Closed · FTA-2021-007-TPE · CFDA 20.505 · Discretionary
FY 2021 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Route Planning Restoration Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by DOT - Federal Transit Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $1M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- November 15, 2021
- Close date
- 25
- Expected awards
The verdict
FY 2021 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Route Planning Restoration Program is a closed discretionary listing from DOT - Federal Transit Administration that offered Up to $1,000,000 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.
- up to $1M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 25
- expected awards
- 20.505
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
FY 2021 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Rout… is closed (last close November 15, 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 November 15, 2021
Est. Total Funding
$25,000,000
Expected Awards
25
Instrument
Grant
Description
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for $25,000,000 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 funding under the Route Planning Restoration Program (Federal Assistance Listing: 20.505). As required by Federal public transportation law and subject to funding availability, funds will be awarded competitively to support planning designed to (i) increase ridership and reduce travel times, while maintaining or expanding the total level of vehicle revenue miles of service provided in the planning period; or (ii) make service adjustments to increase the quality or frequency of service provided to low-income riders and disadvantaged neighborhoods or communities.
Multi-door applicant board · 5 Grants.gov types
Grants.gov prints 5 distinct applicant types for FY 2021 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Rout… (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +1 more). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Transportation (T). Only 1 other DOT - Federal Transit Administration listing share this exact eligibility-code string (1% of 197).
- 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
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.
Agency Contact
1200 New Jersey Ave SE Washington, DC 20590 (Phone) 202-366-1648
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What to do next
FY 2021 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Rout… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Browse open federal opportunities in the same category when this listing is closed. Open opportunities
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