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CONSIDERATION OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (KDOT) IN THE AMOUNT OF $35,850 FOR THE FUNDING OF THE SENIOR MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.
Presented by: Annette Graham, LSCSW, Director, Sedgwick County Department on Aging.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the grant application, and if awarded authorize acceptance of the grant, the establishment of budget authority as provided in the Financial Considerations section of this request and implementation of staffing changes identified in the Personnel Considerations section of the request.
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Grant Renewal: No
Never Applied: Yes
Applied; not awarded: No
Grant Summary and Timeline: This is a one-year grant application that would provide Medical Transportation for Seniors age 60 and older in the urbanized communities in Sedgwick County. Program service areas will be Kechi, Valley Center, Maize, Goddard, Haysville, Derby, Mulvane, Bel Aire and Park City. Grant application deadline is December 15, 2015 at 3:00 P.M.
Total program budgeted costs are $56,615. The grant application, as awarded, would provide Federal Transportation Administration (FTA) 5310 funding for Seniors residing in the following urbanized areas of the County; Kechi, Valley Center, Maize, Goddard, Haysville, Derby, Mulvane, Bel Aire and Park City. The grant application, as awarded, would provide Federal Transportation Administration (FTA) 5310 funding for operations at 70% of request with local match of 30%.
Financial Considerations:
Grant period starts: July 1, 2016
Grant period ends: June 30, 2017
Source of funding
Grant: $ 35,850.00 - Federal Transit Administration: Operations 70%
$ 15,365.00 - Match Transfer 30% - Aging Mill Levy 34001-205
$ 5,400.00 program income.
TOTAL SOURCES: $56,615.00
Uses of funding
Personnel: $40,100.00
Contractual services: $16,335.00
Commodities: $ 180.00
TOTAL USES: $56,615.00
Source of matching funds: 34001-205 Aging Mill Levy
Budget Authority Adjustment: A new internal order will be established. Additional budget authority totaling $56,615 is requested for the 2016 budget, as reflected in the attached grant budget form.
Personnel considerations: Move existing position from current funding fund centers to new fund center established for this grant on July 1, 2016.
Expected measurable outcomes: 1,800 one-way trips to access medical care and other essential needs.
Alternatives: Not approve the grant application.
Policy considerations: Without these funds this program would not go operational.
Legal considerations: Program authority is established by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) 49 U.S.C. § 5310 and Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities under the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA), 20.513. Pursuant to the County's grant policies and procedures, this grant agreement may be approved by the Manager.