FY 1980 Year End Summary of UMTA's Transit Assistant Program

Federal Transit Administration 50th Anniversaryhttps://doi.org/10.21949/15273241980PDFTech ReportUnited States. Federal Transit Administration. Rural Transit Assistance ProgramUnited States. Urban Mass Transit Administration.United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit AdministrationUnited StatesFederal assistance programsRural transportationRural transitPublic transitMass transportationGrantsAssistanceAid programsUMTA programs support transit through research, technological development, demonstrations, training and planning grants and capital and operating assistance. The bulk of funding available to UMTA is administered by the Office of Transit Assistance (UTA) to support transit capital and operating programs and through the end of FY 1980, UMTA has provided almost $20 billion for these programs to states and localities. In FY 1980 operating and capital grants exceeded $3.9 billion.138