NY-2023-068
Formula Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Application Purpose: The purpose of this award is to provide the awarded subrecipients operating assistance and capital funding to provide transportation services for people with disabilities and older adults in New York State.
Activities Performed: Funds will be used to cover eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, items having a useful life of less than one year, in order to continue service for people with disabilities and older adults. Funds will also be used for eligible capital investment, including the purchase of buses from the NYS Office of General Services (OGS) Adult Bus Contract. Projects to facilitate mobility options and improve accessibility to destinations will be supported by mobility management projects across the state.
Expected Outcomes: Funding will permit NYSDOT and its subrecipients to continue to provide service for people with disabilities and older adults.
Intended Beneficiaries: People with disabilities and older adults in the state's rural and small urban areas.
Subrecipient Activities: The following overview of the projects explains how the funding will support the target population. Section 5310 funding will be used to support forty-eight (48) projects for 35 subrecipients whose services have met all the federal requirements (Category A), and for project administration. Specifically:
- 33 vehicle projects (75 vehicles), 20 are considered expansion and 55 are replacements ($4.860 million in federal funds)
- 3 mobility management projects ($0.728 million in federal funds)
- 10 operating assistance projects ($1.485 million in federal funds)
- 2 non-vehicle capital projects ($0.149 million in federal funds)
- State administration funding ($0.466 million), which is within the permitted 10 percent of the grant at 4.4 percent.
NYSDOT ensures the continuing control of the assets purchased under this grant program through regular communication with the subrecipients, including semi-annual vehicle and other asset reporting; quarterly mobility management and operating assistance reporting; and through on-site visits and documentation review.
Grants Performance Period: January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2027.
Activities Performed: Funds will be used to cover eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, items having a useful life of less than one year, in order to continue service for people with disabilities and older adults. Funds will also be used for eligible capital investment, including the purchase of buses from the NYS Office of General Services (OGS) Adult Bus Contract. Projects to facilitate mobility options and improve accessibility to destinations will be supported by mobility management projects across the state.
Expected Outcomes: Funding will permit NYSDOT and its subrecipients to continue to provide service for people with disabilities and older adults.
Intended Beneficiaries: People with disabilities and older adults in the state's rural and small urban areas.
Subrecipient Activities: The following overview of the projects explains how the funding will support the target population. Section 5310 funding will be used to support forty-eight (48) projects for 35 subrecipients whose services have met all the federal requirements (Category A), and for project administration. Specifically:
- 33 vehicle projects (75 vehicles), 20 are considered expansion and 55 are replacements ($4.860 million in federal funds)
- 3 mobility management projects ($0.728 million in federal funds)
- 10 operating assistance projects ($1.485 million in federal funds)
- 2 non-vehicle capital projects ($0.149 million in federal funds)
- State administration funding ($0.466 million), which is within the permitted 10 percent of the grant at 4.4 percent.
NYSDOT ensures the continuing control of the assets purchased under this grant program through regular communication with the subrecipients, including semi-annual vehicle and other asset reporting; quarterly mobility management and operating assistance reporting; and through on-site visits and documentation review.
Grants Performance Period: January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2027.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
New York
United States
Geographic Scope
State-Wide
Related Opportunity
None
Analysis Notes
Infrastructure $1,799,553 (23%) percent this Formula Grant was funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Act.
New York Department Of Transportation was awarded
Formula Grant NY-2023-068
worth $7,659,993
from the FTA Office of Budget and Policy in August 2023 with work to be completed primarily in New York United States.
The grant
has a duration of 4 years 4 months and
was awarded through assistance program 20.513 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities.
$2,919,476 (28.0%) of this Formula Grant was funded by non-federal sources.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 8/25/23
Period of Performance
8/14/23
Start Date
12/31/27
End Date
Funding Split
$7.7M
Federal Obligation
$2.9M
Non-Federal Obligation
$10.6M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Subgrant Awards
Disclosed subgrants for NY-2023-068
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
NY-2023-068
SAI Number
NY-2023-068-00-20.513
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
State Government
Awarding Office
692387 REGION 2 DOT FTA
Funding Office
693JJ8 OFFICE OF BUDGET AND POLICY(TBP)
Awardee UEI
LFQHKAJ9Q2H8
Awardee CAGE
4ARQ7
Performance District
NY-90
Senators
Kirsten Gillibrand
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
Budget Funding
| Federal Account | Budget Subfunction | Object Class | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formula and Bus Grants, Liquidation of Contract Authorization, Federal Transit Administration, Transportation (069-8350) | Ground transportation | Grants, subsidies, and contributions (41.0) | $7,659,993 | 100% |
Modified: 8/25/23