NC-2022-064

Purpose:
This is a super grant combining FY22 5307 and 5339 apportionments. The City of Greensboro is the designated recipient of FTA Section 5307 and 5339 funds. The split letter for Section 5307 allocated a portion of funds to the Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation (PART) is attached to this application. The City of Greensboro's request is for $6,294,006 in FFY22 5307 funds for capital projects and operating assistance, and $587,585 in FFY22 Section 5339 funds for capital projects. The city will adhere to Table 3A Section 5307 operating assistance special rule operator caps for urbanized areas. This request is not being used for research and development, and the city will not be applying indirect cost rates to activities under this grant. The period of performance under this grant is from the date of the grant award to March 30, 2030. The city will follow all third-party procurement policies as defined in C4220.1F (Third Party Contracting Guidance). The City of Greensboro will ensure that contractors procured are not on the FTA Suspension and Debarment List.

The City of Greensboro serves an urbanized area with a population of 200,000 or more and is required to allocate not less than 0.75 percent of its urbanized area formula program funds to safety-related projects. To meet this requirement, the City of Greensboro will spend $47,205 in federal funds. The safety-related projects are part of ALI 11.42.20. To meet the requirement of 1% for security expenditures, the City of Greensboro will spend $64,000 in federal funds. The security expenditures are part of ALI 11.42.09.

Activities to be Performed:
The city will be utilizing these funds for operating assistance, preventive maintenance, and capital purchases. The city will perform preventive maintenance on its fleet of transit vehicles, operate the system's fixed-route and paratransit service, and acquire capital items including bus shelters and replacement support vehicles. Safety and security enhancement and replacement 30-foot paratransit vehicles.

Expected Outcomes:
The provision of quality transit service to the city's residents and visitors, a more efficient process for the installation of bus shelters, assurance that the fleet's vehicles are kept in optimal operating condition, and the provision of amenities.

Intended Beneficiaries:
The City of Greensboro's transit riders, plus adjacent riders within the county, both current and future.

Subrecipient Activities:
None.

City Of Greensboro

20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants

FTA Region 4 [DOT - FTA]

FTA Office of Budget and Policy [DOT - FTA]

North Carolina United States

State-Wide

None

Infrastructure $6,881,591 (100%) percent this Project Grant was funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Act.
Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 7% from $9,550,257 to $10,241,533.