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FYs 2022 and 2023 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (Section 5310) Program Project Selection
Crystal Odum, 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 enhanced transportation services to meet the specific needs of elderly persons and persons with disabilities outlined in the region's coordinated public transit and human services transportation plan. The City of Raleigh/GoRaleigh, the federally recognized designated recipient of Section 5310 funding for the Raleigh UZA, and CAMPO developed and adopted a program management plan 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 2020 updated program management plan that was adopted by the RTA and endorsed by the CAMPO Executive Board on September 16, 2020, GoRaleigh administered a call for eligible projects February 26 to March 26, 2021 soliciting applications for FYs 2022 and 2023 projects that would make use of the Raleigh UZA's Section 5310 funding. To assist potential applicants with the application process, understanding project eligibility and program expectations, a virtual application workshop was held March 9, 2021 and a recorded Power Point presentation/webinar was made available on GoRaleigh's website beginning March 12, 2021. A total of $1,211,002 is available to be awarded for eligible projects for the FYs 2022 and 2023.
In response to the call for projects, a total of seven (7) applications were received from various agencies. A project selection committee comprised of representatives from CAMPO, DCHC MPO, NC DOT Intermodal Mobility Division (IMD), the T...
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