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ORANGE COUNTY <br /> Existing Conditions SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN <br /> Carbon Reduction Program A local match is not required for EDTAP and EMPL, but a <br /> The Carbon Reduction Program is a new funding source through minimum 10% local match is required for RGP. ROAP funds can <br /> the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Funds are administered through also be used to leverage FTA Section 5310 and 5311 funds. <br /> the NCDOT. The program provides funds for projects that reduce State Maintenance Assistance Program <br /> carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the transportation sector. <br /> The State Maintenance Assistance Program (SMAP) provides state <br /> Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality funds designed to assist urban, small urban, and regional transit <br /> The Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement service providers with funding the non-federal share of <br /> Program is along-standing source of grant funding for operational expenses. Funds are allocated annually through a <br /> transportation programs that reduce air pollution and vehicle formula. Funds can be used only for FTA Section 5307-eligible <br /> operating costs and cannot exceed the amount of the local fund <br /> miles travelled. It is often used by transit agencies for upfront <br /> match. <br /> capital costs, like the acquisition of on-demand vehicles. <br /> Transportation Demand Management <br /> State Sources Transportation Demand Management (TDM) programs can <br /> receive grant funding through NCDOT Integrated Mobility <br /> Rural Operating Assistance Program Division. Public organizations responsible for promotion of TDM <br /> The Rural Operating Assistance Program (ROAP) is a state-funded activities, which may include providing services such as <br /> public transportation program administered by the North carpool/vanpool matching and vehicles for use in vanpooling may <br /> Carolina DOT'S Integrated Mobility Division. Formula-based apply. <br /> programs that fall under ROAP include: <br /> ■ Elderly and Disabled Transportation Assistance Program Local Sources <br /> (EDTAP) <br /> ■ Employment and Transportation Assistance Program Orange County Transit Plan <br /> (EMPL) The Orange County Transit Plan, adopted in 2017, provides for <br /> ■ Rural General Public Program (RGP) funding to OCPT, GoTriangle, and Chapel Hill Transit for <br /> improvements to transit services. The Plan is funded through a <br /> series of Orange County taxes and fees approved by voters: <br /> Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates 5-3 <br />