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Financial Management for Rural Transit Managers
Federal Requirements:
- USDOT-FTA Uniform System of Accounts
- 2 CFR Part 2--Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (“Super Circular” of the Office of Management and Budget)
- FTA Circular 5010.1E, Award Management Requirements (2018) (general requirements for all FTA grants)
Guidance Resources:
- USDOT Benefit-Cost Analysis Spreadsheet Template for Discretionary Grant Programs
- National RTAP Funding Topic Guide
- Fundamental Financial Management for Rural Transit Providers (manual released by National RTAP)
- National RTAP Service Contracting and Cost Allocation Webinar (October 14, 2021)
- Webinar recording
- Presentation slides
- Cost allocation calculator
- FTA Calculating, Documenting, and Charging Operating Expenses webinars
- CCAM Federal Fund Braiding Guide (2020)
Revenue Ideas:
- TCRP Synthesis 160 - Fare Capping: Balancing Revenue and Equity Impacts
- National RTAP's "Advertising Best Practices: Bus Wraps and In-Kind Advertising" Spotlight Article (2017)
- National RTAP's "Make Business Part of Rural Transit's Business" John Martin Series Webinar (2010)
Updated 7/8/2024