Grant FL-2022-009

Description

This Is an Ffy 2021 Section 5307 Arp Application in the Amount of $47765443 Representing 100% (Up to 100%) Federal Share of the Total Eligible Amount. This Application Utilizes Arp Funding to Prevent Prepare for and Respond to Coronavirus. The Application Scope of Work Includes Operating Expenses Such as Direct Labor Materials and Overhead Expenses Incurred to Provide Public Transportation Service During the Specified Project Time Period and Not Before January 20 2020.THE Split Letter Dated July 19 2021 Is Attached in Trams. Of the $92626696 Apportioned to the Tampa/St. Petersburg Uza $47765443 Is Allocated to Hart. Hart Is a Designated Recipient of Fta Funds.the Recipient Agrees That If IT Receives Federal Funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or Through a Pass-Through Entity Through the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act a Different Federal Agency or Insurance Proceeds for Any Portion of a Project Activity Approved for Fta Funding Under This Grant Agreement IT Will Provide Written Notification to Fta and Reimburse Fta for Any Federal Share That Duplicates Funding Provided by FEMA Another Federal Agency or an Insurance Company.per the Arp the Project in This Application Is Not Required to Be Programmed in the Long-Range Transportation Plan Statewide Transportation Plan or Statewide Transportation Improvement Program.a) Hart Will Follow All 3RD Party Procurement Policies as Defined in C4220.1F (Third Party Contracting Guidance)b) Hart Will Ensure Contractors Procured Will Not Be on the Fta Suspension and Debarment List.the Operational Expenses Requested in This Application Were Determined by Hart to Provide Explanation of How They Arrived to the Amounts Requested and Separate Into Three Categories If Necessary. Hart Understands That the Expenses Requested in This Application Are Subject to Review for Their Reasonableness as Part of the Agencys Next Triennial/State Management Review.purpose: The Purpose of This Award Is to Provide 2 Years of Operating Assistance to Hart to Assist IT in Recovering from COVID-19 During the Period of 10/01/2021 to 9/30/2023. Activities to Be Performed: Funds Will Be Used to Cover All Eligible Operating Expenses Such as Driver Salaries Fuel Items Having a Useful Life of Less Than One Year Preventive Maintenance Etc. IN Order to Continue Transit Operations.expected Outcomes: Funding Will Permit Hart to Continue to Provide Operations That Would Otherwise Have to Be Cut Due to Lack of Funding.intended Beneficiaries: Hart and the Riders That Rely on Its Service Will Benefit from Continued Services Permitting Workers to Get to Work and Riders to Get to Essential Services.subrecipient Activities: None