FTA announces NOFO for FY2020 Grants for Passenger Ferry Program

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit project proposals for the Passenger Ferry Grant Program.

FTA has made available $30 million of FY2020 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 the 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 March 30, 2020.

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 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.

All applicants must complete the attached supplemental form and attach it to their submission in GRANTS.GOV. An applicant must submit a proposal electronically by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on March 30, 2020. Any agency intending to apply should initiate the process of registering on the GRANTS.GOV site to ensure completion of registration before the submission deadline.