Section 5307 American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Arpa) Funds for Emergency Operating Assistance for a Total of…

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This Grant Application Is for Section 5307 American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Arpa) Funds for Emergency Operating Assistance for a Total of $48587329 ($48587329 Federal and $0 Local Match). IT Will Use the Fy 2021 Apportionment of American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Arpa) Funds for the Louisville KY Uza. $48293376 (Federal) Will Be Expended by Tarc for Its Operations and $293953 (Federal) Will Be Expended by the Subrecipient City of LA Grange for Its Bus Operations.all Funds Are 100% Federal with No Local Match Required. Purpose: The Purpose of This Award Is to Provide 2 Years of Operating Assistance to Tarc and Its Subrecipient the City of Lagrange to Assist in Recovering from COVID-19 During the Period of 7/01/2022 to 6/30/2024.ACTIVITIES to Be Performed: Funds Will Be Used to Cover All Eligible Operating Expenses Including Salaries Fuel Items Having a Useful Life of Less Than One Year Preventive Maintenance Covid-Related Expenses Including Disinfecting Supplies Ppe and Administrative Leave Due to Covid 19.EXPECTED Outcomes: Funding Will Permit Tarc and the City of LA Grange to Continue to Provide Transit Operations That Would Otherwise Have to Be Cut Due to Lack of Funding.intended Beneficiaries: Tarc the City of LA Grange and the Riders That Rely on Their Services Will Benefit from Continued Transit Services Permitting Workers to Get to Work and Riders to Get to Essential Services.subrecipient Activities: Subrecipient Activities Are the Operation of Oldhams Public Bus Which Is the Public Bus Service Operated by the Subrecipient City of LA Grange. This Funding Will Provide Benefits to the City of LA Grange (Dba Oldhams Public Bus) and the Riders That Rely on Its Buses to Get to Work or Services.project 1 Will Fund Tarcs and the City of LA Granges Bus Operations Occurring After 6/30/2022 ($48587329 Federal Funds).this Project Includes Operating Expenses Including Driver Salaries Fuel Items Having a Useful Life of Less Than One Year Preventive Maintenance and Expenses Related to Efforts to Minimize the Risk of Exposure to COVID-19 and Its Variants Such as the Acquisition of Ppe and Disinfecting Supplies.per the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Arpa) the Projects Identified Here Are Not Required to Be Programmed in the Kipda Long-Range Transportation Plan or in Kentuckys Statewide Transportation Improvement Program. Therefore No Tip/Stip Documentation Is Needed. Tarc and the City of LA Grange 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 That Contractors Used Are Not on the Fta Suspension and Debarment List.the Operating Expenses Requested in This Application Were Determined by Tarc and the City of LA Grange and Are Based on Our Current Fiscal Year Budgets and Estimated Expenses and Revenues for the Periods 07/01/2022 Until 06/30/2023 and 07/01/2023 Until 06/30/2024. Tarc Understands That the Expenses Requested in This Application Are Subject to Review as Part of the Agencys Next Triennial Review.this Project Has Neither Applied for nor 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 Then Tarc 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.tarc Has Been Designated the Recipient of Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Funds for the Louisville KY Uza by the Governors of Kentucky and Indiana.