Opportunity Information: Apply for FTA 2020 008 FERRY
The Passenger Ferry Grant Program (Funding Opportunity Number FTA 2020 008 FERRY) is a discretionary, competitive grant opportunity run by the U.S. Department of Transportation through the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). It makes available a total of 30 million dollars in Fiscal Year 2019 funding under the Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Program (CFDA 20.507), but sets no stated per-award maximum (the award ceiling is listed as 0, meaning the notice does not specify a cap). The program is focused specifically on passenger ferry systems and is intended to help communities fund major capital investments that either keep existing ferry service in good working order or expand ferry service where it is needed.
At a practical level, the money is meant for capital projects rather than routine operations. The FTA’s stated goals include supporting existing passenger ferry operations, establishing new passenger ferry service, and repairing or modernizing core ferry assets. Eligible project types include work on ferry vessels themselves, ferry terminals, and related facilities and equipment. That covers the kinds of big-ticket items that typically determine whether a ferry system is safe, reliable, accessible, and capable of handling demand, such as vessel rehabilitation or replacement, terminal upgrades, and improvements to supporting infrastructure and equipment that keep the system functioning.
Applicants must already be within the universe of entities eligible for Section 5307 funding, because awards are limited to designated recipients or eligible direct recipients of Section 5307 funds, consistent with federal public transportation law and subject to appropriations. The eligibility listing also references state governments and federally recognized tribal governments, along with other applicants as clarified in the full notice’s eligibility section, but the key takeaway is that this competition is tied to Section 5307 eligibility and is not open-ended for any organization that operates boats. The grants are awarded competitively, meaning applications are compared against one another and selected based on the criteria and priorities laid out by FTA in the official opportunity documents rather than being distributed by formula.
The opportunity was posted on January 30, 2020, with an original closing date of March 30, 2020. The notice anticipates around 30 awards in total, which suggests the funding may be spread across multiple projects nationwide rather than concentrated in a small number of very large awards. Overall, the program is best understood as a targeted federal investment tool for ferry capital needs, aimed at improving and expanding passenger ferry transportation by funding vessels, terminals, and the equipment and facilities that make ferry service possible.Apply for FTA 2020 008 FERRY
- The Department of Transportation, DOT/Federal Transit Administration in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Passenger Ferry Grant Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.507.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 30, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 30, 2020. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 30 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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