Search
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) receives approximately $2 billion in annual appropriations for its discretionary Capital Investment Grant (CIG) program, which funds a range of transit projects, including heavy, commuter, and light rail. FTA’s three western regions in Denver, San Francisco, and Seattle oversee CIG program New Starts projects—new construction projects valued at $300 million or more and improvement projects valued at $100 million or more—with Federal investments of almost $8 billion.
In 2009, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) developed a small business procurement vehicle known as Electronic FAA Accelerated and Simplified Tasks (eFAST), which offers a broad range of professional and support services. As of December 2016, more than 520 small businesses have been prequalified and hold agreements under eFAST to potentially provide prime contractor services in one or more of eight functional areas. The total maximum value of these agreements is $7.4 billion over a 15-year period.
The Office of Inspector General is initiating an audit of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) oversight of Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant funding. The AIP is FAA’s largest grant program and provides approximately $3 billion per year to commercial and general aviation airports. Our objectives will be to (1) assess whether AIP grant payments are supported and valid and (2) evaluate FAA’s implementation of eInvoicing in AIP.