NC Dept of Transportation 2007-2008 Rural Operating Assistance Program Applicatin

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package. The public hearing most be accessible to individuals with disabilities in accordance with provisions of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990. These provisions include having written material available in alternative, accessible formats upon request, and providing special accommodations at your public hearing, such as a sign language interpreter, as may be requested. The public hearing should be held late in the day or early evening to afford fire public an oppodunily to attend and make comments. Applicants must make the Appendix E -Voluntary Title VI Public Involvement forn available to all individuals attending the public hearing for ROAP funds. E. Local Matching Requirement EDTAP and EMP funding can be used to provide with one hundred percent (100%) of the fully allocated cost of the trip or other service and requires no local match. RGP fiords pray be used to provide up to ninety percent (90%) of the fully allocated cost of each general public trip. The remaining ten percent (10%) must be provided from fares, local funds or a combination of the two. Eaves and/or local fiords used to meet the 10%RGP match requirement should be used to provide additional service, not as a source of match for administrative and capital needs. PTD encourages Conununity Transportation Systems to keep fares reasonable so as to encourage ridership. The ten percent local match requirement is based on the fully allocated cost of [he program, not the amount allocated from NCDOT. An example is provided to help counties determine the required local nmtch amount. • $45,000 is the RGP amount allocated from NCDOT • $45,000 equals 90%ofthe fully allocated cost • $45,000 divided by 90% (.90) equals $50,000 -This is the fully allocated cost. • $50,000 times ]0% (.l0) equals $5000- This is [he required amount of matching dollars. Substitute the amount of the county's allocation into the example to calculate the fully allocated cost and local match requirement. G. Eligible Expenses The fully allocated cost of a trip or other service, which has traditionally been eligible for the EDTAP, EMP, and RGP programs, will continue to be eligible under ROAP. Refer to Appendix P -Eligible Tmnsportatimt Expenses Matrix for examples of allowable expenditures that can be provided under these programs. This matrix should be shared with any agency that receives asub-allocation of ROAP fiords to assure that fiords are expended according to program guidelines. ~ H_Emrds Management '---"'i Pormatted: eulletsaM Numbering The basic grantlfimds management requirements in G.S. 159, Local Governnren( Finance, and in the Policies A/mnralfa~ Loco! Governments apply to ROAP funds. The cost principles of OMB Circular A-87, Cos( Principles for State, Local, and htdrarr Tribal Gover•nnrents and OMB Circular A-122, Cost Pr•baeiptes jor Non-Profit Orgmriza(ions also apply to ROAP funds. Additionally, funds must be expended according to the program guidelines in the grant appiicaliar For eligible program expenses identified in Appendix E. The period of performance for these fiords will be July 1.2007 to June 30, 2008. The period of performaue wilt remain the same regardless of the date on which ROAP funds are disbursed to the county. Allowable expenses incurred from Juty I, 2007 for each program are eligible for reimbursement. Any interest earned on the funds will funds not expended by June 30, 2008. annual ROAD Report, NCDOT will invoice the county to collect any Counties will have the ability to transfer Employment Transportation Assistance funds, all or in part, to the EDTAP and/or RGP programs provided such funds are not needed to provide employment trips or eligible other services. The applicant attests via the Certified Statement that an assessment of employment transportation needs has occurred prior to any transfer of funds. Employment Transportation Assistance funds that are transferred assume the requirements of the program to which they are transferred. However prior to transferring the ftmds the County ,L/annver ours( provide assurance to [he Public Ti~ansportatiart Division that the employment (ranspartndon needs hr the county have snbstmrtiallkbeen met T{rrs assurance can take the form ofa letter to the regionally assigned