Opportunity Information: Apply for FTA 2024 001 TPM ASAP
The FY 2024 Competitive Funding Opportunity: All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP) is a discretionary grant program run by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA). It makes $343 million available through the FY 2022 ASAP funding pot (Federal Assistance Listing/CFDA 20.533) to help bring older rail transit stations and related passenger facilities up to modern accessibility expectations. The focus is specifically on rail fixed guideway systems and stations that were built before the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and remain inaccessible today, often described in the notice as pre-ADA or "legacy" infrastructure.
The program is designed to fund projects that directly improve accessibility for riders by repairing, improving, modifying, retrofitting, or relocating station and facility infrastructure used by passengers. That includes major structural work when it is tied to accessibility outcomes, such as work on load-bearing members that are essential parts of the station's structural frame. In practical terms, the funding can support the kinds of heavy capital improvements older stations often need in order to add or upgrade accessible paths of travel and related station elements, especially where the underlying structure limits what can be changed without significant reconstruction.
ASAP also supports planning-oriented work, not just construction. Eligible planning activities include developing or updating a plan to pursue public transportation accessibility projects, conducting accessibility assessments, or evaluating planned station modifications. This planning track is meant to help agencies build a prioritized, actionable roadmap for accessibility upgrades across multiple stations or corridors, including programs of projects in an eligible area, rather than treating each station as an isolated fix.
Eligibility is limited to public entities connected to legacy rail fixed guideway systems and the stations/facilities associated with them. Eligible applicants include designated recipients that operate or allocate funds to inaccessible pre-ADA rail fixed guideway public transportation systems. In addition, states (including U.S. territories and Washington, D.C.) and local governmental entities may apply if they operate or financially support legacy rail fixed guideway systems and their corresponding legacy stations or facilities. The opportunity listing identifies eligible applicant types as state governments and other eligible entities consistent with the categories above.
Awards are made through a competitive selection process, meaning applicants must make the case that their proposed projects are strong candidates relative to other submissions nationwide. The notice indicates an expected total of about 10 awards, with an award ceiling of $25,000,000 per award. The funding instrument is listed as "Other" under a discretionary opportunity category, which signals a competitive grant structure rather than a formula distribution.
Key administrative details from the opportunity listing include the Funding Opportunity Number FTA 2024 001 TPM ASAP, with the original application closing date of January 30, 2024. The opportunity record shows a creation date of November 30, 2023. Overall, the intent is to accelerate long-delayed accessibility improvements at older rail stations by supporting both the complex capital construction required to remove barriers and the planning work needed to sequence and deliver accessibility upgrades efficiently across a system.Apply for FTA 2024 001 TPM ASAP
- The DOT/Federal Transit Administration in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2024 Competitive Funding Opportunity: All Stations Accessibility Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.533.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2023-11-30.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-01-30. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $25,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, Others.
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FY 2024 All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP) Competitive Funding Opportunity - FAQs
What is the FY 2024 All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP)?
The FY 2024 Competitive Funding Opportunity: All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP) is a discretionary, competitively awarded grant program run by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA). It provides funding to improve accessibility at older rail transit stations and related passenger facilities that were built before the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and remain inaccessible today.
What is the purpose of ASAP funding?
The program is intended to accelerate long-delayed accessibility improvements at pre-ADA (often described as "legacy") rail stations by supporting both (1) capital work that removes barriers for riders and (2) planning activities that help agencies prioritize and sequence accessibility upgrades across a system.
How much funding is available under this opportunity?
This opportunity makes $343 million available through the FY 2022 ASAP funding pot.
What Federal Assistance Listing (CFDA) number is associated with ASAP?
The Federal Assistance Listing/CFDA number identified for this funding is 20.533.
Is this a formula grant or a competitive grant?
This is a competitive (discretionary) grant opportunity. Awards are made through a competitive selection process, and applicants must demonstrate that their proposed project(s) are strong candidates compared with other submissions nationwide.
How many awards does FTA expect to make?
The notice indicates an expected total of about 10 awards.
What is the maximum award size?
The opportunity lists an award ceiling of $25,000,000 per award.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to public entities connected to legacy rail fixed guideway systems and the stations/facilities associated with them. Eligible applicants include designated recipients that operate or allocate funds to inaccessible pre-ADA rail fixed guideway public transportation systems. States (including U.S. territories and Washington, D.C.) and local governmental entities may also apply if they operate or financially support legacy rail fixed guideway systems and their corresponding legacy stations or facilities.
What types of transit systems are the focus of ASAP?
The focus is specifically on rail fixed guideway systems and on stations that were built before the ADA and remain inaccessible (often referred to as pre-ADA or "legacy" infrastructure).
What types of projects can ASAP fund?
ASAP can fund projects that directly improve accessibility for riders by repairing, improving, modifying, retrofitting, or relocating station and facility infrastructure used by passengers. The intent is to support practical, rider-facing accessibility outcomes at older rail stations and related passenger facilities.
Can ASAP support major structural work at stations?
Yes. The program description indicates that major structural work can be eligible when it is tied to accessibility outcomes, including work on load-bearing members that are essential parts of the station's structural frame.
Does ASAP only fund construction, or can it fund planning too?
ASAP supports both construction-oriented capital improvements and planning-oriented work.
What planning activities are eligible under ASAP?
Eligible planning activities include developing or updating a plan to pursue public transportation accessibility projects, conducting accessibility assessments, and evaluating planned station modifications.
Why does ASAP include a planning track?
The planning track is meant to help agencies develop a prioritized, actionable roadmap for accessibility upgrades across multiple stations or corridors, including programs of projects in an eligible area, rather than treating each station as an isolated fix.
What kinds of facilities does ASAP consider eligible besides stations?
The opportunity references "related passenger facilities" and "station and facility infrastructure used by passengers" associated with legacy rail fixed guideway systems.
What does the opportunity mean by "legacy" infrastructure?
In the notice, "legacy" generally refers to rail fixed guideway stations and related passenger facilities built before the ADA that remain inaccessible today.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this ASAP competition?
The Funding Opportunity Number listed is FTA 2024 001 TPM ASAP.
What was the application closing date shown in the listing?
The original application closing date shown is January 30, 2024.
When was this opportunity record created?
The opportunity record shows a creation date of November 30, 2023.
What is the listed funding instrument for this opportunity?
The funding instrument is listed as "Other" under a discretionary opportunity category, signaling a competitive grant structure rather than a formula distribution.
What is the overall goal of the program?
The overall goal is to bring older, inaccessible rail stations and related passenger facilities up to modern accessibility expectations by funding the complex capital work often required to remove barriers and the planning work needed to deliver upgrades efficiently across a system.
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