Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Transportation Planning and Research (Section 5304)
Department Of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration
The goals of the FTA’s Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Transportation Planning and Research Program (Section 5304) are to support comprehensive, coordinated, and continuing transportation planning processes that improve mobility and accessibility in areas outside metropolitan urbanized regions. Specifically, Section 5304 aims to enhance transportation planning in rural and nonmetropolitan areas by providing funding and technical assistance to States and local agencies, promote coordination among l
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Helps states and local planning groups improve transportation systems through public input and project selection. Provides support for planning and research activities related to transportation.
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Visit Grants.gov to find the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).
- Prepare your application according to the guidelines provided in the NOFO.
- Submit your application through the Transit Award Management System (TrAMS).
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://trams.transit.dot.gov/
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 📅Key Dates
- March 31, 2026FY 2026 funding announcement
- 🔄Intake Type
- fixed-deadline
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- SF-424A (Budget Information - Non-Construction)
- SF-424B (Assurances)
- Project Narrative
- Budget Narrative
- Indirect cost rate agreement
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- purchase of modern American-made transit buses
- upgrade fueling and maintenance infrastructure
- 💳Payment Model
- mixed
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
- 🔀Matching Required
- Yes
- 📊Matching Ratio
- 20% minimum
- 🏦Eligible Matching Sources
- cash
- in-kind contributions
- 📚Stacking Rules
- Allowed
- 🛡️Proof of Matching Required
- Documentation of matching funds required
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- annual
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- SF-425 Federal Financial Report
- performance progress report
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards
- 📢Branding Requirements
- Acknowledgment of federal funding required
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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