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DocuSign Envelope ID:63E81679-OC83-4B6C-B9E4-AFBB81985720 <br /> PROGRAM SUMMARY SHEET REQUIREMENTS <br /> 5311 Rural Formula <br /> SYATf \. <br /> NORTH CAROLINA FEDERAL <br /> Department of Transportation <br /> Administration, Operating, Capital, Planning <br /> This guidance for all subrecipients receiving capital, administration, and operating <br /> PRINCIPLE assistance to support public transportation in rural areas (areas with populations of less <br /> than 50,000). <br /> To be eligible, transit providers must have a signed resolution from the County <br /> Commissioners of each county served, designating them as the 5311 recipient in their <br /> jurisdiction in order to be eligible to apply for funds. Starting in FY 2018, these resolutions <br /> ELIGIBLE are updated on a 5-year basis. The resolution is part of the grant application process. <br /> SUBRECIPIENTS North Carolina's coordinated approach to service delivery allows a single applicant within <br /> each designated service area. <br /> General public transportation activities in rural North Carolina (areas outside urbanized area <br /> boundaries) are the focus of this funding. The goal of Section 5311 program is to enhance <br /> the overall mobility of people living in rural areas, therefore, projects may include <br /> transportation to or from rural areas. Service must be open and promoted to the general <br /> public, however, a rural transit provider may design its Section 5311 funded services to <br /> ELIGIBLE SERVICE maximize use by members of the general public who are transportation-disadvantaged. <br /> and SERVICE AREA Transportation disadvantaged people include seniors, people with disabilities, and low- <br /> income individuals. Providers receiving both 5311 and 5307 funds must have a method of <br /> allocating costs between the two programs. <br /> PTD suggests Subrecipients have sufficient funds to operate and maintain the NCDOT <br /> FINANCIAL funded program for at least three months without incoming revenue from grants. <br /> CAPACITY Subrecipients must have fiscal control and accounting procedures sufficient to permit the <br /> and MANAGEMENT tracking and reporting of grant funds. Any funds borrowed from a parent organization or <br /> governmental organization must be reported to NCDOT within 15 days. <br /> Subrecipients that expend more than $500,000 in federal funds from all sources (including <br /> AUDIT REPORTS federal funds provided through NCDOT) in a year must submit the annual single audit <br /> and FINANCIAL required by 09 NCAC 03M and evidence of resolution of findings related to the transit <br /> STATEMENTS program to NCDOT. The value of a bus or van purchased must be considered when <br /> determining whether a Subrecipient meets the threshold for a single audit. <br /> Subrecipients will title the equipment and NCDOT Public Transportation Division be named <br /> first lien holder. When the project equipment has been replaced, NCDOT will release the <br /> VEHICLE TITLES lien. Useful life standards are maintained in NCDOT's Transit Asset Management (TAM) <br /> Tier II Sponsored Plan. This inventory is updated on an annual basis. <br /> INSURANCE Subrecipients will maintain insurance as defined in the procedures. <br /> Subrecipients will maintain project equipment at a high level of cleanliness, safety, and <br /> MAINTENANCE mechanical soundness. An 80 percent on-time performance standard for equipment and <br /> 1 <br />