Grant TX-2021-089

Description

This Is a Fy 2021 Section 5307 Arp Act Application in the Amount of $298675777 Funded at 100% Federal. The Split Letter Dated 07-07-21 Is Attached to This Application. Pre-Award Authority Expenses Incurred from 7/1/2020 to 6/30/2021 and the Amount Spent Is Approximately $560000000 This Application Utilizes Arp Act Funding to Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Negative Economic Impacts Restore Cuts in Public Services Caused by Pandemic-Induced Revenue Losses and Avoid Additional Cuts.purpose and Intended Beneficiaries: The Primary Purpose of the Award Is to Help Facilitate and Ensure That Safe Transit Services Remain Available for Riders Traveling to Jobs Health Care and Other Essential Services Within Their Respective Communities Especially Communities of Color. Payroll and Operational Needs Will Be Prioritized to the Extent Necessary to Operate Maintain and Manage the Metro Public Transportation System. Arpa Will Help Ensure Metro Avoids Layoffs and Service Reductions Which Disproportionately Harm Workers Who Are More Likely to Depend on Public Transportation. This Funding Will Also Make the Metro Transportation System More Resilient.activities to Be Performed: The Award Will Fund Prior Payroll Operating and Preventive Maintenance Expenses (Net Fare Revenues). Operating Expenses Include Such Costs as Operators/Conductors Operating Crew Members Route Schedulers Dispatchers Instructors Timekeepers Service Staff (E.g. Cleaners Fuelers) Maintenance Personnel (E.g. Mechanics Body Shop Workers) and Administrative Support Staff. Fuel and Items Having a Useful Life of Less Than One Year Including Personal Protective Equipment and Cleaning Supplies Are Also Eligible Operating Expenses.expected Outcomes: The Fta Arp Act Section 5307 Apportionment Will Allow Metro to Recover from the Financial Impacts of the Global COVID-19 Pandemic. This Award for Operating Assistance Will Help Facilitate and Ensure That Safe Transit Services Remain Available for Riders (Particularly Minority Communities) Traveling to Jobs Health Care and Other Essential Services. Arp Funding Will Also Help to Ensure Metro Avoids Layoffs and Service Reductions Which Disproportionately Harm Workers Who Are More Likely to Depend on Public Transportation. This Funding Will Make the Metro Transportation System More Resilient.subrecipient Activities: N/Athe Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County Texas 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.metro Has Deemed That the Requirement to Expend at Least One Percent of the Amount Apportioned on Public Transportation Security Projects Is Unnecessary. Current Annual Security Projects Exceed the 1% Requirement Because Security Expenses Have Been Funded from Local Other Fta and Department of Homeland Security Funds.this Project Includes Only Operations with No Substantial Functional Location or Capacity Change. Therefore Per Arp Act Requirements No Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (Stip) or Transportation Improvement Plan (Tip) Documentation Is Needed.