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Ordinance in the Amount of $350,873 Establishing Grant Budget for the Fiscal Year 2020 FTA Section 5310 Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Grant
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Council Priority: Create an Environment to Promote Economic Development Opportunities and Job Creation
Department: Transportation
Council District: All
Public Hearing: N/A
Advertising Date/By: N/A
Contact 1 and Phone: Hanna Cockburn, 373-2861
Contact 2 and Phone: Bruce Adams, 412-6237
PURPOSE:
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has awarded $265,584 in federal funds under the Section 5310 Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program to the Greensboro Urban Area. An ordinance needs to be approved to establish the grant budget.
BACKGROUND:
The Section 5310 program supports projects that serve the special needs of transit dependent populations beyond traditional public transportation service, exceed the requirements of the ADA act, improve access to fixed route service and decrease reliance on complementary Paratransit service, and provide alternatives to public transportation. The City of Greensboro is the designated recipient for these funds.
The Greensboro MPO conducts a competitive selection process for this funding. At their May 13, 2020 meeting, the Transportation Advisory Committee awarded funding to the City of Greensboro Public Transportation Division and Guilford County Transportation and Mobility Services (TAMS) to support eligible operating expenses.
The City of Greensboro will use Section 5310 funding to provide early morning dialysis trips during weekdays and Saturdays for seniors and individuals with disabilities who meet the program goal and when public transportation is insufficient, inappropriate, or unavailable. As the designated recipient for Section 5310 funds, the City of Greensboro Public Transportation Division will utilize 10% of the area allocation to support program and grant administration costs, including s...
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