Maryland Transit Update Fall 2022

New SMART Grants Program The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law established the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) discretionary grant program to support demonstration projects of advanced smart community technologies and systems to improve transportation efficiency and safety. The SMART program has $100 million apportioned annually for fiscal years (FY) 2022-2026. Public transit agencies, metropolitan planning organizations, and states are eligible to apply. Eligible projects must demonstrate at least one of the following:

Frontline Worker Recruitment Campaign

The FTA-supported Transit Workforce Center (TWC) has published a Connecting my Community Recruitment Campaign Toolkit to help transit agencies address the national shortage of bus operator and maintenance staff. It includes customizable advertising templates, transit agency recruitment videos, print and digital advertising materials, and more. The toolkit will be continually updated with resources that public transit stakeholders can adapt to local audiences as they design their recruitment efforts. To request assistance using this toolkit or to share methods and materials, please contact Senior Communications Specialist David Stephen at dstephen@transportcenter.org. More information about the national recruitment campaign and the toolkit are available here.

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More information, including illustrative use cases, is available here.

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