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Passenger Ferry Grant Program FY 2020 Notice of Funding Opportunity

Date Posted:
Date Closed:
Opportunity ID: FTA-2020-008-Ferry

FTA’s Passenger Ferry Grant Program will now close April 29 at 11:59 PM EDT.

Details:

1/30/2020. Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): Solicitation of Project Proposals for the Passenger Ferry Grant Program (Ferry program). The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the availability of $30 million of Fiscal Year 2020 Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Program funds to assist financing capital projects to support existing passenger ferry service, establish new ferry service, and to repair and modernize ferry boats, terminals, and related facilities and equipment. Synopses and full announcement are posted on Grants.gov site as opportunity FTA-2020-008-Ferry. Proposals must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov website by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on April 29, 2020.

Summary:

The main purpose of the ferry program is to improve the condition and quality of existing passenger ferry services, support the establishment of new passenger ferry services, and to repair and modernize ferry boats, terminals, and related facilities and equipment.

Eligible Applicants:

Eligible applicants under this program must be designated recipients or eligible direct recipients of Urbanized Area Formula Grants (Section 5307) funds, which support public entities engaged in providing a public transportation passenger ferry service in urbanized areas.

Link and Instructions for attaching the supplemental form to the SF-424:

All applicants must complete the attached supplemental form and attach it to their submission in GRANTS.GOV.

Dates:

An applicant must submit a proposal electronically by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on April 29, 2020. Any agency intending to apply should initiate the process of registering on the GRANTS.GOV site immediately to ensure completion of registration before the submission deadline.

For Further Information Contact:

For information on this NOFO for the Passenger Ferry Grant Program, contact Vanessa Williams(link sends email), (202) 366-4818.