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Transit Emergency Relief Program (ER Program)
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The Emergency Relief Program is intended to provide operating assistance and capital funding to aid recipients and sub-recipients in restoring public transportation service, and in repairing and reconstructing public transportation assets to a state of good repair, as expeditiously as possible following an emergency or major disaster.
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
For more information on each of these data sources, please see the
About the data page.
FTA has continued to award grants that fund long term recovery and rebuilding of public transit systems from Hurricane Sandy, and that increase the resilience of these transit systems to future natural disasters. FTA has continued to award grants that fund long term recovery and rebuilding of public transit systems from Hurricane Sandy, and that increase the resilience of these transit systems to future natural disasters.
FTA will continue to award grants that fund long term recovery and rebuilding of public transit systems from Hurricane Sandy, and that increase the resilience of these transit systems to future natural disasters.
FTA will continue to award grants that fund long term recovery and rebuilding of public transit systems from Hurricane Sandy, and that increase the resilience of these transit systems to future natural disasters.
Continued providing grants, technical assistance, and oversight for public transit providers affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria in 2017 and Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Prepared to make available funding appropriated by Congress for transit systems affected by major declared disasters occurring in 2018.
Made available $10.5 million in funding appropriated by Congress for transit systems affected by major declared disasters occurring in 2018. Provided technical assistance, regulatory relief, and expanded eligibilities to transit providers across the country affected by coronavirus.
FTA used its authority under this program to allow recipients of Urbanized Area Formula Grants (59 U.S.C. 5307) and Formula Grants for Rural Areas (59 U.S.C. 5311) to use previously-apportioned funds for capital and operating expenses directly related to preparing for, responding to, and recovering from the coronavirus pandemic. No additional funding was provided through the Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program
FTA continued helping transit agencies in states and territories affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria to rebuild damaged transit facilities and services and to make transit systems more resilient to future disasters.
FTA made a final allocation of funding for transit systems affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. FTA also allocated funding for transit systems affected by Major Declared Disasters in calendar years 2017, 2020, 2021, and 2022 from the $213 million provided by Congress in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023.
FTA allocated remaining funding for transit systems affected by Major Declared Disasters in calendar years 2017, 2020, 2021, and 2022 from the $213 million provided by Congress in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
