UDOT

Alana Spendlove, Rural Public Transit Program Manager
Phone: 801-910-2095
aspendlove@utah.gov

Rebecca Collins, Program Specialist, Section 5310
Phone: 801-965-4133
rebeccacollins@utah.gov

LeAnn Abegglen, Program Specialist, Sections 5311 and 5339
Phone: 801-965-4119
labegglen@utah.gov

Jordan Hess, Program Specialist, Financial
Phone: 801-875-0065
jordanhess1@utah.gov

Ray Earl, Compliance Manager
Phone: 385-209-3776
rearl@utah.gov

The Utah Department of Transportation is pleased to announce the availability of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funds for Federal Fiscal Year 2024 plus excess funds from other years. Administration of available funds is competitive and requires application for those funds. The first phase of the application process begins on September 1, 2021 with submission of a Letter of Intent (LOI).

To submit an LOI, go directly to the submission page. The last day to submit an LOI form is October 1, 2021. If online submission option does not work for you and would like to fill out a hard copy of the LOI, please email or call Tim Boschert at tboschert@utah.gov, 801-964-4508 or Rebecca Collins at rebeccacollins@utah.gov, 801-965-4133.

Funding is available for the following programs:

• Section 5310 – Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities
• Section 5311 – Formula Grants for Rural Areas
• Section 5339 – Bus and Bus Facilities

For more information on the LOI and application process please see the “Application Process & Guidance” section below.

For additional information on the above federal FTA programs, please go to FTA’s website.

Federal Transit Administration

Utah Department of Transportation
STIP Program Years 2024

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Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act)
Program	Year	Program Amount	Program Area
5310	2024	$276,500 $349,000	Statewide* Small Urban*
5311	2024	$7,684,350	Statewide
5339	2024	$3,500,000 $372,325	Statewide Small Urban

*Program amounts are approximate amounts and subject to change
*Small Urban: Logan & City of St. George
*Statewide: Outside of MPO Regions & Small Urban

2021 Certs & Assurances Signature Page
Public Transit Annual Schedule

FTA 5304 funds are used by UDOT staff to take care of the statewide transit planning needs for areas outside the urbanized MPO boundaries; to conduct transit feasibility studies; to provide five-year transit development plans on a regional basis, as needed; and to conduct special transit research studies. These funds are also used to identify transit program needs, and to develop solutions short and long range transportation plans.

Fact Sheet for Section 5304 (MAP-21)
5304 Statewide Planning Funds

Awarded Projects

State may authorize a portion of these funds to be used to supplement and administer Metropolitan Planning funds allocated by the State to its urbanized areas, as the State deems appropriate. The objective is to assist in the development of cost effective multimodal transportation improvement programs, which include the planning, engineering, and design of Federal Transit projects and other technical studies, in a program for a unified and officially coordinated Statewide Transportation system.

An applicant for Section 5304 funds must comply with all the following threshold criteria:

a. State and local public bodies

b. Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO’s)
c. Other public agencies and instrumentalities of one or more municipalities
d. Public corporations
e. Boards and commissions established under State law
f. Publicly owned transit operators.

This Program is intended to enhance mobility for seniors and persons with disabilities by providing funds for programs to serve the special needs of transit-dependent populations beyond traditional public transportation services and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) complementary paratransit services.

Fact Sheet for Section 5310 (MAP-21)

The UDOT goal for administration of the Section 5310 Program for the State of Utah is to provide supplemental assistance to State-approved private non-profit corporations or eligible public governmental agencies in meeting the special transportation needs of seniors and persons with disabilities.

Eligible entities include:

a. Private, non-profit organizations

b. Public bodies that certify to the Governor that no non-profit corporations or associations are readily available in an area to provide the service.
c. Public bodies approved by the State to coordinate services for seniors and persons with disabilities.

Examples of UDOT’s capital expenses could be but not limited to:

a. Buses

b. Vans
c. Vehicle rehabilitation to include drive train, seating and cosmetic procedures
d. Computer hardware and software

This program provides capital, planning and operating assistance to states to support public transportation in rural areas with populations less than 50,000 where many residents often rely on public transit to reach their destinations. Federal law requires states to spend 15 percent of their Section 5311 apportionment “to carry out a program for the development and support of intercity bus transportation” unless the Governor certifies that the intercity bus service needs of the state are being adequately met relative to other rural transportation needs.

Fact Sheet for Section 5311 (MAP-21)

The goal of the Section 5311 program (not including Intercity Bus) is to provide the following services to communities with population less than 50,000:

a. Enhance the access of people in non-urbanized areas to health care, shopping, education, employment, public services, and recreation.

b. Assist in the maintenance, development, improvement, and use of public transportation systems in non-urbanized areas.
c. Encourage and facilitate the most efficient use of all transportation funds used to provide passenger transportation in non-urbanized areas through the coordination of programs and services.
d. Assist in the development and support of intercity bus transportation.
e. Provide for the participation of private transportation providers in non-urbanized transportation.

Eligible entities include the State or local governmental authority, a nonprofit organization, or an operator of public transportation or intercity bus service that receives federal transit program grant funds indirectly through a recipient.

Intercity bus service is a vital link between rural communities and the urban areas within the State as well as the rest of the nation. The goals of the Section 5311(f) Intercity Bus program are to:

a. Support the connection between non-urbanized areas and the larger regional or national system of intercity bus service.

b. Support the services to meet the intercity travel needs of residents in non-urbanized areas.
c. Support the infrastructure of the intercity bus network through planning and marketing assistance and capital investment in facilities.

If intercity bus needs are met, the Governor must state so in a letter to FTA. Only then may funds be included (transferred) to the regional apportionment funds.

For purposes of Section 5311(f) only, FTA permits states to pass through funds to local public bodies and private nonprofit and for profit intercity bus providers. UDOT uses a merit based selection process to ensure that the private operator is qualified, will provide eligible service, can comply with Federal and State requirements, and is the best, or only, provider available to offer service at a fair and reasonable cost.

FTA Section 5329 provides funds for safety and oversight of rail transit safety.

Fact Sheet for Section 5329 (FAST Act)

The goal of the Section 5329 program is to implement and maintain a national public transportation safety program to improve the safety of all public transportation systems that receive federal funding.

FTA Section 5339 provides capital funding to replace, rehabilitate and purchase buses and related equipment and to construct bus-related facilities.

Fact Sheet for Section 5339 (MAP-21)

The goal of the Section 5339 program is to improve bus and bus facilities by funding capital projects to replace, rehabilitate and purchase buses, vans, and related equipment, and to construct bus-related facilities.

Click on the links below to view the Public Transit Program Guidance and Application Process.

2024 Application and 5310 Guidance
Public Transit Online
Letter of Intent
Public Transit Program Guidance
Regional Contact Information
Subrecipient List
FTA 5310 Program Circular
FTA 5311 Program Circular
FTA 5339 Program Circular

2017 Program Awards Amounts
2018 Program Awards Amounts
2019 Program Awards Amounts
2020 Program Awards Amounts
2021 Program Awards Amounts
2022 Program Awards Amounts

UDOT FTA Title VI Program

Agency Title VI Sample Document
Fixed Route and MPO Title VI Guidance
FTA Title VI Circular 4702.1B
FTA Title VI Overview 4702.1B
FTA Title VI Public Board Outreach
UDOT Title VI 2013 Presentation
UDOT FTA Title VI Program
UDOT LEP Plan from UDOT Title VI Plan
UDOT LEP Tools Compiled Documents
UDOT Non-Discrimination Title VI Poster
UDOT Non-Discrimination Poster (Spanish)
UDOT Title VI Brochure
UDOT Public Involvement Sign in Sheet
Title VI Resources for Subrecipients
UDOT Title VI Public Meeting Hearing Form
Title VI Region Demographic Data

UDOT FTA DBE Program Plan
UDOT FTA DBE FY2021-2023 Goals and Methodology

2019 State Management Plan and Policies and Procedures

2020 Transit Asset Management Plan (Draft)
2018 Transit Asset Management Plan
2017 Transit Asset Management Plan

SunTrans Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP)

1. Statewide Plan-June 2007
2. Bear River Coordinated Human Service Transportation Plan – May 2017
3. Dixie MPO Transportation Plan – August 2009
4. Six County Coordinated Service Transportation Plan – 2016
5. Southwest Utah Coordinated Human Service Transportation Plan – July 2015
6. Wasatch Front Mobility Management Project (Regional Coordinated Plan) – 2015
7. Uintah Basin Coordinated Human Service Transportation Plan – August 2018
8. Tooele Coordinated Transportation Plan – 2015
9. Bear River Region Mobility Management Business Plan – September 2012
10. Southeastern Utah Coordinated Human Service Public Transportation Plan – September 2017

1. Improving Transportation Services for DSPD Consumers – August 2012
2. Utah Department of Transportation Public Transit Team Annual Report for 2010
3. 2011-2013 Rural Intercity Transit Workshop Presentation – January 2011 (1.9 MB)
4. 2011-2013 Rural Intercity Transit Workshop Summary – January 2011 (2.9 MB)
5. Hurricane to Zion Canyon Transit Study – August 2010
6. Intercity Bus Study – February 2010 (3.1 MB)
7. Summit County Regional Transit Study – December 1999 (6.7 MB)
8. Dixie Transit Feasibility Study – May 1999 (8.1 MB)
9. Six County Rural Transit Feasibility Study – October 1998 (13.6 MB)
10. Brian Head Feasibility Study – January 2011 (2.9 MB)
11. Bear River Mobility Management Business Plan

1. 2017 Transit Asset Management Plan (1.2 MB)

The program compliance forms are provided for your convenience.

Alcohol Testing Data Collections Form
Daily Pre-Trip Inspection Form
Drug Testing Data Collections Form
Vehicle Surveillance Inspection Form
Title VI Compliance Requirements
Preventive Maintenance Schedule and Vehicle Surveillance Forms

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