Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Program Section 5309

This ICR requests an extension without change for OMB Control No. 2132-0561, Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Program (49 U.S.C. § 5309). The CIG program provides discretionary funding for fixed-guideway projects such as rapid rail, commuter rail, light rail, streetcar, ferry, and corridor-based bus rapid transit that emulate rail features. Program applicants (state and local governments, transit agencies) must submit multi-year, multi-step project information annually to demonstrate eligibility and compete for funding. Required submissions include project background, operating and maintenance cost estimates, project justification (mobility and congestion benefits, land use and environmental impacts), and documentation of local financial commitment. FTA staff and contracted reviewers use the information to evaluate, rate, and advance projects through the CIG process. There have been no statutory or programmatic changes to the collection; however, a data-driven reassessment of respondent activities and time estimates has reduced the estimated burden hours in this submission. Labor rates have been updated.

The latest form for Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Program Section 5309 expires 2029-01-31 and can be found here.