Assistance Listing 20.531
Technical Assistance and Workforce Development
TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF · Federal Transit Administration
Assistance Listing 20.531, “Technical Assistance and Workforce Development,” is a federal program administered by TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF. It provides cooperative agreement assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $14.6M in obligations for fiscal year 2025.
Program objective
This program aims to strengthen public transportation systems nationwide by providing technical assistance, developing industry standards, and supporting workforce training. The goal is to help transit agencies improve service delivery, operate safely and efficiently, meet federal requirements under 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53, and ensure that workers have the skills needed for modern transit operations. Funding supports activities such as developing best practices for system safety and security, training and certification programs for frontline workers, assistance with compliance requirements including ADA and Buy America, research on workforce needs, and support for the National Transit Institute to deliver training for public transportation professionals. Through these efforts, the program helps agencies maintain reliable operations, adopt new practices, strengthen their workforce, and enhance mobility for the public.
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
Current opportunities under 20.531
No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.
Eligible applicants (program level)
- Transit Authority
- Nonprofit Organization
- Planning Commission
- State
- U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
Federal Government departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Government; Metropolitan Planning Organizations; State and local governmental entities; providers of public transportation; and national non-profit organizations (that have the appropriate demonstrated capacity to provide public transportation-related technical assistance); public four-year degree-granting institutions of higher education, as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)) to carry-out the duties of the institute.
Intended beneficiaries: U.S. Citizen.
Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.
Reported obligations by fiscal year
Historical data · not a predictionRange and average of financial assistance (from the listing): FY 2023: Range: $250,000 to $5,000,000; Average: $1,250,000. FY 2024: Range: $300,000 to $5,000,000; Average: $1,300,000 FY 2025: No budget appropriated.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 20.531. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.Who gets funded
Historical data · not a predictionGrant obligations by fiscal year
Source: USAspending.gov (grants and cooperative agreements, award types 02–05), refreshed weekly. Names and amounts are as reported by agencies and prime recipients. Past recipients show where money went — not who is eligible or how likely an application is to succeed.
Frequently asked questions
What is ALN 20.531?
20.531 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Technical Assistance and Workforce Development.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.
Who can apply under ALN 20.531?
The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Transit Authority, Nonprofit Organization, Planning Commission, State and U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia). Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.
How much funding does 20.531 provide?
The agency reported $14,571,000 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.