OpportunityTitle: FY 2021 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Areas of Persistent Poverty Program
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants under this program are States, tribes, and designated or direct recipients under 49 U.S.C. 5307, 49 U.S.C. 5310, or 49 U.S.C. 5311 that are in areas of persistent poverty. However, if the applicant is not an active direct recipient of FTA funding, the applicant should obtain a commitment from a direct recipient to apply for grant funding on their behalf in FTA&apos;s grant management system (TrAMS) if they are selected for award.
Description: Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): Solicitation of Project Proposals for the Areas of Persistent Poverty Program was established in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which provided funds to eligible applicants that are in areas of persistent poverty. Synopses and full announcement are posted on Grants.gov site as opportunity FTA-2021-005-TPE. Closing date has been extended due to Hurricane Ida. Proposals must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov website by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on September 13, 2021.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: FTA Office of Planning and Environment
GrantorContactText: Tonya Holland &lt;br/&gt;Federal Transit Administration - Office of Planning and Environment &lt;br/&gt;Phone: 202-493-0383