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CONSIDERATION OF A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $73,643 FOR CONTINUED FUNDING OF THE SEDGWICK COUNTY NEW FREEDOM TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM .
Presented by: Annette Graham, LSCSW, Executive Director, Central Plains Area Agency on Aging.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the application for the grant, and if awarded authorize acceptance of the grant.
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Grant Renewal: Yes
Never Applied: No
Applied; not awarded: No
Grant Summary and Timeline: This is a one-year renewal of a federal New Freedom Section 5317 grant that would provide continued operating assistance for specialized transportation that exceeds the American with Disabilities Act to access health care for low-income persons with disabilities in the urbanized area. This area includes Wichita, Bel Aire, Derby, Goddard, Haysville, Kechi, Maize, Park City and Valley Center. This funding has been received since 2008.
Financial Considerations:
Grant period starts: October 1, 2012
Grant period ends: September 30, 2013
Source of funding
Grant: $73,643
Required Match: $73,643
Required Cash Match: $73,643
Required In-Kind Match: $
Other funding:$
TOTAL SOURCES $147,286
Uses of funding (Note: Include any Required Matches in your totals)
Operational costs: $147,286
Personnel: $
Contractual services: $147,286
Operational supplies: $
Equipment:$
Indirect administrative costs:$
Capital projects cost:$
TOTAL USES $147,286
Source of matching funds: 34040-254, Aging Transportation Administration.
Source of other funding:
Budget Authority Adjustment: N/A
Personnel considerations: N/A
Expected measurable outcomes: 5,000 one-way trips for low-income persons with disabilities to access health care.
Alternatives: Not approve the grant application.
Policy considerations: Without these funds this program would cease and affordable alternatives do not exist.
Legal considerations: New Freedom Program authority is established by the Safe, Accountable, Flexible and Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), as codified at 49 U.S.C. ยง 5317. Approval is by simple majority vote.