MONROE county transportation authority (MCTA-MONROE) is applying FFY 2021 section 5307 american rescue plan (ARP) act funds in the amount of $778148 the full arpa allocated to pennsylvania…

The Monroe County Transportation Authority (MCTA-Monroe) was awarded a $778,148 project grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on March 21, 2022. The grant funding will support operating assistance for MCTA-Monroe from December 12, 2021 through June 30, 2022 to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Specifically, funds will cover salaries, personal protective equipment, professional cleaning/sanitization, barriers for staff, fuel and short-term assets. The funding will also support administrative leave for operations employees affected by service reductions or potential COVID-19 exposure requiring quarantine. The intended outcomes are to maintain reliable transit service and provide mobility to the Monroe County community during the public health crisis. No subrecipient activities are included.

Purpose

This application utilizes arpa funding to prevent prepare for and respond to coronavirus. This grant will relieve mcta-monroe from some of its operating expenses incurred during the period of performance of the grant.

Activities

The entirety of the east stroudsburg PA-NJ UZA arpa funds will be applied towards operating assistance for operating expenses incurred beginning december 12 2021 through june 30 2022. The application scope of work includes precautions taken for covid-19 such as salaries personal protective equipment professional cleaning sanitization barriers for staff fuel and items having a useful life of less than one year. As well as administrative leave for operations employees who are affected due to service reduction or potential exposure to an individual infected with covid-19 that needs to quarantine.

Expected outcomes

Maintain reliable transit service and provide mobility to the monroe county community during the crisis related to the covid-19 pandemic.

Intended beneficiaries

Mcta-monroe employees and contractors and the residents of monroe county will benefit from the operating assistance in its assurance to provide reliable transit service during the crisis related to the covid-19 pandemic.