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Job Access and Reverse Commute Program
FTA Section 5316
| MoDOT FFY08 & FFY09 FUNDING ROUND |
Apply for Job Access and Reverse Commute funding for small urban and nonurban areas in Missouri |
| RESOURCES |
2009 JARC & New Freedom Funding Recommendations (pdf) 2008 JARC & New Freedom Funding Recommendations (pdf) 2008 Staff Review Matrices for JARC and New Freedom Applications (pdf) |
| MARC LINKS |
Special
Transportation |
| COMMITTEE |
| Special Transportation–Job Access Partnership |
Submitted applications for 2009 funding round
Program
description
Programming schedule
Eligible applicants
Eligible funding uses
How to apply
Program description
The federal Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) Program provides funding to develop and maintain transportation services that get welfare recipients and other low-income individuals to and from jobs, training and child care. It also funds reverse commute services between central cities and suburban employment locations.
SAFETEA-LU, the transportation legislation passed in 2005, requires that Federal Transit Administration funds for JARC Program projects be distributed in the Kansas City metro area through a competitive selection process that is consistent with the region's Coordinated Public Transit–Human Services Transportation Plan. The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority is the designated recipient for New Freedom funds in the region and must approve recommended projects as well as administer the funding.
Programming Schedule
MARC opened a 2009 competitive funding round for Job Access and Reverse Commute and New Freedom projects on January 28, 2009.
| DATE | ACTIVITY |
| January 28, 2009 | JARC / New Freedom application released. |
| February 11, 2009 | Pre-application orientation workshop. |
| March 25, 2009 | Project submittal deadline; staff review begins. |
| May 6, 2009 May 13, 2009 |
Applicants present projects to Special Transportation–Job Access Partnership. Committee will rank projects and submit funding recommendations to Total Transportation Policy Committee and Kansas City Area Transportation Authority.
Construct a funding recommendation to submit to the Total Transportation Policy Committee for approval and authorization to include in the next Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) amendment, with a recommendation to the MARC and KCATA boards. |
| June 2009 | TTPC authorizes the release of a TIP amendment for public review and comment (30 days). KCATA enters preliminary information into the federal grant administration system. |
| July 2009 | MARC Board accepts the amendment to the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and sends to federal agencies for approval |
| August 2009 | Pending federal approval of the TIP amendment, KCATA executes the final grant application |
| October 2009 | Initiate projects |
Eligible applicants
- private, nonprofit organizations
- state or local government agencies
- public transportation operators (including private operators)
Eligible funding uses
JARC funds are available for operating expenses of projects that focus on transportation services that get low-income individuals to and from jobs and employment-related activities. JARC is a cost-reimbursement program that requires 50 percent local matching funds.
AVAILABLE 2008 FUNDING AND ESTIMATED 2009 FUNDING |
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FFY 2008 |
$594,424 |
FFY 2009 |
|
5/12ths |
$255,662 |
Total Available Funding |
$850,086 |
Programming Total |
$1,208,013 |
Consult Section I of the Competitive Selection Booklet for a description of estimated FFY 2009 funding.
How to apply
Complete details about applying for funding are available in the application booklet. Project applications will be accepted through 12:00 noon CST on March 25, 2009. Applications should be packaged as one electronic file and e-mailed to Stewart Nelson, snelson@marc.org. Call 816/474-4240 with any questions.
Submitted applications
Applications submitted in 2009 for Job Access and Reverse Commute funding:
- City of Independence (pdf)
- City of Olathe (pdf)
- Full Employment Council (pdf)
- Johnson County Transit (pdf)
- Kansas City Area Transportation Authority - Northland Joblink (pdf)
- OATS (pdf)
- Unified Government Transit (pdf)
JARC Applications Staff Review Matrix (pdf)