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195 Potential Funding Sources U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
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196 developing, enhancing, and Sustaining Tribal Transit Services: A Guidebook Under the bus program, eligible activities include • Purchasing of buses for fleet and service expansion • Bus maintenance and administrative facilities • Transfer facilities • Transportation centers • Intermodal terminals • Park-and-ride stations • Acquisition of replacement vehicles • Bus rebuilds • Bus preventive maintenance • Passenger amenities such as passenger shelters and bus stop signs • Accessory and miscellaneous equipment such as mobile radio units • Supervisory vehicles • Fare boxes • Computers • Shop and garage equipment Program Contact: Office of Program Management, Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, East Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, D.C.
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potential Funding Sources 197 (5) Twenty percent of funds must be distributed to states in the ratio that the number of eligible low-income individuals and welfare recipients (in other than urbanized areas)
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198 developing, enhancing, and Sustaining Tribal Transit Services: A Guidebook FTA Circular: FTA C 9045.1. http://www.fta.dot.gov/documents/FTA_C_9045.1_New_Free dom.pdf Over-the-Road Bus Program Program Purpose: The Over-the-Road Bus Program supports intercity fixed-route services and commuter, charter, and tour bus services.
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potential Funding Sources 199 Federal Register: Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program; Tribal Transit Program -- 71 FR 46959. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/06-6911.pdf Rural and Small Urban Areas Program (FTA Section 5311)
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200 developing, enhancing, and Sustaining Tribal Transit Services: A Guidebook • Dispatch and data systems and computers • Acquisition of transportation services under contract, lease, or other arrangement Projects must provide the maximum feasible coordination of transportation services and the maximum feasible participation of private-for-profit operators. To be eligible, projects must be derived from a locally developed Coordinated Public Transit–Human Services Transportation Plan.
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potential Funding Sources 201 Federal Register / Vol.
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202 developing, enhancing, and Sustaining Tribal Transit Services: A Guidebook • Alternative fuel projects including vehicle refueling infrastructure, clean fuel fleet programs, and conversions • Other transportation projects with air quality benefits • Public education and outreach • Fare and fee subsidy programs • Transportation activities within approved State Implementation Plans (SIPs) • Transportation control measures in areas designated as non-attainment under the Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA)
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potential Funding Sources 203 Indian Reservation Roads Program Overview: The Indian Reservation Roads Program (IRR) is designed to address a variety of transportation needs for federally recognized tribal governments.
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204 developing, enhancing, and Sustaining Tribal Transit Services: A Guidebook (2) Upon receiving the total fiscal year of IRR funding from FHWA, BIA publishes a notice-ofavailability of funds in the Federal Register and transfers the funds to the federally recognized tribal governments within 30 days, as stipulated.
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potential Funding Sources 205 Program Eligibility: Eligible grant activities include • Transportation planning, research, engineering, and construction of highways, roads, parkways, transit, and non-motorized facilities on public lands, within national parks, and on Indian reservations • Operation and maintenance of transit facilities • Transportation planning for tourism and recreational enhancement • Vehicular parking areas and interpretive signage • Scenic easement and scenic or historic site acquisition • Pedestrian and bicycle on-and-off road facility improvements, including modification of public walkways to comply with the ADA • Construction and reconstruction of road side rest areas, including sanitary and water facilities • Other appropriate facilities such as visitor centers Program Contact: Federal Lands Highway, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, D.C.
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206 developing, enhancing, and Sustaining Tribal Transit Services: A Guidebook Other: (1) Each state receives a minimum of one-half percent of the funds apportioned for the Surface Transportation Program.
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potential Funding Sources 207 transportation services. The objective is to help small and emerging businesses and stimulate economic development through new and improved transportation programs.
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208 developing, enhancing, and Sustaining Tribal Transit Services: A Guidebook 2. A finance mechanism -- CDTLS uses five financing mechanisms such as long-term direct loan (for larger projects and whose terms vary but are generally 15 to 20 years)
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potential Funding Sources 209 6 to 12 months. No local match is required, but recipients should provide some form of in-kind support.
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210 developing, enhancing, and Sustaining Tribal Transit Services: A Guidebook Program Eligibility: Public bodies, private nonprofit organizations, and Indian tribes are eligible for EDA grants. Most of the funds are awarded to state and local economic development agencies, which in turn work with local partners in the planning and provision of services, including transportation services.
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potential Funding Sources 211 The formula for distributing grants has two elements -- Need and Formula Current Assisted Stock, as follows: • Need considers population, income, and housing conditions. • Formula Current Assisted Stock covers housing developed under the U.S.
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212 developing, enhancing, and Sustaining Tribal Transit Services: A Guidebook Program Contact: Office of Community Services, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW, 5th Floor, Washington, D.C.
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potential Funding Sources 213 Program Contact: Medicaid and State Operations, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 7500 Security Boulevard, Room C5-2223, Baltimore, Maryland 21244.
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214 developing, enhancing, and Sustaining Tribal Transit Services: A Guidebook Program Eligibility: (1) An applicant's organization and proposed services must be located in a rural county or in a rural census tract of an urban county.
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potential Funding Sources 215 nutritional services, transportation services, in-home services, and caregiver support services. Funds also are used for the renovation, acquisition, alteration, and construction of multipurpose senior centers.
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216 developing, enhancing, and Sustaining Tribal Transit Services: A Guidebook Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program Program Purpose: Tribes receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) formula grants for cash assistance, work opportunities, and support services for needy families with children.
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potential Funding Sources 217 Program Eligibility: SCSEP funds are allocated by a formula, with • Twenty-two percent allocated among states and territories • Seventy-eight percent allocated to national organizations that compete to provide services States often sub-grant with area agencies on aging or community-based organizations. Transportation providers interested in participating in the SCSEP program are directed to national grantees, such as the AARP and the National Indian Council on Aging, or to state grantees, such as state departments on aging.
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218 developing, enhancing, and Sustaining Tribal Transit Services: A Guidebook • Capacity to operate an employment and training program • Proposed recruitment and pre-training activities, education, training, placement, and retention strategies Other: (1) The program does not require cost-sharing or local match.
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potential Funding Sources 219 State Programs Many states have their own funding programs for public transportation. Tribes are eligible for these programs for the state in which they are located.
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220 developing, enhancing, and Sustaining Tribal Transit Services: A Guidebook Funds are allotted to all geographic areas of the state. They pay for • Community transit services and operations • Public transportation services and operations • Public transportation planning and program activities • Pedestrian and bicycle facilities • Bus and rail projects Four entities are central to the TDA process.
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potential Funding Sources 221 TDA mandates public participation and requires the establishment of Social Services Transportation Advisory Councils (SSTAC) in each planning area.
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222 developing, enhancing, and Sustaining Tribal Transit Services: A Guidebook Program Eligibility: Eligible applicants are • Private nonprofit organizations • State or local governmental authorities, including tribal governments • Operators of public transportation services, including private operators of public transportation services Other: (1) Grant applications can only be obtained after attendance of a mandatory instructional meeting.
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potential Funding Sources 223 allocation, whichever is more. For agencies with less than $38,000 in their population-based share, additional funds from the Discretionary Account are added, up to $38,000.
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224 developing, enhancing, and Sustaining Tribal Transit Services: A Guidebook • Establish opportunities for collaboration among local jurisdictions, regional organizations, private sector agencies, state and federal governments, and tribal governments. • Ensure stakeholders have a voice in project development.
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Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications: AAAE American Association of Airport Executives AASHO American Association of State Highway Officials AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI–NA Airports Council International–North America ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA Americans with Disabilities Act APTA American Public Transportation Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATA American Trucking Associations CTAA Community Transportation Association of America CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program DHS Department of Homeland Security DOE Department of Energy EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAA Federal Aviation Administration FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration HMCRP Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASAO National Association of State Aviation Officials NCFRP National Cooperative Freight Research Program NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NTSB National Transportation Safety Board PHMSA Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration RITA Research and Innovative Technology Administration SAE Society of Automotive Engineers SAFETEA-LU Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (2005) TCRP Transit Cooperative Research Program TEA-21 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (1998)
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