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September 2025

News to Know

Federal Fiscal Year-End Shutdown: Invoice/Reimbursement Request Deadline

Sept. 12 - All FEDERAL invoices and reimbursement requests submitted through MoDOT for payment had to be sent in to ensure processing. After this date, payments will be on hold until the federal financial system becomes available mid-October.

Sept. 25 - Federal fiscal year 2025 shutting down.


FTA Section 5311 Applications

On Aug. 15, the FTA Section 5311 application for rural public transportation became available on the MoDOT-Transit website. The application is for one year of funding. Applications are DUE Oct. 15.


Send completed forms for review and processing to:

MoTransit@modot.mo.gov


Section 5310 Subrecipients

The FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Virtual Training-Part 382 will be held on Nov. 4.

Section 5310 transit agencies that have 16-passenger or more vehicles, including the driver, can attend this training.

Need to enroll? Click here.

Already enrolled? Access the webinar here.


Accident Report

Did you know that when a federally funded vehicle has been in an accident, regardless of severity, it must be reported to MoDOT? MoDOT has created an Accident Report form transit agencies can complete. The form can be found on the MoDOT-Transit website.


Send completed forms for review to:

Christy.Evers@modot.mo.gov


Update: Vehicle Disposition Form

MoDOT has updated the vehicle disposition form. Transit agencies that receive federally funded vehicles through MoDOT must complete this form when requesting vehicles to be sold, buyback, etc. The use of this form is effective immediately and can be found on the MoDOT-Transit website.


Send completed forms for review and processing to:

Lisa.Sloan@modot.mo.gov


FTA Section 5310 Rural/Small Urban

Currently, there is no federal funding application available for the Section 5310 programs. When applications become available, a notice will be posted in this newsletter and on the MoDOT-Transit website.


Agreements/Access Codes

It is agreement season, please remember that agency access codes used in DocuSign never change, regardless of program.


Midwest Transit Conference

A big thank you to the Midwest Transit Conference sponsors for having MoDOT as a booth participant!

Here are some pictures of MoDOT staff with KC Wolf.

Federal Actions & Updates

Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO)

FTA’s Transit Asset Management (TAM) program

Hosting the 2025 TAM Roundtable Virtual Event Sept. 17-18.


The TAM Roundtable brings together participants from across the country who are directly involved in the management of transit capital assets.  


This virtual event is targeted to those new to their TAM role and will feature peer learning sessions that will focus on TAM plan development, lessons learned and a tutorial on FTA’s optional technical assistance tool, TAMPLATE. 


The TAM Roundtable is open to public sector employees only, including transit agency staff, state DOT and MPO staff focused on transit.


Please visit the 2025 TAM Roundtable registration page to request to attend the event.

Transit Trivia Time!

According to the Academic American Encyclopedia, what vehicle is the main means of transportation in China?


A.  Train


B.  Bicycle


C.  Car


Answer is below 'Upcoming Conferences' section.

Upcoming Reporting

October 2025

  • NTD Reporting - Notice goes out in August (Section 5311 only) - DUE Oct. 3.


November 2025

  • DBE Reporting for period of April-September 2025 - Notice goes out in October (Section 5311 only).


January 2026

  • 2025 Title VI Survey (all programs).

Upcoming Conferences

2025 AASHTO Conference

Oct. 14-15 in Detroit, MI

www.transportation.org/transit-management/annual-meetings/


2025 RTAP Conference

Dec. 7-12 in Austin, TX

www.nationalrtap.org/News/Conference

 

For a listing of all National RTAP conferences and other national events, view our calendar. Also, see the FTA Events Calendar. To submit an event, email info@nationalrtap.org.

Trivia Answer: B. Bicycle

We want to hear from you!


MoDOT’s InTransit Newsletter is an opportunity for transit agencies funded through MoDOT to recognize the awesome things that are happening in their organizations. If you would like to share what your agency is doing, whether it’s about your service or highlighting a transit employee, please send those submissions to Nicholas.Volkart@modot.mo.gov.



TRAINING RESOURCES

APTAU Learning Homepage


Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) https://ctaa.org/


Easterseals Project Action Course Schedule


FMCSA Drug and Alcohol https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/drug-alcohol-testing-program


FTA Drug and Alcohol https://www.transit.dot.gov/drug-alcohol-program


FTA Webinars and Trainings Homepage


Mineta Transportation Institute Upcoming Webinars


Missouri Public Transit Association (MPTA) https://www.mopublictransit.org


Missouri RTAP https://mltrc.mst.edu/mortaphome/


Multimodal Partner Contact Map https://www.modot.org/multimodal-partner-contact-map-mode


National Center for Mobility Management (NCMM) https://nationalcenterformobilitymanagement.org/


National RTAP https://www.nationalrtap.org/


National Transit Institute (NTI) https://www.ntionline.com/


National Transit Institute’s Current Course Schedule of Upcoming Training


NCMM e-Learning Catalogue



SUMC's Mobility Learning Center https://learn.sharedusemobilitycenter.org/


TSI Public Transportation Catalogue


USDOT Drug and Alcohol https://www.transportation.gov/odapc


For additional questions or concerns:

Administrator of Transit

Christy Evers

573-751-2523

MoTransit@modot.mo.gov

Missouri Department of Transportation | 888-275-6636

P.O. Box 270 Jefferson City, MO 65102

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