Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in the Parks

Objective

The Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Program was established to address the challenge of increasing vehicle congestion in and around our national parks and other federal lands The Transit in Parks Program was repealed by Congress under MAP-21, and FTA announced the final selection of competitive project awards on February 18, 2013. Alternative transportation projects formerly eligible under Transit in Parks are now eligible under the Federal Highway Administration’s Federal Lands Transportation Program and the Federal Lands Access Program.

Who Can Apply

• Other

When active eligible applicants included:(1) The following Federal land management agencies: The National Park Service, the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land management, the Forest Service, and the Bureau of Reclamation; and (2) State, tribal and local governments with jurisdiction over land in the vicinity of an eligible area acting with the consent of a Federal land management agency, alone or in partnership with a Federal land management agency or other governmental or non-governmental participant.

Who Benefits

• U.S. Citizen

The program has been repealed however when active the end user was the public and beneficiary of the new alternatives in transportation in each park.

Assistance Types

• Cooperative Agreement

Program Contact

Vanessa.Williams@dot.gov
202-366-4818