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Transportation Grant Application - FY2026 Combined Capital Grant
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INFORMATION CONTACT:
Theresa Torres, Human Services Agency, Transportation Director, 704-283-3598
ACTION REQUESTED:
1) Approve submission of the Combined Capital Grant Application, 2) adopt the FY2026 Public Transportation Program Resolution authorizing the County Manager to submit the grant applications for federal and state funding, make all necessary assurances and certifications, and enter into agreements with the NCDOT to provide rural, small urban, and urban public transportation services, 3) upon award, authorize the County Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement substantially consistent with this Agenda Item, and 4) upon receipt of the grant award, recognize, receive, and appropriate the funding to the Human Service Agency's Transportation budget.
PRIOR BOARD ACTIONS:
September 3, 2024, Regular Meeting, Agenda Item # 24-585 - Conducted Public Hearing - FY2026 Combined Capital Transportation Grant Application
BACKGROUND:
The annual Combined Capital program grant is intended to provide financial assistance for the support of public transportation services, which are open to the general public on a regular and continuing basis. Combined Capital funding will provide reimbursement for replacement vehicles that have met NCDOT's useful life of 100,000 miles for conversion and lift vans, minivans, and Light Transit Vehicles. Additionally, it will reimburse other capital needs, such as lettering of vehicles (NCDOT required), radio equipment, and the conversion to bi-fuel, etc.
The Combined Capital application utilizes funds from the 5311, 5307, 5339 federal programs, which allows Community Transportation (CT) systems, like Union County Transportation, the opportunity to apply for funding for capital projects on a single application, and provides NCDOT Integrated Mobility Division (IMD) the flexibility to fund the approved projects with the type of funds which best suit t...
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