WELCOME!
If you are one of Indiana's small urban or rural transportation providers, the Indiana Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP) is here to serve you. The RTAP Program provides technical assistance and training to not-for-profit public and specialized transportation providers all over the state of Indiana. We work with many different types of transportation agencies including:
- Public Transit Operators
- Agencies/Councils on Aging (AoA/CoA)
- Vocational Rehabilitation Providers
- Step Ahead Councils
- Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO)
- Transportation Advisory Committees (TAC)
Our services are provided at no cost to those agencies that provide public and social service transportation and receive capital and/or operating assistance through INDOT's 5310 or 5311 transportation grant programs. The Indiana RTAP Program is funded by the Federal Transit Administration and the Indiana Department of Transportation.
INRTAP NEWS
Updated September 9, 2025
Available Training Opportunities
Please click on the training calendar to register for any of the below training offered in 2025. Additional training will be added throughout 2025 as it is scheduled.
September, 2025
9/11/2025 (9:00-5:00) - Passenger Assistance Techniques (PAT) @Health Foundation of LaPorte, LaPorte
9/18/2025 (1:00-3:00) - Emergency Procedures and Evacuation Webinar
9/19/2025 (9:00-5:00) - Passenger Assistance Techniques (PAT) @RTAP Training Center, Columbus
9/23/2025 and 9/24/2025 (9:00-5:00 each day) - Manager/Supervisor Passenger Assistance Techniques @RTAP Training Center, Columbus (THIS IS A 2-DAY TRAINING FOR MANAGERS/SUPERVISORS WHO DELIVER TRAINING)
9/25/2025 (10:00-12:00) - Defensive Driving Webinar
9/26/2025 (9:00-1:00) - Veterans Passenger Assistance Techniques (VPAT) @RTAP Training Center, Columbus
October, 2025
10/15/2025 (9:00-5:00) - Passenger Assistance Techniques (PAT) @Fulton County, Rochester
10/20/2025 (9:00-5:00) - Passenger Assistance Techniques (PAT) @Boone County, Lebanon
10/29/2025 (9:00-5:00) - Passenger Assistance Techniques (PAT) @The ARC of LaGrange County, Howe
10/30/2025 (9:00-4:00) AND 10/31/2025 (9:00-12:00) - Drug & Alcohol Program Management (DAPM) @RTAP Training Center, Columbus (ATTENDANCE AT ALL SESSIONS IS REQUIRED FOR CERTIFICATION)
10/31/2025 (1:00-4:00) - Reasonable Suspicion Determination Training @RTAP Training Center, Columbus
November, 2025
11/6/2025 (9:00-5:00) - Passenger Assistance Techniques (PAT) @Huntington County COA, Huntington
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NATIONAL NEWS
Posted September 9, 2025
Notice of Proposed Rule Making - Drug and Alcohol Program
The USDOT posted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking stating as follows:
The U.S. Department of Transportation (Department) proposes to amend its drug-testing program regulation, 49 CFR part 40 (part 40), to add fentanyl (a synthetic opioid) and norfentanyl (a metabolite of fentanyl) to its drug testing panels. The Department also proposes to amend certain provisions of part 40 to harmonize, as appropriate, with the current HHS Mandatory Guidelines using urine and oral fluid. This NPRM also proposes to clarify certain existing part 40 drug testing program provisions and to make technical amendments.
Comments to the notice should be submitted by October 17, 2025 to https://www.regulations.gov/docket/DOT-OST-2025-0049/document
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NATIONAL RTAP NEWS
Posted September 9, 2025
Updated GTFS Builder Guidebook
National RTAP has updated its GTFS Builder Guidebook, along with five training videos in relation to its new single spreadsheet GTFS Builder tool. National RTAP will be holding its first workshop in a 3-part series on September 16, 2025 from 2:00-3:30 PM Eastern Time. Please click here to register for the workshop.
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Posted August 1, 2025
6th National RTAP Technical Assistance Conference
The 6th National RTAP Technical Assistance Conference (Wrangling Access and Mobility in Rural and Tribal Transit) is set to take place in Austin, Texas from December 7-10, 2025. Registration is now open.
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Posted August 1, 2025
Rural Transit Day Chat Summary
Rural Transit Day was held on July 16, 2025. National RTAP held a Facebook Live chat and the summary is now available.
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Indiana RTAP is
administered by INDOT and operated by RLS & Associates, Inc. via RLS'
Columbus, Indiana office.
