The mississippi department of transportation is submitting this statewide application for funding the section 5339 bus and bus facilities program for the period 01/1/2015 thru 12/31/2015

This application includes the FFY 2014 section 5339 program apportionment for state allocation of $1250000 and requests approval of a total grant of $1562500. The attached program of projects (POP) contains a total of 11 proposed projects. Eleven (11) are specifically identified sub-recipient projects. The POP includes one category of projects: -11 category a projects to be funded at 80%federal /20% local ratio. Eleven (11) projects consist of vehicle purchases for expansion. This application programs the FFY2014 apportionment as follows: $ 1562500 ($1250000 federal) for identified sub-recipients. Projects included in the program of projects for this grant application can be found in volume II of the approved stip. All vehicles will meet the established MDOT useful life standards as contained in chapter XI of our approved state management plan:XI-F property management STANDARDS8.useful life of project vehicles shall be defined as follows:a.the minimum useful life of a van (6 to 15 passengers) and (other small vehicles e.g. sedans and pick-UPS) shall be defined as five (5) years and 125000 miles; B.the minimum useful life of a small to medium size light duty (cutaway type assembled using add on-bodies) bus (25 to 35 feet) shall be defined as five (5) years and 150000 miles; C. The minimum useful life of a medium duty (purpose built) transit bus 30-35 capacity shall be defined as seven (7) years and 200000 miles; D.the minimum useful life of a large heavy-duty transit bus shall be defined as:eight (8) years for vehicles ( 30 to 35 feet) with 30 35 passenger capacity and 250000 miles; ten (10) years for vehicles with greater than 35 passenger capacity; and 350000 miles; E. The minimum useful life of an over the road coach transit bus shall be defined as twelve (12) years for vehicles with greater than 35 passenger capacity; and/or 500000 miles; F. The minimum useful life of a passenger trolley shall be defined as ten (10) years for vehicles with greater than 25 passenger capacity; and 300000 miles; G. The useful life of a wrecker recovery vehicle shall be defined as eight years and/or 300000 miles. H. All other requests including exceptions shall be evaluated on a case-by- case basis.projects included in this program of projects for this grant application will receive their local match as follows:city of oxford rsvp (retired senior volunteer program): the local match will come from the city of oxford and lafayette county board of supervisors. City of oxford/oxford university transit: the local match will come from the city of oxford and the university of mississippi.climb-up INC.: local match will come from lifecore (region III mental health center).MS christian family services INC.: local match will come from MS christian family services lighthouse variety store.mount zion community center: the local match will come from MT. Zion economic community center.noxubee county human resource agency: the local match will come from noxubee county board of supervisors.pine belt mental health: the local match will come from pine belt mental health patient fees.quality mental health INC.: local match will come from the agency itself.three rivers PDD the local match will come from LEE county board of supervisors.yazoo county human resource agency: the local match will come from yazoo county board of supervisors.region IV mental health (timber hills): the local match will come from alcorn prentiss tippah and tishomingo county board of supervisors. The mississippi DOT certifies that MDOT and all sub-recipients funded through this grant will follow all applicable third party procurement requirements and/or policies contained in FTA circulars 5010.1D and 4220.1F (third party contracting guidance) as they relate to these purchases. MDOT will also ensure that contractors procured are not on the FTA suspension and debarment list.continuing control over real property is a part of the sub-recipients contractual agreement with MDOT. The language is as follows:when real property is acquired and/or developed under the terms of this contract agreement contractorgrants to the department a security interest in the real property to secure contractors performance of the terms of this contract agreement and shall perfect that security interest by executing a deed of trust in a form acceptable to the department and by filing that deed of trust in the land records of the county where the real property is located. At least ten days prior to the transfer of funds under the terms of this contract agreement for the acquisition and/or development of real property the contractor shall provide to the department a title certificate from a licensed attorney to be selected by the department showing that there are no encumbrances on the real property to be acquired and/or developed and the contractor shall have the title certificate updated immediately prior to the transfer of funds for the acquisition and/or development of the subject property. In addition when real property is acquired and/or development under the terms of this contract agreement contractor shall convey to the department the contractors executory power to transfer any interest in the real property until the contractor has fulfilled its obligations under the terms of this contract agreement. The conveyance of the contractors executory power shall be in a form acceptable to the department. A copy of the conveyance of executory power form acceptable to the department.