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Title
HHS- TRANSPORTATION BUDGET AMENDMENT - ALIGN FEDERAL/STATE REVENUES AND CARES ACT AND ARPA FUNDING FOR FY 2020-21
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
Heather Skeens, DHHS-Director
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BACKGROUND
Background
The budget amendment is to align Transportation Federal and State revenue amounts with approved award amounts.
Section 5307 Grant Funding
The City of High Point awarded Guilford County Transportation an additional $5,000 under the Section 5307 grant, which brings this total grant amount from $35,000 to $40,000.
The City of Greensboro reduced the award amount of the Section 5310 grant by $957, which brings this total grant amount from $35,000 to $34,043. Our agency is waiting on the official contract letter for this change.
These changes result in a net increase of $4,043.
ROAP Funding
The Rural Operating Assistance Program (ROAP) grant funded by NCDOT/IMD is available to community transportation systems for operating assistance for the elderly and disabled, employment transportation and the general public. House Bill 77 was passed to cut all funding for the ROAP (Rural Operating Assistance Program) for FY 2020-21. The amount of ROAP funding allocated to the Transportation Department for FY 2019-20 was $481,193.02. Guilford County DHHS- Transportation department will receive zero dollars during 2020-21 fiscal year. A letter is attached for reference.
This change results in a net decrease of $481,193.
CARES ACT funding
Under the CARES ACT, Guilford County Transportation department received the following notification of allocations/awards:
· $95,000 from the City of Greensboro MPO (appropriated in August 2020)
· $250,000 from the City of High Point MPO
· $894,708 from NC DOT under the 5311 Admin grant
· $73,318 from NC DOT / DHHS for transportation to and from vaccination sites (appropriated in February 2021)
None of this funding through the CARES Act requires a local match and all unused funding can be rolled over into the FY 2021-22 budget.
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