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L <br />Elderly and Disabled Transportation Assistance Program <br />The Elderly and Disabled Transportation Assistance Program (EDTAP), originally enacted by legislation in the <br />1989 Session of the North Carolina General Assembly (Article 2B, 136 - 44.27), provides operating assistance <br />funds for the transportation of the state's elderly and disabled citizens. This transportation assistance allows the <br />elderly and disabled to reside for a longer period in their homes, thereby enhancing their quality of life. <br />Organizations or Departments <br />How will the transportation <br />Name of Transportation <br />EDTAP <br />Estimated <br />Avg. <br />Receiving EDTAP Funds <br />services be provided <br />Provider <br />Suballocation <br />One Way <br />Cost of <br />Orange Public <br />Public Transportation <br />Orange Public <br />$83,466 <br />17,000 <br />$ 6.15 <br />$ <br />$ <br />$ <br />S <br />$ <br />TOTAL <br />$ <br />Elderly and Disabled Transportation Assistance Program Questions _M� <br />N. What will be the purposes of the trips provided with EDTAP funds? (Check all that apply) <br />® Personal care activities, medical appointments, pharmacy pick -up, shopping, bill paying, meetings, classes, banking <br />❑ Job interviews, job fair attendance, job readiness activities or training, GED classes <br />❑ Transportation to workplace <br />❑ Group field trips /tours to community special events (Federal charter regulations apply to transit.) <br />❑ Overnight trips to out -of -county destinations (Federal charter regulations apply to transit) <br />❑ Human service agency appointments <br />Elderly and Disabled Transportation Assistance Program Questions (con't) <br />Yes <br />No <br />O. Does the federally funded Community Transportation System operating in your <br />YES <br />county receive a sub - allocation of EDTAP funds? <br />P. Will any of the subrecipients use their EDTAP sub - allocation as matching <br />funds for any of the following programs? (Matching funds for operating assistance or <br />purchase of service only) <br />5310 — Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities Program <br />NO <br />5311 - Non - urbanized Area Formula Program <br />5316 — Job Access and Reverse Commute Program (JARC) <br />5317 — New Freedom Program <br />Q. Will any of the subrecipients of EDTAP funds charge a fare for an EDTAP <br />YES <br />funded trip? <br />R. EDTAP funded trips are expected to be provided throughout the entire year. If <br />the EDTAP funds are expended in less than a year, will the county provide county <br />YES <br />funds to prevent the discontinuation of transportation trips? <br />Revised 08 -03 -18 <br />