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On Tuesday, Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff announced the agency issued a list of forthcoming competitive funding opportunities for fiscal-year 2011 to help strengthen and improve public transit. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) also provided FY2011 allocations for existing, new and pending New Starts and Small Starts projects.

Three notices of funding availability for five FTA competitive discretionary grant programs recently appeared in the Federal Register. The grants, which total more than $1 billion, reflect the FTA’s “highest priorities,” including sustainability and livability projects, said Rogoff.

In addition, the Federal Register notice listed 27 FY2011 New Starts and Small Starts projects in 12 states for which $1.6 billion has been budgeted.

“These commuter-rail, light-rail and bus rapid transit projects will improve public transportation access for millions of Americans while reducing our dependence on foreign oil and curbing air pollution,” Rogoff said.