### Question
How is the "small start project" defined?


### Answer
The term **small start project** is defined in *49 U.S.C. § 5309* as follows -

> a new fixed guideway capital project or corridor-based bus rapid transit project for which—


(A) the Federal assistance provided or to be provided under this section is less than $75,000,000

#### Citation:
  - *49 U.S.C. § 5309*
  - Heading: **SUBTITLE III-GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS > CHAPTER 53-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION**

