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46 <br /> Chapter 2: Costs and Funding <br /> and the budget included $28,182 in local funds from the town. The actual amount shown <br /> reflects the accumulated deferred local match from the town. <br /> State Programs <br /> OPT receives state funding under the Community Transportation Program (CTP) and the Rural <br /> Operating Assistance Program (ROAP). As noted above, the state provides a portion of the <br /> local match for CTP administrative and capital expenses incurred by local transit agencies in <br /> North Carolina. OPT budgeted for a total of$140,000 in federal and state funds combined for <br /> FY 2014. Based on the actual grant application, the actual amount requested was $157,764; of <br /> which $37,492 was state match funding. Orange County had to provide $27,841 in local match <br /> for this CTP administrative expenses grant. The MUNIS report for FY 2014 shows that only <br /> $35911 in CTP funding had been received by year end. <br /> ROAP combines the Rural General Public (RGP), Elderly and Disabled Transportation <br /> Assistance Program (EDTAP) and the Employment program into one grant. In 2014, OPT <br /> budged for$165,000 in state ROAP funding while actual receipts during the period came to <br /> $208,165. <br /> Fares, Donations and Contracts <br /> In addition to federal and state funding, OPT operating expenses are offset by revenues <br /> generated locally. NCDOT allows contract revenues to be counted as revenue (reducing the net <br /> deficit) or as match. Other revenues such as fares must be used to reduce the deficit and are <br /> applied to operating expenses. <br /> • Contract Revenue:As described previously, OPT provides transportation under <br /> contract to several human service agencies. FY 2o14 budgeted and actual revenues by <br /> agency are as follows: <br /> • HCCBG Department of Aging: Budget - $50,000,Actual - $57,398 <br /> • DSS Non-Emergency Medical Transportation : Budget - $40,000, Actual $67,116 <br /> • Fares and Donations:These are funds provided by users, broken out in relation to the <br /> program that these revenues get applied to: <br /> • Title III Program Donations: Budget - $15o,Actual - $796 <br /> • Senior Day Trip Donations: Budget - $1,5oo, Actual- None <br /> • EDTAP Medical Co-pay (Fares): Budget - $12,5oo,Actual - $ 18,699 <br /> • General Passenger Fares: Budget - $4,000,Actual - $11,904 (The high level of <br /> actual reported fare revenue may indicate an error in posting of some income.) <br /> In the past the OPT coordination model offered agencies needing transportation the option of <br /> leasing a vehicle from OPT, and/or leasing a driver. These budget categories are continued in <br /> KFH <br /> NCDOT Orange County 30 <br /> Transit Assessment Study <br />