S Grant - NC Community Transportation Program CTP Administrative & Capital Grant Application 2008-2009

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Regulatory Compliance All projects must annually meet all Federal/State requirements prior to July 1, the beginning of the project period and State fiscal year, to be eligible for reimbursement of Federal funds for the entire project period. Applicants that do not meet federal and state requirements are not eligible to receive reimbursement for expenses incurred prior to the effective date of compliance. The NCDOT will not award any financial assistance until the applicant provides assurance of compliance and it has been determined that federal and state requirements are met. The following documents must be completed and returned as part of the CTP applica Some documents must be signed by theAuihorized Ol>lcia! as indicated Some documents must be sealed as indicated on the form Authorizing Resolution Each applicant will accurately complete and submit with its grant application a board approved Community Transportation Program or Human Service Transportation authorizing resolution. The Community Transportation Program Resolution is for Federal and State funded projects that provide general public transportation, while the Human Service Trans ortation Resolution is for those ro'ects that rovide onl human service trans ortation. Certifications and In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 5323(n), Certifications and Assurances have been compiled for Assurances, Attorney's the North Carolina Community Transportation Program. NCDOT requires sub-recipients to Affirmation, and certify to all applicable categories. 5333(6) Labor Title VI Certification Recipients of FTA and State funds must comply with Title VI bf the 1964 Civil Rights Act; Section 601. Title VI states that "No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal faancial assistance." ^ Additional federal information may be found at: htt~//www.fta.dot.gov and view the Civil Ri hts and Accessibili section to access the ro osed than es in Circular 4702..1 A Disadvantaged All recipients and sub-recipients of grant funds from the FTA and/or the State of North Rzrsiness Enterprise Carolina must participate in the DBE Program/MinorityBuslness Enterprises (MBE) Program. 1E) Certi tcation DBE Pro ram information ma be found at htt s://a s.dot.state.nc.us/vendor/director /. . ,~blic Hearing Notice As part of the CTP application, a public hearing must be held in front of the applicant's governing body. The transit system must document efforts to inform the public includin minority, women, elderly, disabled Limited Enelish Proficiency and low income individuals) Public Nearing/Public Upon request, the applicant must hold a public hearing on the proposed project to allow Hearing Minutes members of the community the opportunity to comment on transportation needs and the grant application. If requested, the public hearing will be held before the governing agency. ^ County Commissioners -public entity Board of Directors -non-profit entity ^ Authority Board of Directors or Executive Board - ublic trans ortation authori Public Hearing A detailed description of public hearing outreach efforts by the applicant to inform the public Outreach (including minority, women, elderly, disabled, Limited English Proficiency (LEP), and low income individuals) about the public hearing to comment on the Community Trans ortation Grant a lication. Local Share The Legal Applicant must certify to the North Carolina Department of Transportation that the Certification for required local funds for the FY2009 Community Transportation Program will need to be made Fzmding available as of July 1, 2008 for FY2009, which has a period of performance of July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009. Information All approved applicants for Federal Section 5311 funding provided through the Community Transportation Program must provide verification of all private transportation providers in their service area.