OpportunityTitle: Passenger Ferry Grant Program
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: The Passenger Ferry Grant program (Ferry program), as authorized, is available to urbanized areas for the same general authority provided under 49 U.S.C. 5307 (Section 5307). However, within the authority provided to the Secretary of Transportation to develop a competitive process, FTA is limiting this discretionary opportunity to capital   projects. These funds constitute a core investment in the enhancement and revitalization of public ferry systems in the Nation&apos;s urbanized   areas. This notice solicits proposals to compete for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 funding under the Ferry program and may include additional funds made available under future appropriations.
Description: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the availability of Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Grant program funds in support of the Discretionary Passenger Ferry Grant program. This grant opportunity will be funded using $29.9 million in FY 2013 Urbanized Area Formula Grants program funds authorized by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), Public Law 112-141, July 6, 2012.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Vanessa Williams
GrantorContactText: Vanessa Williams &lt;br/&gt;Office of Program Management &lt;br/&gt;