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2nd Round of Applications for FY11 Transit Programs to be Accepted Oct. 1; ECIA Position Available 6/3/2010 OPT staff position posted 5/25/2010 Transit Fellowships Available for Mississippi Valley Conference 5/17/2010 FTA Publishes Final FFY10 formula Apportionments 5/11/2010 FY10 Capital Program Approved; Expanded Fellowship Opportunities 5/6/2010 Projected STA Allocations Revised 4/28/2010 Job Opening at Office of Public Transit 4/15/2010 Legislature’s Early Retirement Incentives Effective 3/29/2010 Reminder on Fellowship Eligibility; Reminder for Year-end Cost Reporting Operating vs. Capital 3/11/2010 Additional Fellowships allowed for FTA Regional Conference 3/10/2010 Mandatory Narrowbanding 3/8/2010 IPTA Legislative Meeting - OPT Presentation 3/1/2010 PTMS Lists for Discussion at IPTA, Medicaid Brokerage RFP Issued 2/8/2010 IPTA Legislative Meeting - OPT Presentation 12/24/2009 Getting ARRA Projects Closed 12/10/2009 Commission Approves Recommended PTIG/NF/JARC/Intercity Bus projects 12/10/2009 FY11 Application Package Now Online 11/18/2009 Fall Transit Program Recommendations Presented to Commission 11/3/2009 OPT Presentation to Department for the Blind's Public Transit Forum 10/23/2009 DOT Presentation to IPTA October 19, 2009 10/9/2009 Getting Photos of ARRA Projects 9/24/2009 Clarification of ARRA 1512 Reporting Responsibilities; Collection of Job Statistics For Projects in State-wide ARRA Grants 8/24/2009 Public Input Meetings to be Held for the Statewide Public Transportation Funding Study 8/24/2009 Required Whistle-blower Poster for all ARRA Projects 7/30/2009 Info Needed for Stimulus Reporting; OPT Positions Posted; Intercity/PTIG/JARC/NF funding application due Oct 1; Reminders on FY09 Reimbursement Requests; Reminder on making advanced applications for Transit Training Fellowships 7/30/2009 Clarification on Salary Reporting for Stimulus Subrecipients 7/14/2009 Commission Approves FY10 Discretionary Projects; OPT bids farewell to Garrett Pederson; Charter Reporting Reminder 6/23/2009 OPT Presentation to IPTA, June 17, 2009 6/11/2009 Statewide ARRA grants all now approved; FY10 Transit Program Recommendations 5/28/2009 Second Round of Applications for PTIG, JARC, & New Freedom 5/21/2009 FTA Awards Iowa's State-wide Non-urbanized Transit Stimulus Grant 5/13/2009 FY09 5309 funds programmed as a result of PTMS process 5/13/2009 Latest Transit Levy Info 4/22/2009 DOT Revises Official Projection for FY10 STA Funding 4/16/2009 Initial Public Meetings on Transit Funding Study Scheduled, Special Transit Briefing 4/14/2009 Upcoming Training Opportunities 4/13/2009 Reminders on Requirements for Maintenance Plans, Civil Rights Publications, and Paratransit Recordkeeping 3/11/2009 Commission Approves Transit Stimulus Projects; FTA Approves STIP Revisions 3/9/2009 Iowa DOT launches Recovery Act Web site 2/24/2009 Programming of Transit Stimulus Funds/Programming of 5309/Adjusting PTDPs and TIPs 2/23/2009 Travel Training Train-the-Trainer Course Available 2/2/2009 Stimulus Analysis; Governor's Budget Proposal for FY10 1/26/2009 FTA Proposes Changes to Correct New Freedom Eligiblity Rules; Verify the OPT E-mail Addresses You Have on File 1/20/2009 Getting Ready for Transit Economic Stimulus Funding 1/14/2009 Draft Access Board Vehicle Accessibility Standards, Quarterly Reports of Charter Activities Due This Month, Transit Funding Application Materials 12/8/2008 Part II Changes, FY10 Formula Estimates, FY10 Capital Prog Guidance, Minority Impact Statements 11/26/2008 Changes coming based on last week's State Mangement Review 11/5/2008 OPT Presentation to IPTA 11-3-08 11/5/2008 OPT Presentation to IPTA 11-3-08 10/10/2008 OPT Position Posted; Use Tax Receipts Down; Early Voting 9/11/2008 Reminder of Upcoming Applications Deadline for Intercity Bus, Infrastructure, and New Freedom Programs 8/14/2008 Deadlines for Year-end Reports and FY08 Reimbursement Requests Coming Up Soon 8/11/2008 Applications for 2009 Intercity Bus Assistance Now Available 7/15/2008 Commission Approves FY09 Transit Program 7/15/2008 Announcement of Round 2 Application Deadlines; Other Highlights of OPT IPTA Presentation on Website 7/1/2008 Systems of the Year, Release Of Special Projects Funding for Some Fuel Price Relief 7/1/2008 No Smoking Signs per Iowa's New Law 6/26/2008 IDOT Presentation to IPTA, June 25, 2008 6/25/2008 Needing More Registrants for NTI Procurement Course July 21-25 in West Des Moines 6/11/2008 FY09 Transit Program Recommendations presented to Commission;Second Round Applications for PTIG and New Freedom to be Due October 1st 6/3/2008 FTA Upgrades Charter Website to Simplify Notification Process; Charter Reporting Process Still an Issue 5/29/2008 National Dump the Pump Day, Thursday, June 19, 2008 5/22/2008 Upcoming Training Opportunity 5/16/2008 This year's State-wide 5309 Grant Awarded 5/15/2008 Advanced Procurement Course Coming, Year-end Payment Requests 5/15/2008 American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Annual Meeting and EXPO 4/18/2008 New FTA Charter Rule Goes Into Effect in 12 Days 4/17/2008 Coordination Opportunities-- Train the Travel Trainer Course, School Transportation Accessibility RFP 4/9/2008 National Conference on Rural Public and Intercity Bus Transportation, Omaha, Nebraska on October 19-22, 2008 4/9/2008 Midwest Transportation Planning Conference, June 4-6, 2008 in Iowa City 3/28/2008 Reminder on Charter Webinar Viewing, Future DOT Complex Security Procedures 2/15/2008 ICAAP Awards, 5309 Grant, PTMS Policies, Expansion Buses, JARC/NF/Infrastructure Applications 1/30/2008 OPT Presentation at IPTA Legislative Conference, January 30, 2008 1/16/2008 Highlights of New FTA Charter Rule 12/14/2007 Municipal Tax Levy Information 11/27/2007 OPT Presentations to IPTA November 27 and 28, 2007 11/20/2007 OPT Presenting Transit Funding Workshop November 28th 11/6/2007 Commission Approves 2nd Round JARC & New Freedom Projects 10/3/2007 Opportunity to Comment on FTA Grants, Planning, Discretionary Funds & Procurement Proposed Program Guidance & Circulars 9/20/2007 OPT Presentation from 9/19 IPTA Meeting; FTA Regional Conference materials 9/4/2007 HHS Issues Proposed Rules on Medicaid Transportation Brokerages; DBE Goal of 0.4% Recommended for FFY2008 8/29/2007 OPT Administrative Assistant Position Posted 8/21/2007 Applications for 2008 Intercity Bus Assistance Now Available 7/17/2007 Commission Approves Infrastructure, JARC & New Freedom Projects 7/13/2007 Reminder on August 1 Deadline for 2nd Round JARC & New Freedom applications 6/19/2007 21st Annual IPTA/IDOT Transit Bus Roadeo scores 6/18/2007 DOT announces annual transit system awards 6/18/2007 Iowa DOT commends Iowa 's transit systems 6/14/2007 Iowa DOT Presentations to IPTA June 13, 2007 6/8/2007 Extended Deadline for OPT Position, OPT Presentation at IPTA Next Wednesday 5/23/2007 OPT Position Posted, New Contact for Fellowships 4/6/2007 Commenting on Proposed Charter Rule, Federal Fund Allocations, New Freedom Eligibility 3/30/2007 Proposed Amendment to Student Transportation Rule 2/20/2007 FTA & FHWA Issue Final Metropolitan and Statewide Planning Regulations 2/16/2007 Peerpool Policy Changes; Revised SFY08 Funding Projections; Infrastructure Recommendations 2/16/2007 Contract Submission Deadline Extended, Results of OPT Reviews 1/10/2007 Intercity Bus and JARC Programs Approved by Iowa Transportation Commission 1/10/2007 FTA Reduces Drug Testing Rate for Calendar 2007 1/3/2007 More Funding Projections for PTDPs 12/19/2006 Transit Funding Projections/FY2008 Infrastructure Part of Consolidated Application 11/29/2006 OPT Presentation to IPTA, November 28, 2006 11/27/2006 All Stats Finalized, NF Projects Approved, JARC/IBC Going to Commission, More FTA Circulars for Comments 11/8/2006 Public Transit Infrastructure Grant application and instructions 10/31/2006 Des Moines DART Seeking Transit Planner 10/25/2006 Iowa Transportation Coordination Council conference set for Nov.1 10/23/2006 New Freedom Going to Commission; Statewide MAP Workshop; Needing to Finalize Year-end; FTA Comment Opportunity 10/18/2006 PTMS Committee Meeting to be Held November 1, 2006 10/18/2006 Public Transit Infrastructure Grant Rules Now In Rulemaking Process 9/28/2006 OPT Presentation at IPTA, Application Deadlines, Missing Contracts/Deadline for Contract Submission 9/27/2006 Iowa Statewide Mobility Action Planning Conference 8/17/2006 Reminder on Comment Opportunities 8/17/2006 Impact of SF 2410 on Iowa Transit Systems 7/14/2006 New Freedom Application Package is Available 7/5/2006 June Presentation; New Freedom Marks; TDP Info 6/21/2006 Webinar on Universal Design in Public Transit: Access to All 5/11/2006 Strong Finish for STA Program 4/21/2006 Opportunity to Comment on Proposed FTA Rule Changes 3/13/2006 JARC and New Freedom and 5310 2/16/2006 Train the Trainer course for travel trainers 2/13/2006 Positions Available 2/1/2006 Reauthorization Notices [Charter Service, Joint Development Guidance]; CY2006 Drug and Alcohol Testing Rates 1/19/2006 FTA Guidance on New Starts Policies and Procedures 1/17/2006 Pending Statewide JARC Grant 1/17/2006 TRB Rural Transit Conference Coming Next Fall 1/5/2006 Head Start Waivers Offered 1/4/2006 FY07 Allocations, Consolidated Funding Application, Delayed Disposition, Child Restraint Law Enters Enformcement Phase 12/16/2005 DBE Training to be Held in St. Paul 12/1/2005 DOT Presentation to IPTA, November 29, 2005 12/1/2005 Draft Iowa State-wide Architecture 11/22/2005 FY2006 Appropriations Bill Adopted 11/3/2005 National Forum on ADA Transportation Requirements November 9th 10/7/2005 ADA Access Requirements for Transit Websites 10/4/2005 Urban ITS Deployment Plan RFP 10/4/2005 Transit Manager Position Available 9/23/2005 IPTA Presentation, September 22, 2005 9/2/2005 Remaining FY05 Grants Executed; Estimated 5307 Allocations by UZA 8/31/2005 HIRTA is Seeking Candidates for Public Transit Director Position 8/29/2005 Updated SAFETEA-LU Analysis, MET Names New GM, Positions Available 8/29/2005 Training opportunity - open invite for D&A supervisory level training in Des Moines 9/27/05 8/8/2005 SAFETEA-LU Highlights 7/12/2005 Mileage Reimbursement Rates Increased under Transit Training Fellowship Program 7/8/2005 Positions Available 7/7/2005 Security Level Upgraded for Metropolitan Transit 6/23/2005 19th Annual Iowa Transit Bus Roadeo – Contestant scores and rankings 6/13/2005 June 2005 Iowa DOT Presentation to IPTA 4/27/2005 JARC Funding Applications Due July 1 3/25/2005 REMINDER: Presentation/discussion on STA Formula Proposal Coming Up 3/17/2005 Visual Representation of Proposed STA Formula & Corrected Transition Illustration 3/14/2005 State-wide facility Needs Study RFQ Published & Draft Public Participation Plan 3/11/2005 Facilty Needs Analysis Request for Qualifications 2/25/2005 Review Committee Recommends New STA Formula, U.S. House Would Cut Bus Funding 2/16/2005 Propsed STA Formula Revision, President's Budget, Updated FY05 STIP, Fuel Tax Change 2/7/2005 Upcoming NTI & TSI Training Classes in FTA region VII 2/3/2005 FY2006 Application Package Posted 1/4/2005 Statewide FFY05 DBE Goal Approved by FTA 12/30/2004 Program Projections Updated Based on FTA FY2005 Apportionments 12/22/2004 CY2005 Intercity Bus Projects Approved 12/20/2004 Revised FY06 STA Projections & New DBE Goal Information 12/10/2004 FY05 Appropriations Signed 12/1/2004 November 30, 2004 IPTA Meeting Presentation 11/9/2004 Reminder on Fellowships for IPTA Meetings 9/27/2004 Illustration of Proposed STA Formula 9/22/2004 FTA Approves Grant for Remainder of FY04 State-wide 5309 Earmark 9/17/2004 Reissuance of Official Transit Bus Plates 9/9/2004 Intercity Bus Assistance Applications Now Available 7/29/2004 STA Formula Proposal Presentation & Comments 7/23/2004 Final Authorization of FY04 Transit Funds Passes Congress 7/13/2004 JARC Application Schedule 7/9/2004 JARC, Opportunities for Special FTA Programs, New Debarment Rules, FTA Launches Procurement News 6/28/2004 Ready to Share Your Ride – MTA Launches Real-Time Online Carpool/Vanpool Matching 6/28/2004 Greyhound Announces Discontinuation of Service to 13 Iowa Communities 6/23/2004 Partial release of IA-03-0103, NTI Training Opportunity 6/9/2004 18th annual IPTA/IDOT bus roadeo contestant scores 6/9/2004 Federal Transit Agency commends Iowa transit systems 6/9/2004 Bus operators receive recognition and awards 6/8/2004 OPT Presentation, June 2 and Programming of Peerpool Funds 6/8/2004 More handouts from OPT Presentation 6/2/04 6/7/2004 DOT announces annual transit system awards 6/1/2004 Peerpool Programming Session Coming up Wednesday, June 3, 2004 5/25/2004 Iowa's Newest Transit System 4/21/2004 Impact of Child Restraint Legislation on Public Transit 4/21/2004 STA Update, Transit Districts, DBE Reports Due 4/15/2004 Statewide DBE Goal Approved by FTA 4/15/2004 DBE Reports Due April 30th 4/5/2004 Free Operator Fatigue Seminar 3/30/2004 House Action on Reauthorization Expected This Week 3/25/2004 JARC Project Solicitation 3/11/2004 Free: Metropolitan Transportation Planning course 3/11/2004 Drug & Alcohol Supervisory Training 3/3/2004 Free training coming to Iowa in May: "Managing the Cost of Paratransit" 2/20/2004 New On-Line Statistical Reporting System 2/17/2004 Partial FY04 Apportionments, Senate Passes Reauthorization Bill 2/12/2004 News Release: Coordination Between Transit & Schools 2/6/2004 Senate Reauthorization Bill Highlights 2/5/2004 Transit Operator Fatigue Seminar 1/27/2004 Updated Information Concerning Security Awareness Training 1/16/2004 Head Start Regulations Extension 1/15/2004 MIS Reports Due February 16, 2004 1/15/2004 FY05 STA; Revised FY04 STA; New Application/TIP Deadline; No Separate D&A Certification 1/12/2004 FFY2004 DBE Reporting Form is Now Available 1/7/2004 Employee's Guide to System Security Training Course 1/7/2004 2004 DOT Auctions 1/6/2004 FY2005 STA Projections 12/23/2003 Iowa Statewide Rural ITS Deployment RFP 12/11/2003 Change in Peerpool Policy 12/11/2003 FY2005 Application Packet Posted 11/7/2003 STA Formula Review Committee 11/6/2003 FY04 STA Projections Revised 10/17/2003 FTA Substance Abuse Training Sessions 9/29/2003 Region 7 Transit Conference (November 17-19)