This application is to request FFY 2021 section 5307 arpa funds apportioned to milwaukee UZA in the amount of $1282750 and the state of wisconsin in the amount of $873257

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $4.3 million Project Grant to Washington County, Wisconsin under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to fund public transit operations from August 2022 through March 2027. Funding will support continued operations of the County's shared ride taxi and commuter express bus services, including wages, fuel, contracted operations, preventive maintenance, marketing, and expenses related to COVID-19. The grant will also offset lost fare revenue as ridership recovers post-pandemic. There are no subrecipients; Washington County will directly provide the transit services to dependent riders in the county. The grant aims to ensure funding stability for transit operations through the pandemic recovery period.

Purpose

The purpose of this request is to ensure funding for transit operations through pandemic recovery.

Activities

Funds will be used for all expenses for continued operations of the washington county shared ride taxi and the washington county commuter express bus. Requested funds will primarily be used for wages fuel contracted operations including preventive maintenance marketing direct expenses related to covid-19 and to offset loss of fare revenue while ridership recovers.

Expected outcomes

The washington county commuter express and washington county shared ride taxi will continue to provide services and increase rider confidence post-pandemic. This will lead to increased ridership.

Intended beneficiaries

Transit dependent users of the countys transit services.

Subrecipient activities

Nonethe 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 arpa the project in this application is not required to be programmed in the long-range transportation plan statewide transportation plan or statewide transportation improvement program.