Get $4M for Transit-Focused Community Growth!

Posted: February 11, 2015

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Summary

Small businesses and communities near public transit can get expert help to build affordable housing and create jobs. This $4 million initiative focuses on boosting local economies and ensuring equitable development around transit stations.

Eligibility

Community Development Public Transit Affordable Housing Small Business Growth

Full Description

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces a Notice of Funding Opportunity and Request for Proposals (RFP) for a new National Public Transportation/TOD Technical Assistance Initiative, which supports the Ladders of Opportunity initiative of the President and the Secretary of Transportation by providing technical assistance for transit-oriented development activities around public transportation stations, including technical assistance to economically distressed communities across the country. FTA has budgeted up to $4,000,000 over a four-year period and seeks proposals that will demonstrate the ability to organize a technical assistance team with practical expertise in a range of disciplines including public transportation, transit-oriented development, land use, urban planning, affordable housing, environmental justice and community-based economic development.