IN This Application Bi-State Development (Bsd) Is Applying for FY2021 Funds (of the $167080260 American…

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IN This Application Bi-State Development (Bsd) Is Applying for FY2021 Funds in the Amount of $156944570 (of the $167080260 American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Arpa) Apportionment Designated to St. Louis MO-Il). Madison County Transit District Will Receive $10135690 of the St. Louis MO-IL Apportionment Via Transfer from Region VII to Region V. IN Accordance with Section 3401(A)(2)(B)(III) of the Act BSD Will Seek Reimbursement at 100% as No Local Match Is Required for the Arpa Relief Funds Allocation. Funds in This Award Will Be Utilized to Support Operating Expenses Incurred by Bi-State Development.since the Arpa Funds Must Be Disbursed by September 2029 and There Is No End Date for the Cares or Crrsa Funds We Are Requesting to Use the Arpa Funds Before the Cares Act Funds. The Scheduled Operating Period Covered by the Arpa Grant Will Be July 1 2021 Through June 30 2024. We Are Currently Using the Cares Act Funds to Cover Operating Expenses and Costs (Ppe Supplies Materials Etc.) Directly Related to COVID-19 Response. We Would Suspend the Use of Cares Act for Operating Funds in Favor of the Arpa Funds But Would Still Use Cares Act Funds for Items Directly Related to COVID-19 Response. IN This Case We Would Extend the Operating Period of the Cares Act Through June 30 2026 Where We Would Continue the Use of Cares Act Funds to Cover Operating Expenses as Soon as the Arpa Funds Are Expended. When BSD Applied for the Cares Act Funds We Obligated the Entire Amount Primarily for Operating Expenses Based on Our Anticipated Shortfall. At That Time We Did Not Anticipate Arpa Funding Which Has a Hard Disbursement Date. While IT Is Our Expectation That Both Cares and Arpa Will Be Expended by the September 2029 Deadline We Want to Avoid Encountering a Situation Where We Are Approaching a Hard Milestone.bi-State Development Agency Certifies That IT and Its Subrecipients and Contractors That Are Providers of Public Transportation Have Not Furloughed Any Employees Since March 27 2020 (the Enactment Date of the Cares Act).bi-State Development Agency 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.