GA-2022-012

ORIGINAL GRANT APPLICATION IN TOTAL THIS GRANT APPLICATION REQUEST IS $3161884 IN FEDERAL FUNDING THROUGH THE SECTION 5305 STATE OF GEORGIA APPORTIONMENTPURPOSE: THIS GRANT WILL PROVIDE PLANNING ASSISTANCE TO METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS (MPOS) AND REGIONAL COMMISSIONS (RCS) ACROSS THE STATE IN SUPPORT OF BOTH SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM TRANSIT PLANNING FOR THE STATE FISCAL YEAR 2023 WHICH BEGINS ON JULY 1 2022 AND WILL CONCLUDE ON JUNE 30 2023.FUNDING OF THE $3161884 IS FROM THE FOLLOWING APPORTIONMENTS:REMAININGFY 2019 5304 $ 199189 (FUNDS SCHEDULED TO LAPSE 9/30/2022)PARTIAL FY 2020 5304 $ 161083REMAININGFY 2019 5303 $ 313113 (FUNDS SCHEDULED TO LAPSE 9/30/2022)PARTIAL FY 2020 5303 $2488499THE SECTION 5304 FUNDS WILL BE USED TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH THE FOLLOWING REGIONAL COMMISSIONS (RCS) TO FUND THEIR ACTIVITIES IN FY 2023:-GEORGIA MOUNTAINS ($25524)-NORTHEAST GEORGIA ($24827)-NORTHWEST GEORGIA ($30392)-SOUTHERN GEORGIA ($28284)-SOUTHWEST GEORGIA ($24392)-THREE RIVERS ($30853)IN ADDITION PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COST IN THE AMOUNT OF $196000 HAS BEEN INCLUDED FOR THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR STATEWIDE PROGRAM SUPPORT ADMINISTRATION. THESE FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR GDOT OVERSIGHT OF RURAL REGIONAL TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT PLANS ASSISTING RURAL AGENCIES WITH TRANSIT MARKETING AND OUTREACH AND GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT AND ADMINISTRATION.TOTAL 5304 $360272 FEDERALACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE SECTION 5303 FUNDS WILL BE USED TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH THE FOLLOWING MPOS TO FUND THEIR FY 2023 WORK PROGRAM AS DESCRIBED IN EACH ADOPTED UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM (UPWP) DOCUMENT ATTACHED TO THIS APPLICATION. THIS PROJECT IS NECESSARY TO FUND MPOS AND REGIONAL COMMISSIONS THAT OPERATE ON THE STATE FISCAL YEAR (JULY 1 - JUNE 30) EXCEPT FOR ROME WHICH IS ON THE CALENDAR YEAR (JANUARY 1 - DECEMBER 31). -ALBANY ($67695)-BRUNSWICK ($45081)-GAINESVILLE ($87759)-MACON ($84396)-ROME ($53946)-SAVANNAH ($142592)-VALDOSTA ($52324)ADDITIONALLY THIS PROJECT WILL FUND THE ATLANTA MPO WHICH OPERATES ON THE CALENDAR YEAR ($2267819). THE ATLANTA MPOS UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM (UPWP) IS DEVELOPED ANNUALLY AND DOCUMENTS METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ACTIVITIES PERFORMED WITH FEDERAL STATE AND LOCAL TRANSPORTATION FUNDS IN THE 20 COUNTY ATLANTA REGION. THE UPWP IS DEVELOPED IN COOPERATION WITH THE STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION OPERATORS AND INCLUDES A DISCUSSION OF PLANNING PRIORITIES FACING THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING AREA. MAJOR PROJECT TASKS AND ACTIVITIES ARE OUTLINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE FY2022 UPWP. TOTAL: 5303 $2801612 FEDERALTHE FUNDING DISTRIBUTED TO GEORGIA MPOS IS BASED ON THE 2010 U.S. CENSUS URBAN AREA POPULATION FIGURES. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: FUNDS WILL BE USED TO COVER TRANSIT PLANNING ACTIVITIES TIP/STIP/UPWP DEVELOPMENT TRANSIT STUDIES AND TRANSIT PLAN UPDATES. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: FUNDING WILL ENSURE THE RECIPIENTS MEET APPLICABLE PLANNING REQUIREMENTS AND FUTURE PROJECTS ARE APPROPRIATELY PROGRAMMED INTO THE UPWPS. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: MPOS AND TRANSIT AGENCIES ACROSS THE STATE OF GEORGIA. SUBRECEPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE DETAILED IN THE PROJECT MILESTONES.

Georgia Department Of Transportation

20.505 - Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research

FTA Region 4 [DOT - FTA]

FTA Office of Budget and Policy [DOT - FTA]

Georgia United States

State-Wide

None

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 4% from $3,952,365 to $4,113,507.