FTA
Elderly and Disabled Specialized Transit Program
(49 U.S.C. Section 5310)
CALL FOR PROJECTS FOR CALIFORNIA’S FY 2010 and FY 2011 APPORTIONMENT
Caltrans Division of Mass Transportation is currently soliciting projects for the Federal Transportation Administration’s Elderly and Disabled Specialized Transit Program (49 USC Section 5310).
REGIONAL APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, March 4, 2011 at 5:00 PM
Program Purpose
The Section 5310 Program provides capital grants to assist private non-profit corporations and, under certain conditions, public agencies, to provide safe, efficient, and coordinated transportation services for elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities for whom public transportation is otherwise unavailable, insufficient, or inappropriate.
Available Funding and Local Match Requirement
The call for projects is for the state’s FY 2010 and FY 2011 apportionments, which amounts to approximately $25 million in available funding. The minimum local match requirement is 11.47 percent of the project cost; however, Caltrans has indicated that they may reduce the local match requirement during this grant cycle if they are able to use Transportation Development Credits as local match.
Eligible Recipients
The eligible subrecipients for Section 5310 funds are: a) private non-profit organizations; b) governmental authorities that certify to the chief executive officer of the State that no non-profit corporations or associations are readily available in an area to provide the service; and c) governmental authorities approved by the State to coordinate services for elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities.
Eligible Projects
Not all capital expenses listed in FTA Circular C 9070.1F, the Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities Program Guidance and Application Instructions, are considered eligible for the FY 2010 – FY 2011 call for projects. The application instructions on the Caltrans website contain the list of eligible and ineligible projects.
Application Form, Instructions, and Scoring Criteria and Evaluation Worksheet
These materials are available at www.dot.ca.gov/hq/MassTrans/5310.html.
Coordinated Planning Requirement and Certification
Applicants are required to specify how their proposed project addresses transportation gap(s) and/or barrier(s) identified in the Bay Area’s Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan (“Coordinated Plan”). In addition, MTC is required to certify that the project has been derived from the Coordinated Plan. The certification is required to be submitted as part of the application. Refer to these supplemental instructions for how to respond to the questions involving the Coordinated Plan: Coordinated Plan Supplemental Instructions (PDF).
Application Process and Timeline
Applicants must submit their applications to the appropriate County Paratransit Coordinating Council (PCC) and MTC by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 4, 2011.
PCC Submittal: Contact the appropriate PCC to determine how many copies to transmit. See Attachment B below for PCC contact information.
MTC Submittal: Submit one (1) original, six (6) copies, and an electronic file on CD of the application, including attachments to:
Kristen Mazur
5310 Program Coordinator
Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter
101 Eighth Street
Oakland CA 94607-4700
The County PCCs evaluate and score the applications, and then forward the scores to MTC. MTC compiles the County PCC scores and develops draft regional scores and rankings for review by the PCCs and applicants, and hears applicant appeals if necessary. MTC then transmits the required number of applications and final regional rankings to Caltrans by the May 6, 2011 due date. Attachment A provides the detailed process and timeline up to MTC’s submittal to Caltrans.
When all applications throughout the state have been submitted to Caltrans, a statewide review committee develops a draft statewide prioritized list based on the scores provided by each region, and determines the minimum score for projects to be recommended for funding. The statewide review committee holds a staff level hearing for all stakeholders to discuss the statewide-prioritized list and hear any appeals on technical issues. The statewide evaluation committee submits a final statewide-prioritized list to the California Transportation Commission (CTC). The CTC holds a public hearing to discuss the prioritized list, overall program policy and adopts the prioritized list.
Changes from Prior Funding Cycles
Because this is a two-year funding cycle and pervious cycles have only programmed one year of funds, applicants may submit up to two separate grant applications, with a maximum total project cost of $600,000 per application. The two applications will be scored separately.
According to Caltrans, there have been no substantive changes to the application and scoring criteria since the last grant cycle; only minor changes have been made to the text of the application form for clarification purposes.
As noted earlier, the minimum local match requirement is 11.47 percent of the project cost; however, Caltrans has indicated that they may reduce the local match requirement during this grant cycle if they are able to use Transportation Development Credits as local match.
For more information
Please refer to www.dot.ca.gov/hq/MassTrans/5310.html or Attachment B for Caltrans, MTC, and County PCC staff contacts.
Attachment A
FTA Section 5310 FY 2009-10 and FY 2010-11 Funding
Cycle
Application Process and Timeline
Item |
Date |
|---|---|
Caltrans releases call for projects |
January 4, 2011 |
Caltrans provides application workshops at various locations
|
January-February |
Final applications due to County PCCs (contact for number of copies) and MTC (1 original + 6 copies + an electronic file on CD) |
March 4, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. |
Applications evaluated by PCC scoring committees |
March 5 – March 21 |
PCCs transmit county scores to MTC |
March 22 |
MTC publishes draft regional rankings |
March 25 |
Applicants review scores and prepare appeals, as necessary |
March 26 – March 29 |
Applicant Appeals due to MTC (details to follow) |
March 30 |
MTC Open Forum – Applicant appeals (details to follow) |
April 1 |
MTC Programming & Allocations Committee approval of regional rankings and referral to MTC Commission for adoption |
April 13 |
MTC Commission adoption of regional rankings |
April 27 |
MTC transmits adopted regional priorities to Caltrans |
May 6 |
Caltrans notifies region of Draft Statewide Scores |
TBD |
MTC notifies PCCs of score changes; discuss with applicants and Caltrans |
TBD |
Caltrans staff level conference for appeals of statewide scores |
TBD |
CTC approves final Section 5310 scores and adopts program |
TBD |
Attachment B
FTA Section 5310 FY 2009-10 and FY 2010-11 Funding Cycle
Contacts
|
Contact Person/ Telephone |
Agency |
Address |
City, State Zip |
E-mail Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Caltrans |
Valarie Smith 916-654-8065 |
Caltrans Division of Mass Transportation, Staff Contact for District 4 |
|
|
valarie_smith@dot.ca.gov |
MTC |
Kristen Mazur |
Metropolitan Transportation Commission |
101 Eighth Street |
Oakland, CA 94607-4700 |
kmazur@mtc.ca.gov |
Alameda |
Naomi Armenta |
Alameda Co. Transp. Improvement Authority (ACTIA) |
1333 Broadway, Suite 300 |
Oakland, CA 94612-1917 |
narmenta@actia2022.com |
Tess Lengyel |
Alameda Co. Transp. Improvement Authority (ACTIA) |
1333 Broadway, Suite 300 |
Oakland, CA 94612-1917 |
tlengyel@actia2022.com |
|
Contra Costa |
Peter Engel |
Contra Costa Transp. Authority |
2999 Oak Road, Suite 100 |
Walnut Creek, CA 94597-2011 |
pengel@ccta.net |
Marin |
Amy Van Doren |
Marin Transit |
750 Lindaro Street, Suite 200 |
San Rafael, CA 94901-6029 |
avandoren@co.marin.ca.us |
Paul Branson |
Marin Transit |
750 Lindaro Street, Suite 200 |
San Rafael, CA 94901-6029 |
pbranson@co.marin.ca.us |
|
Harvey Katz |
GGBHTD—Senior Planner, Paratransit Coordinator |
1011 Andersen Drive |
San Rafael, CA 94901-5318 |
hkatz@goldengate.org |
|
Napa |
Deborah Brunner |
Napa Co. Transp. Plng. Agency |
707 Randolph Street, Suite 100 |
Napa, CA 94559-2951 |
dbrunner@nctpa.net |
San Francisco |
Kate Toran |
SF Muni |
1 South Van Ness Avenue, 3rd Floor |
SF, CA |
kate.toran@sfmta.com |
Tulay Atalay |
SF Paratransit Broker |
68 12th Street, Suite 100 |
SF, CA |
tulay.atalay@ |
|
San Mateo |
Rose Berta |
San Mateo PCC |
P.O. Box 1035 |
San Carlos, CA 94070-1035 |
sanmateopcc2@comcast.net |
Linda Rhine |
Nelson-Nygaard (PCC consultant) |
785 Market Street, 13th Floor |
SF, CA |
lrhine@nelsonnygaard.com |
|
Santa Clara |
David Ledwitz |
SCVTA |
3331 North First Street |
San Jose, CA 95134-1906 |
david.ledwitz@vta.org |
Solano |
Elizabeth Richards |
Solano Transportation Authority |
One Harbor Center, Suite 130 |
Suisun City, CA 94585-9427 |
erichards@sta-snci.com |
Elizabeth (Liz) Niedziela |
Solano Transportation Authority |
One Harbor Center, Suite 130 |
Suisun City, CA 94585-9427 |
eniedziela@sta-snci.com |
|
Sonoma |
Lynne March |
Sonoma Co. Transportation Authority |
490 Mendocino Avenue, Suite 206 |
Santa Rosa, CA 95401-8530 |
lmarch@sctainfo.org |
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