Opportunity Information: Apply for FTA 2013 001 TPM SANDY
Apply for FTA 2013 001 TPM SANDY
- The DOT/Federal Transit Administration in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program for Hurricane Sandy" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.527 Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 7, 2013 and posted on Feb 6, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 8, 2013. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $2,000,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Special district governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) State governments County governments City or township governments.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program for Hurricane Sandy (Funding Opportunity Number FTA 2013 001 TPM SANDY) is a Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant opportunity created to reimburse and support public transportation agencies and other FTA recipients that were damaged or disrupted by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. The program is rooted in the Emergency Relief authority established under MAP-21 (49 U.S.C. 5324), which shifted primary responsibility to FTA for reimbursing eligible public transportation emergency response and recovery costs after a major disaster. For Sandy specifically, the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 (Pub. L. 113-2), enacted January 29, 2013, provided a total of $10.9 billion for FTA emergency relief activities tied to Sandy, including recovery, relief, and resiliency work. This particular notice covers the first tranche of funding made available quickly: up to $2.0 billion, distributed on a non-competitive basis, using the program's eligibility rules and the priority structure laid out by FTA.
Eligibility is tied directly to the Presidential major disaster declarations issued in late October 2012 and afterward for Hurricane Sandy. Public transportation providers operating in declared disaster areas are eligible, including recipients located in or serving areas of Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The applicant types explicitly include state governments, local and special district governments, county and city/township governments, and federally recognized tribal governments, along with other eligible FTA grant recipients that provide public transportation in the affected areas. The intent is to ensure that transit agencies facing severe storm impacts, especially those in New Jersey and New York where the damage was most extensive, can stabilize operations, rebuild core assets, and recover costs already incurred.
The funding focuses on reimbursing and supporting two broad classes of needs: capital recovery and certain emergency operating expenses. On the capital side, the grants can reimburse costs to repair, reconstruct, or replace damaged public transportation equipment and facilities, covering the heavy physical impacts of the storm on rail yards, stations, power systems, maintenance facilities, vehicles, and related infrastructure. On the operating side, the program recognizes that agencies incurred extraordinary, disaster-driven costs to protect life and property and to restore service. Eligible emergency operating expenses include activities such as evacuations and rescue support, moving rolling stock to higher ground to avoid storm surge damage, providing temporary transit service while normal operations were compromised, and reestablishing, expanding, or relocating service before, during, or after the storm to meet urgent mobility needs.
FTA organized the eligible work under this notice into three project categories, largely defined by timing and the kind of commitment or documentation an agency can provide. Category One covers reimbursement for eligible expenses that affected recipients both incurred and disbursed on or before January 29, 2013, tied to preparation for or immediate response to Sandy. Category Two supports existing contractual commitments and recovery contracts where the recipient had already issued a request for proposals (RFP) or invitation to bid (IFB) on or before January 29, 2013, essentially capturing work already in the pipeline through procurement actions taken by that date. Category Three covers ongoing force account work (work performed using the agency's own labor and resources) for response and recovery, as long as the recipient can document that the expense was included in its budget on or before January 29, 2013. Together, these categories prioritize near-term stabilization and reimbursement for costs that agencies had already undertaken or formally set in motion.
While Congress appropriated $10.9 billion overall for Sandy-related transit relief, this announcement specifically addresses the $2.0 billion made available immediately. The remainder was conditioned on two administrative steps: FTA entering into a Memorandum of Agreement with FEMA (as required by MAP-21 section 20017(b)) and FTA issuing interim regulations for the Emergency Relief Program, both described as underway at the time of the notice. In practical terms, this means the first wave of money was designed to flow quickly for clearly documentable, already-incurred or already-committed recovery actions, while the balance of funding would come later once the interagency framework and interim rules were in place.
Key administrative details include that the opportunity is categorized as a grant under the transportation activity area (CFDA 20.527), with an estimated total funding amount of $2,000,000,000 and an expectation of about 10 awards. A cost-sharing or matching requirement applies (the notice indicates cost sharing is required, though the specific match percentages are not included in the excerpt provided). The opportunity was posted February 6, 2013, with an application closing date of March 8, 2013, and an archive date of April 7, 2013. For official program materials and updates, FTA referenced an additional information link titled "FTA Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program," and provided a point of contact: Adam Schildge, Program Analyst, at 202-366-0778 or adam.schildge@dot.gov.
FAQs: Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program for Hurricane Sandy (FTA 2013 001 TPM SANDY)
What is this grant opportunity?
The Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program for Hurricane Sandy (Funding Opportunity Number FTA 2013 001 TPM SANDY) is a Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant opportunity created to reimburse and support public transportation agencies and other eligible FTA recipients that were damaged or disrupted by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012.
What is the purpose of the program?
The purpose is to help affected transit providers stabilize operations, rebuild core assets, and recover eligible costs tied to Hurricane Sandy impacts, including both capital recovery and certain emergency operating expenses.
What legal authority is this program based on?
The program is rooted in the Emergency Relief authority established under MAP-21 (49 U.S.C. 5324), which shifted primary responsibility to FTA for reimbursing eligible public transportation emergency response and recovery costs after a major disaster.
What law provided the Hurricane Sandy funding for transit emergency relief?
For Hurricane Sandy, the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 (Pub. L. 113-2), enacted January 29, 2013, provided a total of $10.9 billion for FTA emergency relief activities tied to Sandy, including recovery, relief, and resiliency work.
How much funding does this specific notice make available?
This notice covers the first tranche of funding made available quickly: up to $2.0 billion.
Is the funding competitive?
No. The $2.0 billion covered by this notice is distributed on a non-competitive basis, using the program's eligibility rules and the priority structure laid out by FTA.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is tied directly to Presidential major disaster declarations issued in late October 2012 and afterward for Hurricane Sandy. Public transportation providers operating in declared disaster areas are eligible, including eligible FTA grant recipients that provide public transportation in the affected areas.
What types of applicants are explicitly included?
The applicant types explicitly include state governments, local and special district governments, county governments, city or township governments, and federally recognized tribal governments, along with other eligible FTA grant recipients that provide public transportation in affected areas.
Which states and jurisdictions are covered as eligible disaster areas in this notice?
Recipients located in or serving declared disaster areas of Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia are included.
What kinds of needs does the funding support?
The funding focuses on two broad classes of needs: (1) capital recovery and (2) certain emergency operating expenses.
What is included under capital recovery?
Capital recovery can include reimbursement of costs to repair, reconstruct, or replace damaged public transportation equipment and facilities affected by the storm, including rail yards, stations, power systems, maintenance facilities, vehicles, and related infrastructure.
What emergency operating expenses are considered eligible under this notice?
Eligible emergency operating expenses include extraordinary, disaster-driven costs to protect life and property and restore service, such as evacuations and rescue support, moving rolling stock to higher ground to avoid storm surge damage, providing temporary transit service while normal operations were compromised, and reestablishing, expanding, or relocating service before, during, or after the storm to meet urgent mobility needs.
How did FTA organize eligible work under this notice?
FTA organized eligible work into three project categories, largely defined by timing and the kind of commitment or documentation an agency can provide.
What is Category One?
Category One covers reimbursement for eligible expenses that affected recipients both incurred and disbursed on or before January 29, 2013, tied to preparation for or immediate response to Hurricane Sandy.
What is Category Two?
Category Two supports existing contractual commitments and recovery contracts where the recipient had already issued a request for proposals (RFP) or invitation to bid (IFB) on or before January 29, 2013, capturing work already in the pipeline through procurement actions taken by that date.
What is Category Three?
Category Three covers ongoing force account work (work performed using the agency's own labor and resources) for response and recovery, as long as the recipient can document that the expense was included in its budget on or before January 29, 2013.
Why does this notice focus on costs incurred or committed by January 29, 2013?
This first wave of funding was designed to flow quickly for clearly documentable, already-incurred or already-committed recovery actions. The categories emphasize expenses paid by that date, procurement actions initiated by that date, or force account work budgeted by that date.
If Congress appropriated $10.9 billion, why is only $2.0 billion addressed here?
While $10.9 billion was appropriated for Sandy-related transit relief overall, this announcement addresses the $2.0 billion made available immediately. The remainder was conditioned on FTA entering into a Memorandum of Agreement with FEMA (as required by MAP-21 section 20017(b)) and FTA issuing interim regulations for the Emergency Relief Program, both described as underway at the time of the notice.
What is the CFDA number and activity area for this opportunity?
The opportunity is categorized as a grant under the transportation activity area with CFDA number 20.527.
What is the estimated total funding amount and expected number of awards?
The estimated total funding amount under this notice is $2,000,000,000, with an expectation of about 10 awards.
Is there a cost-sharing or match requirement?
Yes. The notice indicates that cost sharing is required, but the specific match percentages are not included in the information provided here.
When was the opportunity posted and what were the key dates?
The opportunity was posted February 6, 2013. The application closing date was March 8, 2013. The archive date was April 7, 2013.
Where can applicants find official program materials or updates?
FTA referenced an additional information link titled "FTA Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program" for official materials and updates.
Who is the point of contact for this funding opportunity?
The point of contact listed is Adam Schildge, Program Analyst. Phone: 202-366-0778. Email: adam.schildge@dot.gov.
Which agencies were most impacted according to the notice?
The notice highlights that transit agencies in New Jersey and New York experienced the most extensive damage, and the program intent includes helping those severely impacted agencies stabilize operations and rebuild.
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