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CONSIDERATION OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (KDOT) IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,258,563 FOR THE FUNDING OF COORDINATED TRANSIT DISTRICT 9 (CTD 9) WHICH INCLUDES THE SEDGWICK COUNTY RURAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM AND OTHER PARTICIPATING COUNTIES.
Presented by: Annette Graham, LSCSW, Director, Sedgwick County Division on Aging
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the grant application, and if awarded, authorize acceptance of the grant and any related documents and establish a new 0.5 FTE Office Assistant position as outlined in the Personnel Considerations section of this item.
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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 demand response 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 11 unincorporated areas. The renewal will continue to fund a volunteer-based transportation program provided in Bentley, Mount Hope and Clearwater as part of the 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 11/17/2017 by 12:00PM.
Total program budgeted costs are $1,258,563.00, including the grant amount of $1,239,738 between state and federal sources, and a grant match as outlined in the financial considerations section below. The program includes the attached Sedgwick County application as well as applications submitted independently by other CTD 9 Agencies whose awards will be administered through Sedgwick County as the State designated CTD 9 Administrator; their funding will flow through this program budget as stated above. T...
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