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Do ARRA program funds have pre-award authority?

April 26, 2017arra authority funds pre-award program

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Do ARRA program funds have pre-award authority?

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Yes, FTA will extend pre-award authority to economic recovery program funds consistent with the program requirements of the applicable FTA program. ARRA funds administered under the requirements of Section 5307, Section 5311, or Fixed Guideway Modernization will have blanket pre-award authority from October 1, 2008, until September 30, 2010. There are two exceptions: the energy savings and tribal transit projects will have pre-award authority from the date that project selections are announced in the Federal Register. Economic recovery funds administered in accordance with the requirements of the Section 5309 Capital Investment Grant program (New/Small Starts) will have pre-award authority only for the stage approved up to that point. For example, upon approval to enter preliminary engineering, the grantee has pre-award authority to incur preliminary engineering costs. For more information, refer to the FY 2009 Apportionments Notice published in the Federal Register, December 18, 2008.