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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: February 7, 2023 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 5-a <br /> SUBJECT: 5311 Rural Area Formula Grant and Combined Capital Program (5311/5339) <br /> Grant for FY 2024 <br /> DEPARTMENT: Orange County Transportation Services <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. FY 2024 Program Resolution Nishith Trivedi, Transportation Director, 919- <br /> 2. FY 2024 Local Share Certification 245-2007 <br /> 3. FY 2024 Master Documents <br /> PURPOSE: To: <br /> 1. Conduct a public hearing on the 5311 Administrative grant application and the Combined <br /> Capital grant application for FY 2024; <br /> 2. Approve the 5311 Administrative grant application and the Combined Capital grant <br /> application; <br /> 3. Approve the Program Resolution (Attachment 1) and Local Share Certification (Attachment <br /> 2); and <br /> 4. Approve the annual master documents (Attachment 3). <br /> BACKGROUND: Each year, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Integrated <br /> Mobility Division (IMD) accepts requests for capital, operations and administrative needs for county- <br /> operated transit programs. Orange County Transportation Services (OCTS) is eligible to make <br /> application for both capital and administrative funding and seeks a total of $617,405 in federal and <br /> state transit grant funding. <br /> Detailed breakdown is outlined in the table below: <br /> Source 5311 Admin Grant Combined Capital Totals <br /> Grant <br /> Total $ 196,947 $ 500,000 $ 696,947 <br /> Federal $ 157,557 $ 400,000 $ 557,557 <br /> State $ 9,848 $ 50,000 $ 59,848 <br /> Local $ 29,542 $ 50,000 $ 79,542 <br /> OCTS provides the opportunity for access to jobs and services to many individuals. <br /> The 5311 Administrative and Combined Capital grants provide financial support for transit services <br /> that promote economic self-sufficiency to a wide range of residents and locations. The funds <br /> additionally support a system that enhances the access of residents in the non-urbanized areas to <br /> health care, shopping, education, employment, public services, and recreation. <br />