Grant MN-2021-030

Description

This Is an Ffy 2021 Section 5307 Arpa Application in the Amount of $313416510 Representing 100% Federal Share of the Total Eligible Amount. This Application Utilizes Funds from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 That Are to Be Directed to Payroll and Operations of Public Transit (Including Payroll and Expenses of Private Providers of Public Transportation) Unless the Recipient Certifies to the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration That the Recipient Has Not Furloughed Any Employees.this Application Utilizes Arpa Funding to Prevent Prepare for and Respond to Coronavirus. Anticipated Short-Term Activities Include COVID-19 Emergency Response Services and Wages for Employees on Paid Administrative Leave Due to Service Reductions. Subsequent Activities Will Be Focused on Providing Transit Services That Help the Community Recover from the Severe Social and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 for Expenses Incurred on or After Jan. 20 2020.TWO Other Grants from Fta Are Providing Metropolitan Council with Operating Assistance During the Same Period of Jan 20 2020 to September 30 2024. They Are MN-2020-021 the Cares Act Grant and MN-2021-015 the Crrsaa Grant. The Other Available Funding Is Insufficient to Cover Eligible Operating Expenses Within the Period. Operating Expenses Are Eligible Beginning January 20 2020 Examples Include: Operations Including Public Transportation Services to Vaccination Sites Payroll Including Administrative Leave Preventive Maintenance Cleaning and Ppe Fta Funding May Be Used to Pay for the Operational Costs of Providing Essential Services Through the Incidental Use of Transit Assets. Essential Services Are Services That Help Provide the Community with Safety and Security or Access to Food Water Shelter Social Services/ Medical Care and Communications Infrastructure. Metropolitan Council/Metro Transit Will Provide Pass-Through Funds to Regional Transit Providers Through Subrecipient Grant Agreements That Will Include All Applicable Federal Rules and Regulations. The Regional Transit Providers Include Southwest Transit Minnesota Valley Transit Authority Maple Grove Transit Plymouth Metrolink and University of Minnesota.the Metropolitan Council/Metro Transit 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.the Metropolitan Council Will Not Use Arpa Funds to Pay for Administrative Leave of 3RD Party Contractors Unless IT Is in a Contract or Modified Into a Contract as Permitted by Fta Guidance CA16 of Fta Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (Cares) Act and Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act 2021 (Crrsaa). Per the Arpa 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.attachments Include a Copy of the Plan for the Metropolitan Councils Indirect Rate and the Fta Indirect Rate Approval Letter.