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Job Access and Reverse Commute Program
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2008 COMPETITIVE FUNDING ROUND

JARC / New Freedom Competitive Selection Process Booklet
(pdf)

JARC / New Freedom Competitive Selection Process Application
(Microsoft Word)
DEADLINE: March 26, 2008

JARC / New Freedom 2008 Programming Cycle Presentation
February 13, 2008
(661kb, pdf)

Q&A from Competitive Selection Workshop
(48kb, pdf)

MARC LINKS

Special Transportation
Meeting the transit needs of the region's special populations

New Freedom Program

Transportation for Elderly and Disabled Program

Smart Moves Regional Transit Plan

COMMITTEE

Submitted applications for 2008 funding round

Program description
Programming schedule
Eligible applicants
Eligible funding uses
Application submission

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.

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Programming Schedule

MARC will open a 2008 competitive funding round for Job Access and Reverse Commute and New Freedom projects beginning January 30, 2008. Both programs have a balance of unprogrammed funds from FFY 2006 and 2007 that are part of this new selection process.

DATE ACTIVITY
January 30, 2008 JARC / New Freedom application released.
February 13, 2008 Pre-application orientation workshop.
March 26, 2008 Project submittal deadline; staff review begins.
May 7 & 14, 2008 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.
June 2008

Total Transportation Policy Committee will release an amendment that incorporates projects into the region's 2008–2012 Transportation Improvement Program. Kansas City Area Transportation Authority enters preliminary grant application.

July 2008 MARC Board approval of Transportation Improvement Program amendment (tentative).
August 2008 Kansas City Area Transportation Authority completes final grant application.
September 2008 Initiate funded projects.

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Eligible applicants

  • private, nonprofit organizations
  • state or local government agencies
  • public transportation operators (including private operators)

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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 FUNDING IN 2008
FFY 2006
$520,534
FFY 2007
$548,699
Total
$1,069,233

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Application submission

Complete details about applying for funding are available in the application booklet. Project applications will be accepted through 12:00 noon CST on March 26, 2008. Applications should be packaged as one electronic file and e-mailed to Stewart Nelson, snelson@marc.org. Call 816/474-4240 with any questions.

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Applications submitted for 2008 funding round

2008 JARC & New Freedom Funding Recommendations (pdf)
Staff Review Matrices for JARC and New Freedom Applications (pdf)

  Full Employment Council - Career Transit Program (pdf, 2.1MB)
  Johnson County Transit - Job Access Project (pdf, 250kb)
  KCATA - Northland Joblink (pdf, 337kb)
  KCATA - Swing Shift (pdf, 551kb)
  OATS (pdf, 56kb)
  Olathe - Taxi "Work" Coupon Program (pdf, 2.7MB)
  Unified Government Transit - Routes 104 Argentine & 106 Quindaro (pdf, 176kb)

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