Transcript Formula Grants For Rural Areas Section 5311

15th Biennial FTA State Programs
Meeting
APTA/AASHTO/CTAA State Public
Transit Partnership Conference
Formula Grants For Rural Areas
Program, Section 5311 Session
Presented By: Lorna R. Wilson, FTA
Program Manager
Agenda
• Purpose
• Significant Changes under MAP-21
• Status of Program Implementation
• Next steps
• Open Discussion/Questions
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Formula Grants for Rural Areas
• Provides funding to States for the purpose of
supporting public transportation in rural areas
including funding for Tribal, Appalachian region,
Intercity Bus and technical assistance programs
and services.
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Funding
Formula Grants For Rural Areas
Section 5311
Formula Grants for
Rural Areas
Appalachian Formula
Program
Tribal Transit Program
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FY 2013
FY 2014
$599.5 M
$ 607.8 M
$20 M
$20 M
$30 M
$30 M
NEW FORMULA AND NEW TAKEDOWNS
83.15% of funds apportioned based on land area and population in rural
areas
16.85% of funds apportioned based on land area, revenue-vehicle miles,
and low-income individuals in rural areas.
$20 million formula program for states in the Appalachian Region
$30 million formula and discretionary Tribal Transit Program ($25 M / $5 M)
Continues funding for RTAP
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Highlights
MAP-21 Changes to Rural Program
• Eligibility:
– Job access and reverse commute projects
– Planning
• State Administration dropped from 15% to 10%
• Established an Appalachian Development Transportation
Formula Program (ADTAP)
• Tribal Transit Program - Discretionary and Formula New
• Intercity Bus In-kind match pilot Program - Codified
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New Eligibility
Formula Grants For Rural Areas
Section 5311
• Job access and reverse commute projects are eligible under this
program
• Projects must be for the “development and maintenance” of
transportation services designed to transport welfare recipients and
eligible low-income individuals to and from jobs and employmentrelated activities.
– “development of transportation services” to mean new projects that were not in
service on October 1, 2012.
– “Maintenance of transportation services” is identified as the continuation of
eligible job access and reverse commute projects that received funding under the
SAFETEA-LU section 5316 JARC Program, which was repealed by MAP-21.
• No set-aside or cap under MAP-21 for job access and reverse
commute projects funded under this section.
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Appalachian Development Transportation Program
(ADTAP)
• Title 49 U.S.C. 5311(c )(2) authorizes the Appalachian
Development Public
• Purpose – Deliver safe, reliable transportation to the
Appalachian regions – State Administered Program
• $20 Million dollar take-down from Sec. 5311
• 13 States Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland,
Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and
West Virginia
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Appalachian Development
Transportation Program (ADTAP)
WA
MT
OR
ME
ND
ID
MN
NY
SD
MI
WI
WY
PA
IA
NE
CO
CA
NV
IL
UT
MD
IN
OH
KS
MO
WV
VA
VT NH
MA
C
RI
T
NJ
DE
DC
KY
NC
OK
AZ
TN
SC
AR
NM
MS
TX
AK
AL
GA
LA
FL
HI
AK & HI not to scale
PR
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Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)
• FTA will work in conjunction with the ARC to
compliment national program objectives:
1. Increase job opportunities
2. Strengthen capacity
3. Develop and improve infrastructure
4. Build and develop highway systems to
reduce isolation
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ADTAP Formula
• FTA apportions ADTAP funds based on the
guidelines established under section 9.5(b) of
the Appalachian Regional Commission Code.
• Allocation include each State’s remaining
estimated need to complete eligible section of
the Appalachian Development Highway System
(ADHS)
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ADTAP Formula Allocations
STATE
Federal Transit Administration
2012 Cost Estimate Including SC, NY
with 25%-1% Limits
FY 2013
ADHS APPORTIONMENT FACTORS
ALABAMA
GEORGIA
KENTUCKY
MARYLAND
MISSISSIPPI
NEW YORK
$4,990,000
$590,816
$1,760,472
$634,728
$253,492
$199,600
25.00%
2.96%
8.82%
3.18%
1.27%
1.00%
NORTH CAROLINA
OHIO
PENNSYLVANIA
$1,447,100
$962,072
$4,778,424
7.25%
4.82%
23.94%
SOUTH CAROLINA
TENNESSEE
VIRGINIA
WEST VIRGINIA
$199,600
$1,107,780
$1,147,700
$1,888,216
1.00%
5.55%
5.75%
9.46%
$19,960,000
100.00%
Total
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Tribal Transit
Appalachian Development Transportation
Assistance Program (ADTAP)
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Proposed Chapter in the 9040 Circular For
Comment
Eligibility
Formula Allocations
Matching Requirements
Explanation of Special Rule and guidelines for
requesting transfers
STIP and TIP Requirements
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Eligibility for Tribes Under Section
5311
• Tribes are eligible to receive funding under State
Section 5311 formula program
• Encourages joint State and Tribal funded
transportation projects and services to minimize
gaps in transit services in rural areas
• Focus on coordination and building Tribal
capacity to implement projects – State DOT are
our best resource for these grantees
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Intercity Bus
Intercity Bus In-Kind Match Provision
• Each State must spend no less than 15 percent of its
annual apportionment for the development and support
of intercity bus transportation, unless it can certify, after
consultation with affected intercity bus service providers,
that the intercity bus service needs of the State are being
adequately met – No change
• MAP-21 codifies the “Intercity Pilot Match Program”
established in March 2007, which permits the cost of an
unsubsidized portion of privately provided intercity bus
service that connects feeder service to be used as inkind local match for the intercity bus projects.
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MAP-21 Approach To Safety
• Broad Safety Partnerships
- Industry stakeholders such as public transportation providers,
States, and technical advisory groups.
• One Size Does NOT Fit All
- Recognition of the diversity of public transportation systems
across the country.
• A “Light Touch”
- No additional regulations if already regulated by another
Federal agency.
- Any new regulations subject to cost/benefit analysis.
- Local oversight through a Federal framework.
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Next Steps
Next Steps
• Publish Revise Program Circulars for Notice and
Comment
• Cross-cutting requirements – rule-making for
asset management and safety
• Publish National RTAP RFP
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QUESTIONS
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Benefits of the new planning eligibility ?
What type of planning (studies, etc.) do you anticipate funding?
State Admin reductions – from 15% to 10% what impacts will this have
on your agency?
How many of the eligible States currently serve the Appalachian Region
with public transportation services?
What type of assistance will State DOT’s need from FTA to implement the
ADTAP program?
What issues are State DOT’s encountering with the ICB 15% set aside?
Are there challenges with expending ICB funds once projects are
obligated in a grant?
How many State Dot's are utilizing or considering the in-kind match
provision?
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FTA MAP-21 Website
www.fta.dot.gov/map21
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