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<br />Application for Operating Assistance <br />FY06-07 Rural Operating Assistance Program Funds <br />Name of Applicant ~Counh~l County of Orange <br />Gouniy nZanager : Mr. John Link <br />CouniS, ~4anager's £ma3l.Adc9ress j11n1C~CO.Oran~e.llC.uS <br />` CountyFihance Officer Mr. Ken Chavious <br />c~o-5 E,-~~.~aaress chaviousCa~co.oran et? nc.us <br />- h~a~~ng.4aaress . p.O.Box 8181, Hillsborough, N.C. 27278 <br />Transportation S•stem , <br />Cantact Person ~ Terry <br />E~,r:aaare5s aterry@co.orange.nc.us <br />Application Instructions <br />• Read each question carefully. Be sure to answer all the questions. <br />• Your application can be any length. Answer questions with complete sentences, providing no more detail than <br />needed to concisely answer the question. <br />• Click on the gray rectangle and type your answer. As you type, the text will automatically wrap to the next row. <br />Your answer may wrap to the next page if necessary. <br />• If you have questions regarding this application, contact your assigned NCDOT-PTD Regional Transportation <br />Program Consultant. <br />III. PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS -EDTAP <br />These funds maybe sub-allocated to human service agencies in the county. These funds are intended to <br />assist elderly or disabled individuals that do not qualify for transportation assistance from other funding <br />programs with stricter eligibility criteria. These funds may not supplant agency funds for transportation. <br />EDTAP-1 How were the projected units of service with EDTAP funds determined? Can EDTAP funded <br />services be provided throughout the twelve months of FY2007 with the allocated funds? see the Sub-allocation <br />Worksheet in Appendix B. <br />The projected units are determined through historical data, 2000 census, and information through <br />Department on Aging. All EDTAP funds are expensed each year with additional funds provided through <br />the county to continue services throughout the year. OPT will continue to use it's EDTAP allocation to <br />provide medicaUsociaUeducational transportation for the sixty-plus and disabled residents of orange <br />County. <br />EDTAP-2 How will client eligibility for EDTAP funded services be documented by all the agencies receiving a <br />sub-allocation of EDTAP funds from the county? <br />No agencies receive EDTAP funds; all funds are expensed through Orange Public Transportation. Client <br />registration eligibility forms are completed before clients are provided transportation. These forms are <br />updated yearly and filed in a database. <br />EDTAP-3 How do elderly and disabled persons in your county receive EDTAP funded services if they are not <br />human service agency clients? <br />EDTAP funds are available for all Orange County residents that meet the criteria and complete the proper <br />forms. Disabled clients are required to have a physician's signature and elderly must provide proof of age. <br />Open forums and brochures are distributed to inform the public of these services. All services are provided <br />through demand response requests. <br />EDTAP-4 Describe any out-of-county transportation services to be provided using EDTAP funds. <br />