Specific Award Purpose:this Grant Includes Ffy 2021 Section 5311 Crrsaa Funding (Out of $164001414 Available)…

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Specific Award Purpose:this Grant Includes Ffy 2021 Section 5311 Crrsaa Funding in the Amount of $83136662 (Out of $164001414 Available) Representing 50.69% Federal Share of the Total Eligible Amount. The Funds Will Used to Maintain Operating Services in Rural Areas Across the State in Addition to Program Administration. The Purpose of the Grant Is to Assist with Eligible Operating Expenses Necessary to Operate Manage and Maintain Public Transportation Services While Responding to COVID-19. Associated Costs Include Driver Salaries Fuel Minor Capital Items Directly Related to COVID-19 and Items Having a Useful Life of Less Than One Year Including Personal Protective Equipment and Cleaning Supplies. Activities to Be Performed:sustain/Maintain Current Operating Service Levels in the Different Rural Areas Across the State of Washington. Implement the Necessary Measures to Respond to COVID-19 Overcome Unprecedented Challenges Caused by the Pandemic and Continue to Offer Essential Services to Preserve Public Safety and Wellbeing and Offer a Mean of Transportation to People to Continue to Access Jobs Medical Appointments Schools and Other Destination. Expected Outcomes:maintaining an Adequate Level of Public Transportation Service in Rural Areas. Respond to COVID-19 and Enable People to Access Destinations Essential for Their Daily Lives Safety and Wellbeing. Intended Beneficiaries:public Transportation Customers Who Utilize Public Transportation Services Across the State of Washington. Subrecipient Activity:operate Manage and Maintain Public Transportation Services. Ensure Adequate Funding and Financial Planning to Pay for Driver Salaries Fuel Minor Capital Items Directly Related to COVID-19 and Items Having a Useful Life of Less Than One Year Including Personal Protective Equipment and Cleaning Supplies. Reimburse for Other Eligible Costs Such as Administrative Leave and Leave for Employees Due to Reductions in Service or Leave Required for a Quarantined Worker. Agencies as Part of Their Response to COVID-19 May Hire Temporary Workers Pay for Overtime Cleaning/Sanitizing of Vehicles and Facilities Additional Material and Telework Equipment Hazard Pay Training Increased Security and Other Expenses. Recipient:wsdotsub Recipients: Central Transitclallam Transitcolumbia County Public Transportationgarfield County Public Transportationgrant Transit Authoritygrays Harbor Transit Authorityhopesourceisland Transitjefferson Transit AUTHORITYB18MASON Transit Authoritypacific Transit Systempeople for Peoplepullman Transittrangotwin Transitthe Remainder of the Crrsaa Funding Allocation Was Obligated in a Separate Wsdot Grant (WA-2021-022) by Washington State Ferries. Colville Indian Tribe Also Received a Suballocation of the Overall Total and They Will Apply for These Funds Independently as a Direct Recipient. The Suballocation Letter Dated March 2 2021 Is Attached in Trams.the Recipient Certifies That IT and Any Subrecipient or Contractor That Is a Provider of Public Transportation: (A) Intend to the Maximum Extent Possible to Use of Crrsaa Funds to Bring Back Any Employees Previously Furloughed as a Direct Result of Financial Difficulties Caused by the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency; (B) Intend to Use Crrsaa Funds to Rehire Any Positions of Employees Who Were Laid Off as a Direct Result of Financial Challenges Caused by the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency; and (C) Will Explain How They Have Spent Crrsaa Funds on Payroll Operations or Payroll and Expenses of Private Providers of Public Transportation to the Maximum Extent Possible. Per the Crrsaa the Project in This Application Is Not Required to Be Programmed in the Long-Range Transportation Plan or Statewide Transportation Improvement Program. *** Special Condition ***the Recipient 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.