FTA issues NOFO for $30 million in ferry funding

Feb. 12, 2019
Applications for the grants are due April 15. Funds will go toward the purchase, repair and modernization of ferry boats, terminals and related facilities.

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for passenger ferry projects.

The $30 million in grants is made available through the Passenger Ferry Grant Program and can be awarded to projects that develop and support ferry service.

"Our nation’s waterways shape the economies of many of our communities, and in these places, passenger ferry service provides a crucial connection to jobs and other important destinations," said FTA Acting Administrator K. Jane Williams.

FTA said it will award the competitive grants to states and public entities to purchase, repair or modernize ferry boats, terminals and related facilities and equipment, supporting existing ferry service and the establishment of new passenger ferry service. Applications are due April 15, 2019. 

FTA also notes that projects will be evaluated and selected based on criteria outlined in the NOFO, including the need for improvements, demonstration of benefits to transit service and integration with local and regional long-term planning. 

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Mischa Wanek-Libman serves as editor in chief of Mass Transit magazine. She is responsible for developing and maintaining the magazine’s editorial direction and is based in the western suburbs of Chicago.

Wanek-Libman has spent more than 20 years covering transportation issues including construction projects and engineering challenges for various commuter railroads and transit agencies. She has been recognized for editorial excellence through her individual work, as well as for collaborative content. 

She is an active member of the American Public Transportation Association's Marketing and Communications Committee and serves as a Board Observer on the National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association (NRC) Board of Directors.  

She is a graduate of Drake University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Mass Communication with a major in magazine journalism and a minor in business management.