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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA MEMORANDUM TO: John A Titkanich, Jr. County Administrator THROUGH: Andrew Sobczak Interim Community Development Director FROM: Brian Freeman, AICP MPO Staff Director DATE: May 2, 2023 SUBJECT: Request for Authorization to Submit an Application for Section 5311 Grant for Rural Transit Operating Assistance Funds It is requested that the information herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at its regular meeting of May 2, 2023. DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS Each year, Indian River County receives transit operating assistance under 49 USC Ch. 53, Section 5311 (also known as the Formula Grants for Rural Areas program) through the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). These grant funds have been passed through to the Senior Resource Association (SRA), Indian River County's designated transit service provider. According to federal regulations, Formula Grants for Rural Areas funds may be used to provide transit service to rural or small urban areas. Such transit service includes fixed route service (GoLine) and demand -response service (Community Coach). ANA1 VCIS At this time FDOT has advised the County to apply for one year's worth of funding for available funds left over from FY 2020/21. Therefore, the grant application is for $180,000 in Section 5311 funds. In this case, the grant has a 50% nonfederal match requirement for operating assistance. Matching funds will consist of $90,000 from the state Public Transportation Block Grant and $90,000 from the County's normal transit allocation. No additional local funds are necessary. While Section 5311 funds are federal grant funds, FDOT administers the Section 5311 program within the state of Florida. To apply for Section 5311 funds, the Board of County Commissioners C:\G ran icus\Legistar5\L5\Temp\ca4f0058-a296-46d0-9456-6b8dab275d11.docx 1 84