Closed · FTA-2024-014-TPM-NRTAP · CFDA 20.509 · Discretionary

FY24 Notice of Funding Opportunity: National Rural Transit Assistance Program

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

up to $3.3M
Award range
Closed
Status
November 12, 2024
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

FY24 Notice of Funding Opportunity: National Rural Transit Assistance Program is a closed discretionary listing from DOT - Federal Transit Administration that offered Up to $3,250,723 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 196 other opportunities from DOT - Federal Transit Administration.

up to $3.3M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
20.509
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

FY24 Notice of Funding Opportunity: National… is closed (last close November 12, 2024). The parent program page for CFDA 20.509 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 November 12, 2024

Posted Sep 12 Closes Nov 12

Est. Total Funding

$3,250,723

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for $3,250,723 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Rural Transportation Assistance Program funds through a competitive cooperative agreement award. FTA is soliciting proposals under the agency's Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program to select an entity to administer a National Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP). The National RTAP will carry out activities to design and implement training and technical assistance projects and other support services tailored to meet the specific needs of transit operators in rural areas, including tribal transit services.

Nonprofit-only applicant desk · Transportation

The printed eligibility set for FY24 Notice of Funding Opportunity: National… 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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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 20.509

Formula Grants for Rural Areas (Rural Transit)

U.S. Department of Transportation

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Agency Contact

Heather Edmonds FTA Office of Program Management Phone:202-366-3748

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What to do next

FY24 Notice of Funding Opportunity: National… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 20.509 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Formula Grants for Rural Areas (Rural Transit) indexes 1 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.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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