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5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program Management Plan Update
Crystal Odum, MPO Staff
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GoRaleigh with support from CAMPO staff and other agencies has updated it’s 2015 Program Management Plan (PMP) for administering the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program. GoRaleigh developed this PMP, which describes GoRaleigh policies and procedures, in accordance with current Federal Transit laws and regulations as well as Circular 9070.1G. The 5310 Program Management Plan (PMP) outlines the 5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program requirements for the Raleigh-Cary Urbanized Area.
The goal of this PMP is to describe the process for managing the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 5310 program within the Raleigh-Cary Urbanized Area. Toward this goal, FTA provides financial assistance for transportation services planned, designed, and carried out to meet the special transportation needs of elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities. The program requires coordination with other federally assisted programs and services in order to make the most efficient use of federal resources. As part of this process, the following objectives will be completed:
• Ensure the plan meets current federal requirements and meets the intent of the Section 5310 funding program.
• Provide a framework by which proposed projects requesting Section 5310 funding can be solicited and selected through a fair and equitable process.
• Identify, contact and inform public agencies, community organizations and non-profit and eligible private for-profit organizations providing service for seniors and persons with disabilities, as to the availability of 5310 program grant funds;
• Outline a process for soliciting and evaluating 5310 program funding proposals;
• Assure that proposals selected for program funding are responsive to one or more of the needs identified in the locally adopted Coordinated Transportation Plan;
• Establish the requirements for the selected projects to enter into grant agreements; and,
• Summarize the requirements for managing and reporting the progress for implementing the funded projects.
The PMP is a living document. It will be updated, as needed, to incorporate any expansions and enhancements of the 5310 program, as well as any revisions to the programs’ management, requirements, or guidelines. The locally adopted coordinated plan is available online at the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (CAMPO) website under Locally Coordinated Human Services Public Transportation Plan. The PMP has been posted for public comments from August 14th to September 13th.
Requested Action: Action Endorse the updated GoRaleigh 5310 Program Management Plan.