---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 611.301"
title: "49"
number: "611.301"
heading: "Small Starts eligibility."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/611.301"
---

# §611.301. Small Starts eligibility.

- (a) To be eligible for a project development grant under this part for a new fixed guideway, an extension to a fixed guideway, or a corridor-based bus rapid transit system, a project must:
  - (1) Be a Small Starts project as defined in [§ 611.105](/cfr/49/611.105.md); and
  - (2) **Be approved into project development by FTA.**
- (b) To be eligible for a construction grant under this part for a new fixed guideway, an extension to a fixed guideway, or a corridor-based bus rapid system, a project must:
  - (1) Be a Small Starts project as defined in [§ 611.105](/cfr/49/611.105.md);
  - (2) Receive a “medium” or better rating on project justification pursuant to [§ 611.303](/cfr/49/611.303.md);
  - (3) **Receive a “medium” or better rating on local financial commitment pursuant to Sec.** 611.305; and
  - (4) Meet the other requirements of [49 U.S.C. 5309](/usc/49/5309.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5309(g)(6) and 5334(a)(11); 49 CFR 1.91.

### Source

Source: 78 FR 2031, Jan. 9, 2013, as amended at 90 FR 28231, July 1, 2025, unless otherwise noted.