Section 611.201 - New Starts eligibility(a) To be eligible for an engineering grant under this part for a new fixed guideway or an extension to a fixed guideway, a project must: (1) Be a New Starts project as defined in § 611.105 ; and(2) Be approved into engineering by FTA pursuant to § 611.209 .(b) To be eligible for a construction grant under section 5309 for a new fixed guideway or extension to a fixed guideway, a project must:(1) Be a New Starts project as defined in § 611.105 ;(2) Have completed engineering;(3) Receive a "medium" or better rating on project justification pursuant to § 611.203 ;(4) Receive a "medium" or better rating on local financial commitment pursuant to § 611.205 ;(5) Meet the other requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5309 .