State and Local Use of Administrative Resources Provided by the Federal Transit Administration

This report documents and presents the results of a study of how administrative resources for Federal Transit Administration (FTA) programs are utilized by State Departments of Transportation. The purpose of the study is to help justify the promotion of efficient and effective approaches to program management at the State Departments of Transportation oversight level. Research documents current practices for using Federal funds for various expenses including salaries, travel, operating expenses, and contracting. Research results and innovative practices identified in the report are provided for State FTA program managers to consider as potential administrative approaches that would be an aid to program management. The innovative approaches included in the report identify how other States utilize funds to meet the ongoing expenses of program management including the use of technology, staffing strategies, and other opportunities.

• Record URL:
  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/docs/NCHRP20-65(66)_FR.pdf
• Summary URL:
  • http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=3946
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This research was sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, and was conducted in the National Cooperative Highway Research Program, which is administered by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies.
• Corporate Authors:

  RLS & Associates, Incorporated

  3131 South Dixie Avenue, #202
  Dayton, OH  United States  45439

  ICF International

  620 Folsom Street, Suite 200
  San Francisco, CA  United States  94107
• Authors:
  • Brown, Laura
  • O’Connell, Susan
  • Garrity, Richard
  • Fittante, Steve
  • Amiet, Rosamary
  • Choe, James
• Publication Date: 2016-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 110p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Innovation; Oversight; Program management; State departments of transportation; State of the practice
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Federal Transit Administration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Fund allocations
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01671261
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: NCHRP Project 20-65, Task 66
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 2018 10:18AM