Closed · FTA-2021-005-TPE · CFDA 20.505 · Discretionary

FY 2021 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Areas of Persistent Poverty Program

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

up to $1M
Award range
Closed
Status
September 13, 2021
Close date
50
Expected awards

The verdict

FY 2021 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Areas of Persistent Poverty Program is a closed discretionary listing from DOT - Federal Transit Administration that offered Up to $1,000,000 across 50 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 196 other opportunities from DOT - Federal Transit Administration.

up to $1M
award range
Closed
application status
50
expected awards
20.505
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

FY 2021 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Area… is closed (last close September 13, 2021). 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 September 13, 2021

Posted Jun 30 Closes Sep 13

Est. Total Funding

$16,259,614

Expected Awards

50

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): Solicitation of Project Proposals for the Areas of Persistent Poverty Program was established in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which provided funds to eligible applicants that are in areas of persistent poverty. Synopses and full announcement are posted on Grants.gov site as opportunity FTA-2021-005-TPE. Closing date has been extended due to Hurricane Ida. Proposals must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov website by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on September 13, 2021.

Civic applicant mix · government + nonprofit doors

FY 2021 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Area… combines government/tribal and nonprofit applicant types (7 doors). The listing is a civic funding corridor spanning public and nonprofit operators. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Transportation (T). Inside DOT - Federal Transit Administration's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 04
Special district governments
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
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

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Agency Contact

Tonya Holland Federal Transit Administration - Office of Planning and Environment Phone: 202-493-0383

What to do next

FY 2021 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Area… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants