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Appendix C: Funding and Implementation Plan OR <br /> 4NRG ETRANSIT PLAN <br /> OUN I N <br /> NCDOT administers a series of state and federal grants that OCTS the Orange County Transit Plan is less than the amount to <br /> can apply for. FTA 5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and operate service. OCTS can work with GoTriangle and the Transit <br /> Individuals with Disabilities funds can be used for demand Plan partners to update the approved costs and potentially <br /> response service operations—with a 50% local match—or to hire increase funding for Transit Plan projects. <br /> a mobility manager. NCDOT's Combined Capital Funds can be DCHC MPO also has a series of grants that OCTS can apply for. <br /> used for capital purchases, such as improving technology, though Through its Regional Flexible Funding Program, for which the next <br /> applications for these funds are released every few years. OCTS funding cycle is FY2028 to FY2030, OCTS can secure funds for <br /> can also coordinate with the Department of Social Services (DSS) capital projects that improve access to transit. OCTS may also be <br /> and the Department of Aging to access funds from NCDOT able to unlock more 5307 funds if it were to report additional <br /> allocated to purchasing service for older adults and people with metrics (such as passenger-miles travelled) to the FTA. <br /> disabilities. The Department of Social Services also coordinates <br /> non-emergency medical transportation, which can be reimbursed Lastly, the FTA has many discretionary grants designed to help <br /> through Medicaid. OCTS can help DSS provide more of these trips fund capital improvement projects, pilot new technology, and <br /> and submit the required reimbursement documentation to other facets of operating a transit agency. Every few years, they <br /> receive additional funding. typically unveil a mobility innovation grant program, which can be <br /> Additionally, the operating cost per hour for OCTS services has used to fund microtransit and other new technologies. <br /> increased over the last few years, and the amount approved by <br /> Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates 3 <br />