An agency of the United States Department of Transportation which administers the federal program of financial assistance to develop public transit systems and to improve, maintain, and operate existing systems. Public transportation includes buses, subways, light rail, commuter rail, monorail, passenger ferry boats, trolleys, inclined railways and people movers. FTA is headed by an administrator who is appointed by the President of the United States. The FTA functions through a Washington, DC headquarters and 10 regional offices that assist transit agencies in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.

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• View a complete listing and description of all the FTA grant programs