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FY 2016 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (Section 5310) Program Project Selection
Bret Martin, MPO Staff
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Each year, the Raleigh Urbanized Area (UZA) is apportioned formula grant funding by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for the Section 5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program. Section 5310 funds are available for capital and operating expenses that support the provision of transportation services to meet the specific needs of elderly persons and persons with disabilities. GoRaleigh, the federally recognized designated recipient of Section 5310 funding for the Raleigh UZA, and CAMPO developed and adopted a program management in June 2015 that lays out the policies and procedures for project selection, funding distribution and administration of projects supported by the funding.
In accordance with the program management plan, for FY 2016 GoRaleigh administered a call for eligible projects from March 23, 2016, through April 20, 2016, to solicit applications for projects that would make use of the Raleigh UZA's Section 5310 funding. To assist potential applicants with the application process and an understanding of project eligibility, an application workshop was held April 5, 2016, and a webinar was held April 6, 2016. A total of $900,000 is available to be awarded for eligible projects for the FY 2016 call.
In response to the call for projects, a total of five (5) applications were received from various agencies. A project selection committee comprised of members with various interests from throughout the Raleigh UZA convened on April 26, 2016, to review the applications and make a recommendation on which projects should be awarded funding based on selection criteria outlined in the adopted program management plan. Of the five (5) applications submitted, one (1) application was determined to be incomplete by the committee and therefore ineligible for consideration.
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