Transcript FTA and States Partners in Transit

ARRA Next Steps
and Other News
AASHTO Standing Committee on Public Transportation
Multi-State Technical Assistance Program (MTAP)
Phoenix, AZ
December 10, 2009
ARRA Obligations to Date
Program
% obligated
Fixed Guideway
99.4%
Non-urbanized
79.4%
Urbanized
90.3%
New Starts
63.1%
ARRA Obligations
By Project Type
Preventive
Maintenance
$637 M
8%
Operating $15.8
M
0.2%
Transit
Infrasture
Construction
$4.5 B
57%
Other Capital
Expenses
$470 M
6%
Vehicle
Purchase
$2.3 B
29%
ARRA Risks
• 100% Federal Share
• New types of projects for some grantees
(construction)
• Introduction of additional work program to
implement quickly
• Procurement –technical capacity
• Cost and schedule adherence
• Waste, fraud, and abuse
FTA Oversight and Technical
Assistance Response
 Proactive Outreach, Training, and
Technical Assistance (internal and
external)
 Risk Identification
 Targeted Oversight and Technical
Assistance
Proactive Outreach, Training,
and Technical Assistance
 Oversight Program Workshops
 Tribal Transit Workshops
 Construction Management Training
 Project Management Training
 Bus Procurement Webinar/Roundtable
ARRA Risk Identification
 Grantee risk profile
 Grantee Oversight Assessment
 A-133 findings
 High number of findings from previous reviews
 Overdue findings
 Grantee experience
 Grant/Project risk profile
 Project size or complexity
 Timeliness in execution of grant/project and/or disbursement
 Grantee experience
High
FTA’s Risk Response
xx
xx
ARRA Grants/Projects
Oversight Reviews
xx
Technical Assistance
Low
xx
Low
Grantee Risk Profile
High
Targeted Oversight and
Technical Assistance
 Site Visits
 Customized Technical Assistance
 Special Limited-Scope Reviews
 Corrective Action Plans
 PMO Support
 Development of management plans
 Review of technical capacity and recommendations for improvement
 Review documentation for sufficiency
 TIGGER technology support
FY 2010 Priorities and Activities
 ARRA Implementation and Oversight
 New Starts Streamlining
 Oversight Program Quality Improvements
 Grants Streamlining
 Safety
 Livability
 State of Good Repair
Thank you!
Issues Facing States
Increasing number of programs to manage and
demonstrate compliance for
• Up to 7 standing FTA programs (5305, 5307, 5309, 5310,
5311, 5316, 5317)
• ARRA
Heightened oversight
• Accountability and transparency of (ARRA) funds
Issues Facing States
Resource Constraints
 Hiring freezes for state staff
 Travel restrictions
 Flat or decreasing state resources with increase in FTA
program responsibility
State Management Review (SMR) Program
 Revamped within the past two years to incorporate
SAFETEA-LU, new regulations and circulars
 Sections 5305, 5307, 5309, 5316 and 5317
 DBE regulation
 Title VI
 9040, 9070, 9300, 5010, 4220
SMR findings summary
Satisfactory
Continuing Control
4%
Remaining 17
Review Areas
17%
Grants
Administration
16%
Program
Management
13%
ADA
4%
Buy America
6%
Disadvantaged
Business
Enterprise
10%
Maintenance
6%
Procurement
7%
Financial
Management
7%
Title VI
10%
Top SMR Areas of Findings
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Grants Administration
Program Management
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
Title VI
SMR News for 2010
New areas of focus
 Planning grants (5305)
 Added ARRA review area
Emphasis maintained on:
 Oversight of subrecipients
 Grant administration
• Closing old grants
• Completing projects on time
 Civil Rights (ADA, DBE, EEO, Title VI)
 Procurement
SMR 2010 Worshops
 Fort Worth, TX
December 8-9, 2009
 Boston, MA
December 15-16, 2009
 San Francisco, CA
January 13-14, 2010
 Atlanta, GA
January 19-20, 2010