Formula Grant PR2026025

APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS APPLICATION IS TO REQUEST $97722 [$19544.00 TDCS] IN FTA SECTION 5307 FUNDS ALLOCATED IN THE STIP 2023-2026 FOR OPERATING ASSISTANCE TO CONDUCT THE TRANSPORTATION ACTIVITIES OF ADA PARATRANSIT SERVICE.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: THE APPLICATION SCOPE OF WORK INCLUDES ONE PROJECT FOR $97722.00 [$19544.00 TDCS] FOR:OPERATING ACTIVITIES INCLUDE DRIVERS SALARIES FRINGES FUEL SUPPLIES AND OTHER ITEMS HAVING A USEFUL LIFE OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR. 1. OPERATING ACTIVITIES - OPERATING ASSISTANCE FOR $93684.00 ($18737.00 IN TDCS) INCLUDES DRIVERS SALARIES FRINGES FUEL SUPPLIES AND OTHER ITEMS HAVING A USEFUL LIFE OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR. OPERATING ACTIVITIES INCLUDE A DE MINIMIS RATE OF $9153.00 CALCULATED AT 15% OF THE DIRECT COST OF SALARIES. 2. SAFETY REQUIREMENT - TO COMPLY WITH THE SAFETY REQUIREMENT THE 0.75% WAS ESTIMATED AT $728.00 ($ 146.00 IN TDCS) BASED ON THE TOTAL GRANT AMOUNT OF $97722.00. IT WAS FUNDED WITH THE OPERATING EXPENSE ALLOCATION UNDER THE SCOPE 113-32.20 BUS - STATION/STOPS/TERMINALS SAFETY REQUIREMENT. 3. OTHER 3RD-PARTY CONTRACTUAL SERVICES - TOTAL OF $3310.00 ($662.00 IN TDCS) INCLUDING PROJECT ADMINISTRATION FOR $2870.00 AND ALCOHOL AND DRUG TESTING $440.00.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THIS GRANT ARE: A) CONTINUATION OF HIGH-QUALITY ADA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES B) MAINTAINING A WELL-MANAGED FEDERALLY COMPLIANT TRANSPORTATION OPERATION.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE GRANT BENEFITS THE DAILY FIXED-ROUTE USERS OF THE ANASCO TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM WHICH SERVES THE ENTIRE TOWN BY PROVIDING SAFE TIMELY COMPLEMENTARY PARATRANSIT SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS. ADDITIONALLY USERS BENEFIT FROM AN IMPROVED ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM. MOST PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION USERS ARE LOW- AND VERY LOW-INCOME CITIZENS WITH NO OTHER MEANS OF COMMUTING. THE POPULATION IN ANASCO FOR THE 2023 CENSUS ESTIMATE WAS 25215; AT LEAST 22% (5707) ARE ELDERLY AND 26.8% HAVE ONE OR MORE TYPES OF DISABILITY. THE POVERTY LEVEL WAS 44.9%. (SOURCE: AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY: HTTPS://API.CENSUS.GOV/DATA/2023/ACS/ACS5/SUBJECT).; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THERE ARE NO SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES IN THIS GRANT.