Closed · FTA-2019-007-TSO · CFDA 20.531 · Discretionary

Crime Prevention and Public Safety Awareness

Federal grant opportunity posted by DOT - Federal Transit Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$25K+
Award range
Closed
Status
May 28, 2019
Close date
25
Expected awards

The verdict

Crime Prevention and Public Safety Awareness is a closed discretionary listing from DOT - Federal Transit Administration that offered $25,000 or more across 25 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 196 other opportunities from DOT - Federal Transit Administration.

$25K+
award range
Closed
application status
25
expected awards
20.531
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Crime Prevention and Public Safety Awareness is closed (last close May 28, 2019). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. DOT - Federal Transit Administration still indexes 196 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed May 28, 2019

Posted Mar 29 Closes May 28

Est. Total Funding

$2,000,000

Expected Awards

25

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the availability of $2 million in funding provided under the Technical Assistance and Workforce Development Program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. § 5314, as amended by the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST), Public Law 114-94 (December 4, 2015). This is a national solicitation for project proposals and includes the selection criteria and program eligibility information for Fiscal Year 2019 projects. The primary purpose of these competitively selected grants is to develop and disseminate technical assistance materials supporting public safety awareness campaigns addressing public safety in transit systems, including crime prevention, human trafficking, and operator assault.

Nonprofit-only applicant desk · Transportation

The printed eligibility set for Crime Prevention and Public Safety Awareness is nonprofit-only (Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)). Government, campus, and for-profit doors are absent from this NOFO row. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Transportation (T). Only 3 other DOT - Federal Transit Administration listings share this exact eligibility-code string (2% of 197).

Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Dakisha Spratling Office of Transit Safety and Oversight (202) 366-2530 or FTAPublicSafety@dot.gov.

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What to do next

Crime Prevention and Public Safety Awareness is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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