
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ARRA TIGER Grants
Implementation Schedule
• Published Federal Register Notice: 5/18/2009
• Application Deadline: 9/15/2009
• Projects selection announcement: no later than
2/17/2010
For further questions, write:
[email protected]
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REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
• All Recipients of ARRA funds will be required to
submit Financial Status Reports and Milestone
Progress Reports no later than 10 days after each
quarter
• Section 1201 Report – Grantees to report basic
data ($ commitments, number of Federal $ of
projects, and job estimates) to USDOT
• Section 1512 Report – Grantees to report data by
program to OMB – first report due October 10,
2009
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Please visit:
www.fta.dot.gov/economicrecovery
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Questions?
Tony Cho
Community Planner
1760 Market St., Suite 500
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-656-7250
[email protected]
www.fta.dot.gov/economicrecovery
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