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B.N 4P <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Board of County Commissioners <br />THROUGH: John A. Titkanich, Jr., County Administrator <br />PREPARED BY: Mark Vietze, MPO GIS Planner <br />DATE: April 10, 2024 <br />SUBJECT: Request for Authorization to Submit an Application for Section 5311 Grant <br />for Rural Transit Operating Assistance Funds <br />It is requested that the information presented herein be given formal consideration by the Board of <br />County Commissioners at its regular meeting of April 23rd, 2024. <br />DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS <br />Each year, Indian River County receives transit operating assistance under 49 USC Ch. 53, Section <br />5311 (also known as the Formula Grants for Rural Areas program) through the Florida Department <br />of Transportation (FDOT). These grant funds have been passed through to the Senior Resource <br />Association (SRA), Indian River County's designated transit service provider. <br />According to federal regulations, Formula Grants for Rural Areas funds may be used to provide <br />transit service to rural or small urban areas. Such transit service includes fixed route service <br />(GoLine) and demand -response service (Community Coach). <br />ANALYSIS <br />At this time FDOT has advised the County to apply for one year's worth of funding for available <br />funds left over from FY 2022/23. Therefore, the grant application is for $180,000 in Section 5311 <br />funds. In this case, the grant has a 50% nonfederal match requirement for operating assistance. <br />Matching funds will consist of $90,000 from the state Public Transportation Block Grant and <br />$90,000 from the County's normal transit allocation. No additional local funds are necessary. <br />While Section 5311 funds are federal grant funds, FDOT administers the Section 5311 program <br />within the state of Florida. To apply for Section 5311 funds, the Board of County Commissioners <br />must adopt the attached resolution (Attachment #1), authorizing staff to submit the attached grant <br />application to FDOT. A copy of the grant application is attached to this staff report (Attachment <br />#2). <br />The County receives most of its transit funding through the Federal Section 5307 (Urban Area) <br />C:\Granicus\LegistarS\LS\Temp\ec463f8e-bbd6-4020-bcae-c85e5aa54a14.docx 79 <br />