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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: September 19, 2023 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 5-b <br /> SUBJECT: 5311 Rural Area Formula Grant and Combined Capital Program (5311/5339) <br /> Grant for FY 2025 <br /> DEPARTMENT: Orange County Transportation <br /> Services <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. FY 2025 Program Resolution Jamael Wiley, Transit Planning Manager, <br /> 2. FY 2025 Local Share Certification 919-245-2006 <br /> PURPOSE: To: <br /> 1) Conduct a public hearing on the 5311 Administrative grant application and the Combined <br /> Capital grant application for FY 2025; <br /> 2) Approve the 5311 Administrative grant application; and <br /> 3) Approve the Program Resolution (Attachment 1) and Local Share Certification (Attachment <br /> 2). <br /> BACKGROUND: Each year, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) <br /> Integrated Mobility Division (IMD) accepts requests for capital, operations and administrative <br /> needs for county-operated transit programs. Orange County Transportation Services (OCTS) is <br /> eligible to make application for both capital and administrative funding and seeks a total of <br /> $206,764 in grant funding. <br /> Detailed breakdown is outlined in the table below: <br /> Source 5311 Admin Grant Combined Capital Totals <br /> Grant <br /> Total $ 206,794 $ 0 $ 206,794 <br /> Federal $ 165,435 $ 0 $ 165,435 <br /> State $ 10,339 $ 0 $ 10,339 <br /> Local $ 31 ,020 $ 0 $ 31 ,020 <br /> OCTS provides the opportunity for access to jobs and services to many individuals. The 5311 <br /> Administrative and Combined Capital grants provide financial support for transit services that <br /> 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 <br /> to health care, shopping, education, employment, public services, and recreation. <br /> OCTS staff received new information from NCDOT regarding the discretionary allocation and are <br />