This is an FFY2021 section 5307 ARP act application in the amount of $239783 for the allen county regional transit authority (acrta)

The Allen County Regional Transit Authority (ACRTA) received a $267,480 project grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to fund operating assistance from June 28, 2021 through September 30, 2021. The grant funds will allow ACRTA to continue providing critical public transportation services to ensure community members have access to work, medical appointments, education, and other essential daily activities as the region recovers from the impacts of the COVID-19 national crisis and subsequent economic downturn. As the designated recipient for Urbanized Area Formula Funding in its service area, ACRTA will use the grant to supplement operating assistance previously awarded under a CARES Act grant, as those funds were insufficient to cover eligible operating expenses for the grant period.

These funds will be used for operating assistance at a 100% federal share. This grant award will fund critical continued public transit operations to keep our region moving. Acrta provides essential transportation services ensuring those who need transportation can get to work medical appointments educational opportunities and other critical daily life essential functions. The funding will allow US to get through the immediate impact of the national crisis as well as provide funding to help weather the longer term economic downturn expected. This operating assistance funding is being used to supplement the operating assistance awarded under cares OH-2020-015. Cares OH-2020-015-00 funding is insufficient to cover eligible operating expenses within this period. 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. Per the ARP act the project in this application is not required to be programmed in the long-range transportation plan or statewide transportation improvement program as IT does not lead to a functional location or capacity change.