Curriculum for New State DOT Transit Grant Managers in Administering Federal and State Transit Grants (2014)

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2.10 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) ...................................................................... II-136 2.11 Buy America and Vehicle Requirements ........................................................................... II-149 2.12 State and Metropolitan Planning ......................................................................................... II-158 2.13 Local Planning ............................................................................................................................. II-170 2.14 Public Participation ................................................................................................................... II-182 2.15 Asset Management .................................................................................................................... II-192 2.16 Safety and Security .................................................................................................................... II-208 2.17 Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) ............................................................................. II-216 2.18 Labor Protection/Special Warranty ................................................................................... II-227 2.19 Drug and Alcohol Testing and Drug-Free Workplace Act Programs ..................... II-235 2.20 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) .............................................................................. II-250 2.21 Title VI ............................................................................................................................................ II-278 2.22 Half-Fare ........................................................................................................................................ II-295 2.23 Ensuring the Services Are Open to the Public ................................................................ II-302 2.24 Charter Bus ................................................................................................................................... II-308 2.25 School Bus ..................................................................................................................................... II-318 LEVEL III MODULES 3.1 Grant Administration ...................................................................................................................... III-1 3.2 Financial Management ................................................................................................................... III-3 3.3 Project Management and Grantee Oversight ......................................................................... III-5 3.4 Procurement ....................................................................................................................................... III-6 3.5 State and Metropolitan Planning ............................................................................................. III-11 3.6 Local Planning ................................................................................................................................. III-13 3.7 Public Participation ...................................................................................................................... III-16 3.8 Asset Management ........................................................................................................................ III-17 3.9 Safety and Security ........................................................................................................................ III-18 3.10 Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) .............................................................................. III-19 3.11 Drug and Alcohol Testing......................................................................................................... III-20 3.12 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ............................................................................... III-21 3.13 Title VI ............................................................................................................................................. III-22 3.14 Training and Technical Assistance ....................................................................................... III-23 APPENDIX A .................................................................................................................................................. A-1 ii

AUTHOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This curriculum was developed under NCHRP Project 20-65 (44), by the KFH Group, Incorporated under subcontract to Cambridge Systematics, Inc. Sue F. Knapp, KFH Group President, was the Principal Investigator. The other authors of this curriculum are Beth Hamby, Senior Transportation Planner, and Holly Chase, Transportation Planner, both on staff at KFH Group. ABSTRACT This curriculum was developed under NCHRP Project 20-65 (44), “Curriculum for New State DOT Transit Grant Managers in Administering Federal and State Transit Grants.” The public transit divisions within the state departments of transportation (DOTs) manage a variety of federal and state transit programs. The purpose of this curriculum is to provide state transit directors with a comprehensive resource with which to train new individuals on their staff in Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5307, 5310, 5311, and 5339 program management and subrecipient oversight. This curriculum is designed to be used by experienced state DOT transit program personnel who train new staff, as well as in a self-study approach. It is organized into a series of modules and submodules covering all FTA State Management Review and Triennial Review topic areas, as well as supplemental information. Modules include: Introduction to FTA Grants; Legal Authority and Annual Certifications (including Lobbying); Grant Administration; Financial Management; Project Management and Grantee Oversight; Procurement (including Disadvantaged Business Enterprise and Buy America); Planning; Asset Management; Safety and Security; Subrecipient Personnel-Related Issues (including Equal Employment Opportunity, Labor Protection, and Drug and Alcohol programs); Subrecipient Service Requirements & Restrictions (including Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VI, Half-Fare, Charter Bus, and School Bus); and Training and Technical Assistance. Modules are presented in three levels. Level 1 provides summary information appropriate for all state transit staff members. Level 2 provides a foundation course with the degree of detail that many state transit staff members will need. Level 3 provides recommendations for in-depth training for those staff needing special expertise. An additional module provides state transit directors with tools for identifying the non-FTA-specific core skills needed for future recruitments, approaches to recruiting for these skills, and suggestions for training and resources that their staff can use to build these skills. iii