This is an FFY 2022 section 5307 ARP funding application for spartanburg regional health services district in the amount of $546338 representing 100% federal share of the total eligible amount

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Spartanburg Regional Health Services District Inc. a $546,338 project grant under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507) to fund operating expenses and preventive maintenance activities from January 2022 through December 2022. The funding will allow Spartanburg Regional Health Services District to continue providing demand response mass transit services in Spartanburg County, South Carolina without potential service reductions due to lack of funding. Specifically, $516,338 will support operating expenses for general mass transit services and $30,000 will fund preventive maintenance activities. No sub-awardees or subrecipient activities are involved. The grant aims to benefit transit riders and residents through continued access to transportation for work, medical appointments, school, and other essential services.

Activities

Funds will be used to cover all eligible operating expenses such as salaries fuel preventive maintenance other items with a useful life of less than one year etc. For continued transit operations. The funding will allow spartanburg regional health services district to continue to provide the demand response mass transit in the urbanized area of spartanburg county without a potential reduction in service due to lack of funding.

Expected outcomes

Spartanburg regional health services district and the riders that rely on its service will benefit from the continued service by allowing riders to get to work medical appointments school and other essential services.

Intended beneficiaries

Srhs transportation and the residents in urban areas of spartanburg county are beneficiaries of the funds to continue demand response transit opportunities. Subrecipeint activities:spartanburg regional health services district has no subrecipient activities. Additional information:indirect costs will be charged at the rate approved by HHS which is the srhs cognizant agency.as noted in the indirect cost description grant expenditures for security are not necessary because they are provided by spartanburg regional health services district. Srhs agrees that if IT receives federal funding from 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 we will provide written notification to the FTA and reimburse FTA for any federal share that duplicates funding provided by FEMA another federal agency or an insurance company.prior to the pandemic and cares act/crrsaa funding srhs was operating our demand response transit program utilizing grant SC-2019-010-00.insurance is non-applicable for this project.spartanburg regional health services district is a designated recipient of 5307 funds.funding is requested in the amount of $546338 (100% federal). Srhs understands that the expenses requested in the application are subject to review for their reasonableness as part of the agencys next triennial/state management review. Funding is broken out into the following categories. Operating expenses for general mass transit - $516338 (100% federal)preventive maintenance - $30000 (100% federal)the split letter from the south carolina department of transportation dated october 7 2021 is attached to the application. This project only includes operating expenses and/or capital expenses that do not include substantial functional location or capacity changes to the asset or system. Therefore no additional tip/stip documentation is needed.