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Federal Transit Administration American Recovery & Reinvestment Act Update FTA Webinar March2010

Federal Transit Administration American Recovery & Reinvestment Act Update FTA Webinar March2010. This Presentation Will Cover:. ARRA Transit Programs & Timelines ARRA Accomplishments ARRA Reporting Requirements ARRA Guidance ARRA Project Management ARRA Oversight

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Federal Transit Administration American Recovery & Reinvestment Act Update FTA Webinar March2010

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  1. Federal Transit Administration American Recovery & Reinvestment Act UpdateFTA WebinarMarch2010

  2. This Presentation Will Cover: ARRA Transit Programs & Timelines ARRA Accomplishments ARRA Reporting Requirements ARRA Guidance ARRA Project Management ARRA Oversight ARRA Fraud Awareness (OIG) 2

  3. The Recovery Act: Creating Jobs and Improving our Transportation Infrastructure “We are remaking the American landscape with the largest new investment in our nation's infrastructure since Eisenhower built an Interstate Highway System in the 1950s. Because of this investment, nearly 400,000 men and women will go to work rebuilding our crumbling roads and bridges…upgrading mass transit, building high-speed rail lines that will improve travel and commerce throughout our nation.” –President Barack Obama, February 17, 2009.

  4. Transit Programs Included in ARRA • Urban Formula - $5.97 B • Non-Urban Formula - $750 M • FGM Formula - $742 M • New Starts/Small Starts - $742 M • Tribal Grants - $17 M • TIGGER (Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction) - $100 M • Discretionary Multimodal Program - $1.49 B (DOT-Wide)

  5. ARRA Timelines: Formula Grants

  6. ARRA Timelines: Discretionary Grants

  7. Accomplishments: 2009 89% of ARRA funds out the door!

  8. Accomplishments: 2010 • February 17: DOT announced 15 TIGER transit grants for FTA • States with TIGER projects: • Massachusetts • DC/MD/VA • Illinois • Minnesota • Missouri • Iowa • Arizona • Nevada • Oregon • New Orleans • Texas • New York • Michigan • Ohio Questions? Email TIGERGrants@dot.gov

  9. Accomplishments: 2010 • March 5: 100% formula funds obligated • Nearly 900 formula grants for $7.5 billion “Investing in these transit upgrades not only puts construction workers on the job at project sites, but supports American manufacturing jobs all the way down the supply chain. At a time when jobs are priority number one, that means twice the employment bang for the Recovery Act buck.” – Vice President Biden, March 5, 2010 We Did It!

  10. ARRA Obligations

  11. ARRA Funds Expended

  12. ARRA Obligations By Project Category

  13. ARRA Reporting Requirements • FTA Reports: • Federal Financial Report (FFR) • Milestone Progress Report (MPR) • Due 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter for ALL grantees. • Federal Gov’t recently changed from FSR to FFR requirement (SF 425). FTA will update TEAM for NEXT quarter with complete FFR form. Training will be held in March. • DOT Report: • Section 1201(c) Report: Due no later than 90 days, 180 days, 1 yr, 2 yrs, and 3 yrs after 2/17/2009 • OMB Report: • Section 1512 Report: Due 10 days after the end of each quarter • NEXT REPORT DUE: APRIL 10, 2010

  14. Recipient Reporting • Last Quarter: • Section 1512: 100% of reports submitted. • Section 1201c: 100% of reports submitted. Over 10,000jobs created/sustained

  15. Recipient Reporting Example: Grantee with highest job numbers

  16. ARRA Guidance: What’s New? • Maintenance of Effort • On February 9, 2010, the Secretary sent letter to all Governors reminding them of their MOE obligations • Letter emphasized that MOE is by program—not aggregated • For transit, operating assistance from State to transit agency should not be included in MOE calculation; only include capital assistance • States should recertify by March 11th if needed.

  17. ARRA Project Management • All Federal requirements apply to ARRA projects • Must have the technical capacity to implement the ARRA project • FTA will review ECHO documentation and procurements for all ARRA projects • Ensure DBE, Title VI Environmental Justice, EEO and DBE requirements are met • Notify FTA of any potential claims or change orders over $100,000.

  18. FTA ARRA Oversight • Two Primary Goals: • Projects Delivered on Time and on Budget • Prevent Waste, Fraud and Abuse • Project Oversight using PMOC Resources • Major Capital Construction Projects • New Starts • Other Construction Projects over $25 million • TIGER Discretionary grants • Other Capital Projects Based on Risk Assessment • Bus procurements over $5 million • Construction projects between $5 million and $25 million

  19. FTA ARRA Oversight • Resources Available to Grantees • NTI Courses • Project Management • Construction Management • FTA Webinars • FTA Technical Assistance • Additional Programmatic Reviews • Procurement, Financial, Grants Management, etc.

  20. ARRA Fraud Awareness March 2010 Office of Inspector General John W. Long National Director, ARRA Investigations 404-562-3850 email: John.W.Long @oig.dot.gov

  21. Investigations Regional Offices - 167 Indictments - 150 Convictions - More than $540 Million in Fines, Recoveries & Restitutions Cambridge, MA (617) 494-2701 New York, NY (212) 337-1250 Washington, DC (202) 260-8580 Atlanta, GA (404) 562-3850 Chicago, IL (312) 353-0106 Ft. Worth, TX (817) 978-3236 San Francisco, CA (415) 744-3090

  22. DOT Office of Inspector General Strategic Investigative Plan • Outreach &Training • Proactive Investigative Oversight of ARRA funded projects Criminal and Civil Prosecutions

  23. Outreach and Training Fraud Awareness training for our transportation partners We have provided training to more than 13,000 Hotline – 24 hours for reporting ARRA fraud, waste and abuse

  24. Proactive Investigative Activities • Previously we have been a reactive agency • For ARRA funded projects we are much more proactive • Investigators are contacting project managers, inspectors, procurement managers, audit and claims personnel

  25. Criminal and Civil Prosecutions • More than 30 active criminal investigations involving ARRA funded projects • Types of Crimes: • False Statements, False Claims, Bribery, Bid-rigging, DBE Fraud, Prevailing Wage Fraud, Product Substitution, Conflict of Interest

  26. www.oig.dot.gov

  27. CONTACT INFORMATION • National OIG Hotline: 1- 800 - 424 - 9071 or (202) 366 -1461 • OIG Hotline E-mail: hotline@oig.dot.gov • OIG Web Page: www.oig.dot.gov

  28. FTA Contact Information: FTA Public Website Contact Us Tool: http://www.fta.dot.gov/about/about_FTA_6903.html FTA ARRA Website: http://www.fta.dot.gov/index_9440.html

  29. Questions or Concerns?

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