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Rural Public & Intercity Bus Conference: Student Paper Deadline Extended to March 28th 

The 21st National Conference on Rural Public and Intercity Bus Transportation (RIBTC) will be held in Monterey, California from October 26-29, 2014. Students are invited to submit papers for an award, a cash prize, and travel expenses to RIBTC. The 2014 theme is "Setting Our Course for the Future." Graduate and undergraduate students may submit papers (see website below for specific submission information). 

Entries must be submitted by March 28th, 2014. For more information, contact Del Peterson, North Dakota State University or Pat Weaver, University of Kansas. Additional details about the conference are available at http://www.ribtc.org. Click on the "Student Competition" tab from the menu.


FTA/DOT Updates

US DOT Announces Availability of TIGER Funding. Applications due April 28th. Find out more about upcoming webinars related to TIGER funding, including one on March 12th about how to compete for a grant.

State of Good Repair Grant Program: Proposed Circular. Comment by April 2nd. 


NOFA for the Small Business Transportation Resource Center Program in the South Atlantic Region.


Resources and News

Reports

NCHRP 25-25 Task 80: Potential Use of Social Media in the NEPA Process. TRB is hosting a webinar about this, which may have a cost for some. 

Newsletters and Announcements

CTAA has launched RideShare Nation, a collection of resources related to ridesharing. 

Rural Veterans Improvement Act bill introduced to Congress, would help improve transportation to medical appointments and facilities in rural areas. 
March 6, 2014
Events
NCST
Person-Centered Mobility Management
March 6-27
2:30-4PM

CUTR
Cost Benefit Analysis of Rural and Small Urban Transit
March 20
12PM

APTA
Bus and Paratransit Conference
May 4-7
Kansas City, MO

RIBTC
21st National Conference on Rural Public and Intercity Bus Transportation
October 26-29
Monterey, CA

NADO
2014 National Rural Transportation Conference
December 3-5
Cincinnati, OH

For a listing of all National RTAP and other national events, view our EventShare Calendar.

All event times listed as Eastern Time
Resource Spotlight
Write a Better Grant

Find out how to approach grant writing so that your proposal is clear, concise, and stands out. National RTAP's newest technical brief, Grant Writing Made Easy: How to Write a Successful Grant Application, takes you through the steps of writing a good grant application. 
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