Grant MO-2022-021
Description
This Is an Ffy 2021 Section 5307 Arp Funding Application for the Kansas City Missouri/Kansas Urbanized Area in the Amount of $66 051551 Representing 100% Federal Share of the Total Eligible Amount. This Application Utilizes Arp Funding to Prevent Prepare for and Respond to Coronavirus. Purpose: The Arp Funding Will Be Utilized to Help Defray Regional Transportation Operation Expenses Including Additional Items Such as Payroll Cleaning Supplies and Ppe. Activities to Be Performed: Kcata the Kansas City Streetcar Authority Johnson County Kansas Unified Government of Wyandotte County Kansas/Kansas City Kansas and the City of Independence Missouri Provide Public Transportation in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area Under Ridekc. These Regional Transit Partners Plan to Use the Arp Funds to Support Operations Including Cleaning Supplies and Personal Protective Equipment to Prevent Prepare for and Respond to COVID-19. Expected Outcomes: Funding to Support Operations Will Ensure Service Reliability On-Time Performance and Safety for the Customers. Intended Beneificiaries: This Project Will Benefit Public Transportation Riders Who Utilize the Public Transportation Services Provided in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area the Missouri Counties of Jackson and Clay and Kansas Counties of Wyandotte County and Johnson. Subrecipient Activities: The Regional Transportation Providers Will Utilize Funds to Support Regional Operations as They Provide Convenient Safe and Reliable Transportation in Their Respective Service Areas.project Location: Kansas City and Surrounding Metropolitan Area and the Counties of Jackson Clay in Missouri Wyandotte and Johnson Counties in the State of Kansas.transit Providers in Area:the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (Kcata) Is the Bi-State Regional Transit Authority Created in 1965. Kcata Is Responsible for Public Transportation in the Kansas City Urbanized Area with a Seven-County Jurisdiction - Cass Clay Jackson and Platte in Missouri and Johnson Leavenworth and Wyandotte in Kansas. Kcata Is Responsible for the Provision of Fixed-Route Bus Rapid Transit (Brt) Flex-Route and Complimentary Paratransit Public Transportation in the Region. Kcata Operates from a Single Maintenance and Administration Facility in Kansas City Missouri. Johnson County Kansas Transportation and Indebus Operated by the City of Independence Missouri Systems Are Managed by Kcata and the Bus Operated by Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City Kansas Are Other Transit Providers That Feed Into and Provide Similar Service in the Kansas City Urbanized Area.funding Summary:this Application Utilizes the Following Arp Act Funding. Kcata Direct Allocation $50078322KANSAS City Streetcar Authority $1733576JOHNSON County Kansas $7704555UNIFIED Government $4785776INDEPENDENCE $1749322TOTAL Agency Allocation $66051551*ALLOCATION Is Subject to Change Based on Regional Needs. Per the Arp Act of 2021 the Grant Requests Represent 100% Federal Share. No Local Match Is Required. The Project(s) Included in This Application Contains Only Operations with No Substantial Functional Location or Capacity Change. Therefore Per Arp Requirements No Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (Stip) or Transportation Improvement Plan (Tip) Documentation Is Needed.if Applicable as of December 27 2020 Kcata Certifies to Fta That the Recipient Does Not Have Any Furloughed Employees. The Pre-Award Authority Start Date for Arp Funding Is January 20 2020.KCATA 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 Funding Source for This Grant Application Is: 5307-6 - 5307 Urbanized Area Formula (Arp Act) Start Date: January 20 2020 End Date: December 31 2026THE CCR Expiration Dates: Kcata - March 18 2023JOHNSON County Kansas December 20 2022 Unified Government of Wyandotte Kansas/Kansas City Kansas -December 10 2022; City of Independence Missouri -August 15 2022KANSAS City Streetcar Authority January 7 2023 Indirect Costs Will Not Be Applied to This Application and Its Scope of Work. This Grant Will Not Support Any Research or Development Projects. A Copy of the Fy 2022 Master Agreement Will Be Retained on File. A Copy of the Fy 2022 Certifications and Assurances Will Be Attached to This Application as Soon as IT Becomes Available.