Rides is requesting $1011807 of FY2021 section 5307 for operating assistance.total budget for the project is $2703708 of which $1011807 is federal 1691901 is doap or local tax equivalent sources

The Rides Mass Transit District (RMTD) was awarded a $2.7 million project grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant will provide $1.01 million in federal funding and $1.69 million in local matching funds to support RMTD's operations as the designated public transportation provider serving the Carbondale Urbanized Area of southern Illinois from July 1, 2021 through January 20, 2023. The Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program makes federal resources available to local authorities for transit capital, operating assistance, and transportation planning in urbanized areas. This particular award will allow RMTD to continue providing critical public transportation services to the nine communities across two counties that comprise the Carbondale Urbanized Area.

Funding period will cover 7/1/2021 through 6/30/2022. The requested funding will support operations of a public transportation project in the carbondale UZA. The UZA covers 9 communities in two counties (williamson jackson) in southern illinois.pre-award authority will be used since rmtds year starts on july 1 and the federal fiscal year doesnt start until october. The MPO letter assigning funding levels for each provider is attached in the rides grantee information in trams. Subsequently idot acknowledged and adopted this methodology for the 2020 apportionment. A letter from secretary osman copies of simpo split letter transportation improvement program and FTA stip approval letter are also attached to the applicant information section and this application.