Award executive summarythis section 5307 application in the amount of $370697

Per the american rescue plan act (ARPA) the grant requests is 100% federal share. The application scope of work includes operating assistance ($370697.the split letter dated june 7 2021 is attached in trams. The operational expenses requested in this application were determined by the approved cost allocation of expenditures of the operating budget. The goldsboro-wayne transportation authority understands that the expenses requested in this application are subject to review as part of the agencys next triennial/state management review.goldsboro-wayne transportation authority will ensure contractors procured will not be on the FTA suspension and debarment list. The recipient agrees that if IT receives federal funding from the federal emergency management agency (FEMA) or through a pass-through entity through the robert T. Stafford disaster relief and emergency assistance act a different federal agency or insurance proceeds for any portion of a project activity approved for FTA funding under this grant agreement IT will provide written notification to FTA and reimburse FTA for any federal share that duplicates funding provided by FEMA another federal agency or an insurance company.insurance is non-applicable for this project. No insurance claims have been filed or received. This project(S) includes only operations planning and/or capital projects with no substantial functional location or capacity change. Therefore per ARPA requirements no additional statewide transportation improvement program (STIP) or transportation improvement plan (tip) documentation is needed. This grant is not for research projects and indirect costs will not be applied to this application.NCDOT has allocated these 5307 ARPA funds to the goldsboro-wayne transportation authority and have attached the designated recipient sub-allocation letter split letter or state / governor distribution letter in the recipient documents. The 1% security expenditures will be used to cover security cameras. Gwta is upgrading security cameras to better cover the facility as well as the parking areas around the facility. The current camera system is outdated and does not cover many areas gwta needs for improved security here. The purpose of the ARPA award is to provide two years of operating assistance to gwta and its sub-recipients to assist in the recovering from covid-19 during the period of july 1 2021 to september 30 2023.the funds will be used to cover all eligible operating expenses to include salaries fuel materials and overhead expenses. The expected outcome of the funding is to continue to provide operations of the fixed route services and contribute to the economic growth of the goldsboro community. The lack of funding could decrease the opportunities for community members that is needed for their growth. Many community members rely on the fixed route transportation services to get to jobs shopping schools and daily activities that are beneficial to improve their quality of life. Transportation is an essential service that is needed in the goldsboro community.there will not be any sub-recipient activities.