Closed · FTA-2020-002-TPM-ER · CFDA 20.527 · Discretionary

Public Transportation Emergency Relief Funds for Transit Systems Affected by Major Declared Disasters Occuring in Calendar Year 2018

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

Varies
Award range
Closed
Status
January 17, 2020
Close date
100
Expected awards

The verdict

Public Transportation Emergency Relief Funds for Transit Systems Affected by Major Declared Disasters Occuring in Calendar Year 2018 is a closed discretionary listing from DOT - Federal Transit Administration that offered Varies by applicant across 100 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 196 other opportunities from DOT - Federal Transit Administration.

Varies
award range
Closed
application status
100
expected awards
20.527
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Public Transportation Emergency Relief Funds… is closed (last close January 17, 2020). The parent program page for CFDA 20.527 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. 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 January 17, 2020

Posted Dec 3 Closes Jan 17

Est. Total Funding

$10,462,935

Expected Awards

100

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for $10,462,935 in non-competitive grants under the Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program (Emergency Relief Program) to States, Territories, local governmental authorities, Indian tribes, and other FTA recipients affected by major declared disasters occurring in calendar year 2018. Projects may include costs for disaster response, recovery, and rebuilding activities. FTA will distribute these funds in a manner consistent with the eligibility requirements of this program on a non-competitive basis.

Multi-door applicant board · 5 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 5 distinct applicant types for Public Transportation Emergency Relief Funds… (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Federally recognized tribal governments; +1 more). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Transportation (T). 27 other DOT - Federal Transit Administration listings share this eligibility-code string (14% of 197).

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

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

View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.

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Agency Contact

Thomas Wilson Office of Program Management Phone 202-366-5279

What to do next

Public Transportation Emergency Relief Funds… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 20.527 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Enhanced Mobility of Seniors in Rural Areas indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • DOT - Federal Transit Administration lists 196 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

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