2017-576 OPT - NCDOT - Application for Transportation Operating Assistance for FY 2018 Rural Operating Assistance Program Funds

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Application Instructions County officials should read the ROAP Program Administration Guide which contains guidance on the administration of the ROAP Program and information about the preparation of grant applications. • The application must be completed by an official of the county or his/her designee. • Click on the gray rectangle and type each answer.If necessary,the text will automatically wrap to the next row. The answer may wrap to the next page if necessary. • If the county wishes to explain their response to any questions or provide more information,the county may include additional pages with this application form.All the pages of the application and any pages added by the applicant should be scanned into the same file. • If there are questions regarding this application, contact the NCDOT-PTD Mobility Development Specialist assigned to the area served by the transit system. FY2018 ROAP Program Schedule Application Deadline August 21,2016 Quarter 1 Disbursement September 15, 2017 Quarter 1 Milestone Report due October 31,2017 Quarter 2 Disbursement No Disbursement Quarter 2 Milestone Report due January 31,2018 Quarter 3 Disbursement January 15,2018 Quarter 3 Milestone Report due April 30,2018 Quarter 4 Disbursement. April 15,2018 Quarter 4 Milestone Report due July 31,2018 County's Management of ROAP Funds County governments or regional public transportation authorities created pursuant to Article 25 or Article 26 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes(upon written agreement with municipalities or counties served)are the only eligible applicants for ROAP funds. As a recipient of ROAP funds,the county must implement administrative processes that will ensure the following: • ROAP funds are expended on needs identified through a public involvement and/or planning process • ROAP funds are expended on only eligible activities as described in Appendix A of the ROAP Guidance. A county that uses any ROAP funds for non-public transportation trips will have a penalty of 10% assessed on all amounts of ROAP funds misspent. • Supporting documentation of expenditures is maintained • Service recipients meet eligibility requirements and their eligibility is documented • Trips funded with ROAP funding are monitored and evaluated throughout the period of performance • An accounting of trips and expenditures is provided in quarterly reports to NCDOT • ROAP funds received and expended are included in the local annual audit Transportation Needs and Public Involvement in Funding Decisions Yes No A. Did the county ask the Community Transportation Advisory Board(TAB),which is affiliated with the Community Transportation System,to recommend how the ROAP funds should be sub- YES allocated? B.Were outreach efforts conducted to inform agencies about the availability of ROAP funds and to discuss transportation needs BEFORE the county decided how to sub-allocate the ROAP YES funds? Revised 06-02-17