Grant IN-2022-014

Description

This Application Is to Request Section 5311 Funds Apportioned to the State of Indiana in the Amount of $22157364 and Section 5339 Funds Apportioned to the State of Indiana in the Amount of $949853. Purpose: The Purpose of This Award Is to Provide Subrecipients Operating Assistance Eligible Capital Projects and for the Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP) for the State and Its Subrecipients. 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 to Continue Transit Operations. Funds Will Also Be Used to Cover Eligible Capital Expenses for the Purchase of 20 Transit Vehicles. Funds Will Also Be Used for Training and Technical Assistance.expected Outcomes: Continued Safe and Effective Operation of Transit Services for Rural Areas of Indiana.intended Beneficiaries: 41 State Transit Agencies and Citizens in the Rural and Non-Urbanized Areas of the State. Subrecipient Activities: 41 Rural Agencies Will Receive Operating Assistance Along with 3 Intercity Bus Operators. 13 Rural Agencies Will Receive Capital Funding for the Purchase of Transit Vehicles.this Grant to the Indiana Department of Transportation (Indot) Will Utilize FFY 2021 and FFY 2020 Section 5311 Funds and Fy 2021 Section 5339. Indot Is the Designated Recipient and No Funds Are Being Sub-Allocated. The Funds Will Be Used for Multiple Projects Including Operating Assistance for 41 Rural Transit Providers Operating Assistance for 3 Intercity Bus Providers RTAP 20 Replacement Vehicles. This Grant Application Is for a Total of $23107217. The Federal Funds Are from the Following Programs:section 5311 2021 $11338827 - Operating Assistancesection 5311 2020 $6623943 - Operating Assistancesection 5311 2021 $3868916 - Intercity Operating Assistancesection 5311 2021 $325678 - RTAP (B)(3)SECTION 5339 2021 $949853 Transit Vehiclestotal Federal Funding: $23107217IN Executing This Grant Indot Agrees to Abide by Section 3011 of the Fast Act (49 U.s.c 5323 (J)(2)(C) Regarding the Phased Increase in Domestic Content Under the Buy America Statue for Rolling Stock. AS Grant Agreement Includes an FTA-Funded Transit Vehicle Purchase Recipient Agrees to Comply with the Related Requirements Set Forth in 49 CFR 26.49(A). Specifically Recipient Must Ensure as a Condition of Being Authorized to Bid or Propose on FTA Assisted Transit Vehicle Procurements That Each Transit Vehicle Manufacturer Certified That IT Complied with DOT Requirements for Submitting a Dbe Program and Goal to FTA Prior to Bidding. Recipient Is Also Required to Submit the Name of the Successful Bidder and the Total Dollar Value of the Contract Within 30 Days of Making a FTA - Assisted Transit Vehicle Award Using He Required FTA Reporting Tool. Recipient Understands That Failure to Comply with These Requirements May Result in Formal Enforcement Action or Appropriate Sanction as Determined by FTA Including Reimbursement of FTA Funds Used for Vehicle Procurement. By Executing This Grant We Certify That Projects Funded in This Grant Are Included in the 2018 Tam Plan Investment Prioritization Section.the Local Match for These Projects Will Come from City and County Governments Local Agencies General Funds Title III Medicaid IN-Kind and the State Public Mass Transportation Fund (Pmtf). The Local Match for the 3 Intercity Projects Will Be IN-Kind Match Provided by Greyhound. Attachments to This Application Include Stip Documentation Program of Projects (Operating Pop #1 and Vehicle Pop #2 a List of Replacement Vehicles Section 5311/5339 State Management Plan Dol Letter of Assurance Dol Spreadsheet Indot Intercity Bus Study Intercity Bus IN-Kind Match Support Documentation and the Indot 2018 Tam Plan.

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