The grant requests the use of $181869 of section 5310 urbanized area formula program funds. The grant will use section 5310 apportionments for 2021. (potentially lapsing.)

The City of Fayetteville has been awarded a $227,436 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (CFDA 20.513) program. The grant will be used to acquire and implement a replacement ADA paratransit scheduling system for the Fayetteville Area System of Transit (FAST) Urbanized Area. This project aims to enhance the paratransit customer experience by upgrading to more efficient software with enhanced scheduling capabilities, as the current outdated system does not adequately serve newly developed areas within the FAST service region. The grant will utilize Section 5310 program funds apportioned for 2021, with an expected useful life of 5 years for the new scheduling system. There are no sub-recipients involved in this grant award.

Activities

Acquire and implement a replacement ADA paratransit scheduling system. Estimated useful life is 5 years.

Expected outcomes

This project will enhance and improve the paratransit customer experience with more efficient software with enhanced scheduling capabilities. The current software being used is outdated and does not recognize newly built retail and residential areas of the fast UZA. The reporting capabilities of the current software have been found to not meet FTA NTD reporting requirements.

Intended beneficiaries

Paratransit customers within the fayetteville area system of transit (FAST) urbanized area.

Subrecipient activities

There will be no subrecepients for this grant.