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CONSIDERATION OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (KDOT) IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,120,000 FOR THE FUNDING OF COORDINATED TRANSIT DISTRICT 9 WHICH INCLUDES THE SEDGWICK COUNTY RURAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM AND OTHER PARTICIPATING COUNTIES.
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 and any related documents, establish budget authority as provided in the Financial Considerations section of this request.
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Grant Renewal: Yes
Never Applied: No
Applied; not awarded: No
Grant Summary and Timeline: This is a one-year grant renewal that would provide continued funding for specialized general public transportation to rural Sedgwick County citizens. Program service areas are available in all incorporated cities including Andale, Bentley, Cheney, Clearwater, Colwich, Garden Plain, Mount Hope, Sedgwick, Peck and Viola, as well as 18 unincorporated areas. The renewal will continue to fund a volunteer-based transportation program provided in Bentley, Mount Hope and Clearwater as part of our Coordinated Transit Plan (CTP) and included in the Long Range Transportation Plan (MOVE2040). The first agreement with the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) was initiated by Sedgwick County in 1995. Grant application deadline is December 15, 2015 at 3:00 P.M.
Total program budgeted costs are $1,132,000.00 includes the attached Sedgwick County application as well as applications submitted independently by other District #9 Agencies who's awards will be administered through Sedgwick County as the State designated Coordinated Transit District #9 and their funding will flow through this program budget as stated above. The attached grant application for Sedgwick County provides Federal Transportation Administration (FTA) funding for operations, administration and capital assistance costs. Sedgwick Cou...
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