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Title: 5307 ARPA, Operating and Capital Assistance; Sebastian -Vero <br />Beach UZA; Indian River Co., FL <br />FAIN Award Status Award Type Date Created Last Updated Date From TEAM? <br />FL -2022-013-00 Active (Executed) Grant 4114/2021 4114!2021 No <br />Award Executive Summary <br />This FFY 2021 Section 5307 application in the amount of $973,816 (100% Federal Share) utilizes <br />American Rescue Plan Act funding to help respond to and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. <br />Purpose The purpose of this FY 2021 5307 American Rescue Plan (ARP) grant is to provide operating <br />and capital assistance for public transportation in Indian River County Capital assistance is for the <br />acquisition mobile surveillance and security equipment. This application utilizes ARP Act funding to <br />help respond to and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic <br />Activities to be performed: Funds will be used to cover all eligible operating expenses such as driver <br />salaries, fuel, and items having a useful life of less than one year. The activities are necessary to <br />maintain a reliable public transportation system. <br />Expected outcomes: Funding will permit Indian River County to continue to provide safe and reliable <br />public transportation service that has been impacted by multiple waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. <br />Intended beneficiaries: The Indian River County public transportation system and the riders that rely on <br />its service: will benefit from continued services, permittirg workers to get to work and riders to get to <br />essential services. <br />Sub -recipient Activities: None <br />Indian River County agrees that if it receives Federal funding from the Federal Emergency <br />Management Agency (FEMA) or through a pass-through entity through the Robert T. Stafford Disaster <br />Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, a different Federal agency, or insurance proceeds for any <br />portion of a project activity approved for FTA funding under this Grant Agreement, it will provide written <br />notification to FTA, and reimburse FTA for any Federal share that duplicates funding provided by <br />FEMA, another Federal agency, or an insurance company. <br />The Recipient certifies that it, and its subrecipients and contractors that are providers of public <br />transportation, have not furloughed any employees since March 27, 2020 (the enactment date of the <br />CARES Act). <br />No federal funding has been previously received for operating assistance during the period of this <br />project. <br />The Operational Expenses requested in this application were determined by by Indian River County in <br />coordination with its transit operator, the Senior Resource Association. Indian River County <br />understands that the expenses requested in this application are subject to review for their <br />reasonableness as part of the agency's next Triennial/State Management Review. <br />Attached is a copy of the Florida Governor's Apportionment letter dated April 23, 2021. <br />Indian River County will follow all 3rd party procurement policies as defined in C4220.1 F (Third Party <br />Contracting Guidance). <br />Indian River County will ensure contractors procured will not be on the FTA Suspension and <br />Debarment list <br />134 <br />