National RTAP is soliciting nominations for its Review Board for 2026-2028

National RTAP is pleased to announce our newest Review Board member, whose term began at our fall meeting, which was held in Austin, TX on December 11-12, 2025: LaShonda McKinney, CCTM, Executive Director, Bolivar County Council on Aging, Inc. The National RTAP Review Board provides in-depth expertise and local perspectives to ensure that National RTAP products and services are of the highest quality, easily accessible, and useful for local transit operators and State RTAP managers. To learn more about our Review Board and the other members, visit https://www.nationalrtap.org/About/Review-Board .

Workgroup on Developing a Grant Application Guide for 5311, 5310, and other Community Funding Programs

We Welcome Your Participation in our New Rural Travel Training Program Guide Workgroup

We are inviting rural transportation professionals and community stakeholders to help shape the future of rural mobility!

National RTAP has started planning for a National Mobility Managers Handbook, which will be a comprehensive resource to support and advance the field. The National Mobility Managers Handbook Workgroup will be led by National RTAP Rural Transit Project Manager Enjoli Dixon and Tribal Transit Liaison Jeremy Bell. 

National RTAP Welcomes Al Benedict to our Team!

National RTAP Bus Roadeo Toolkit Update Request for Proposals

National RTAP Fundamental Financial Management Training Request for Proposals

National RTAP Welcomes Three New Review Board Members

National RTAP Welcomes Jeremy Bell and Enjoli Dixon to our Team!

Farewell to Liz Taylor, National RTAP Assistant Director

National RTAP, along with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)’s Transit Management program, are issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit proposals from interested and qualified vendors to update and expand the FTA 101: An Introduction to the Federal Transit Administration online training module.

National RTAP is pleased to announce our newest Review Board members, whose terms began at our spring meeting, which was held in Washington, DC on May 20-22, 2024.

National RTAP, in collaboration with WSDOT and CASTA, released an RFP to update and nationalize Washington State's 2013 Volunteer Driver Program Guidebook and create an online toolkit version. The deadline to propose is May 17, 2024.

National RTAP Launches a Request for Proposals for the Development of an Entry Level Driver Training (ELDT) Theory Course

National RTAP is pleased to announce our newest Review Board members, whose terms began at our fall meeting, which was held in Myrtle Beach, SC on December 7, 2023: Kari Banta, Program Manager, RTAP and Section 5310, Texas DOT (returning member, also served from 2016-2019) Carolyn Freitag, Grants Administrator II, North Carolina DOT The National RTAP Review Board provides in-depth expertise and local perspectives to ensure that National RTAP products and services are of the highest quality, easily accessible, and useful for local transit operators and State RTAP managers. To learn more about our Review Board and the other members, visit https://www.nationalrtap.org/About/Review-Board .

There will be vacancies to fill for one state transit official and four rural or tribal transit providers in 2024, and additional vacancies in 2025. The term is three years. Anyone involved in rural or tribal transit can submit a nomination, and individuals may nominate themselves. The deadline is February 23, 2024.

July 25, 2023 National RTAP is soliciting proposals from interested and qualified firms to migrate the National RTAP Resource Library to a new integrated library system. Please see below and carefully read the RFP and Pre-Proposal Call Q&As for all pertinent information and key dates. Deadline for submissions: September 29, 2023, 5:00 PM ET National RTAP Resource Library Integrated Library System Request for Proposals (RFP) Pre-Proposal Call Questions and Answers