Grant KY-2020-012

Description

This Is a Ffy 2020 Section 5307 Cares Act Application in the Amount of $42426000. Per the Cares Act This Application Requests 100% Federal Share of Expenses. This Application Utilizes Cares Act Funding to Help Respond to and Recover from the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Application Scope of Work Includes Operating and Preventive Maintenance Expenses to Maintain Transit Services and Where Necessary to Pay for Administrative Leave for Transit Personnel Due to Reduced Operations Beginning on January 20 2020. The Project Provides Assistance for Tarc the City of Lagrange (Doing Business as Oldhams Public Bus) and the Every Commute Counts Van Pool Service Jointly Managed by Tarc and the Kentuckiana Regional Planning and Development Agency (Kipda) and Tarc. Project 1 Will Fund the Following ACTIVITIES:1. Tarc Acquire Misc Support Equipment ($900000 Federal FUNDS)2. Tarc Acquire Misc Support Equipment ($4176008 Federal FUNDS)3. Tarc Preventive Maintenance Fy 2020 ($2000000 Federal FUNDS)4. Tarc Preventive Maintenance Fy 2021 ($5000000 Federal FUNDS)5. Tarc Operating Assistance Fy 2020 ($10000000 Federal Funds) 6. Tarc Operating Assistance Fy 2021 ($15000000 Federal FUNDS)7. City of Lagrange Operating Assistance Fy 2020 ($50000 Federal FUNDS)8. City of Lagrange Operating Assistance Fy 2021 ($100000 Federal FUNDS)9. Kipda Van Pool Operating Assistance Fy 2021 ($700000 Federal Funds)project 2 Will Fund the Following ACTIVITY:1. Tarc Non Fixed Route Ada Paratransit Service ($4500000 Federal Funds)neither of These Projects Have Applied for or Received Funding from FEMA or Any Other Federal Agency. Tarc 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 Cares Act the Project(s) in This Application Is Not Required to Be Programmed in the Kipda Long-Range Transportation Plan or Kentuckys Statewide Transportation Improvement Program. This Project Only Includes Operating and Preventive Maintenance Expenses and Capital Expenses That Do Not and Will Not Lead to a Substantial Functional Location or Capacity Change to Any Tarc Asset or System. Therefore No Tip/Stip Documentation Is Needed.tarc Has Been Designated the Recipient of Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Funds for the Louisville Uza by the Governors of Kentucky and Indiana.the Operational Expenses Requested in This Application Were Determined by Tarc. We Developed Our Request Based on Our Current Fiscal Year Budget and Estimated Actual Expenses and Revenues for the Periods 01/20/2020 Until 06/30/2020 and 07/01/2020 Until 06/30/2021. Tarc Understands That the Expenses Requested in This Application Are Subject to Review as Part of the Agencys Next Triennial Review.tarc Will Follow All Third Party Procurement Policies as Defined in C4220.1F with the Exception of Procurements Related to a Declared Emergency Where Temporary Relief from Federal Requirements Has Been Granted. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear Issued Executive Order No. 2020-215 Declaring a State of Emergency in Response to COVID-19 on March 6 2020. (Attached) Tarc Will Ensure Contractors Used Will Not Be on the Fta Suspension and Debarment List.the Budget Submitted and Utilization of Cares Acts Funds Is in Line with Normal Operating Budgets and Expenditures. Tarc Understands That the Expenses Requested in This Application Are Subject to Review for Their Reasonableness as Part of the Agencys Next Triennial Review. Funds Will Be Expended in Accordance with the Cares Act Guidelines. The Period of Performance Is January 20 2020 Through March 30 2025.