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Department: City Manager Item No: C13
Prepared by: Angela Baggett, Grant Writer Meeting Date: February 28,2023 Approved by: Amanda Lee, Acting City Manager Agenda Location: Consent Calendar SUBJECT: AUTHORIZING APPLICATION TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 DOT FEDERAL TRANSIT
ADMISTRATION AREAS OF PERSISTENT POVERTY PROGRAM GRANT
RECOMMENDATION: Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2023- , approving the Fiscal Year 2023-24 DOT FTA AoPP Program grant application and authorizing the City Manager or their designee to sign related documents.
CORRELATION TO CITY COUNCIL GOALS: (1) Public Safety, (2) Fiscal Responsibility, (3) Climate and Environmental Responsibility, and (4) Traffic: Continue to improve the flow of traffic for all forms of travel, reduce congestion, and improve our roads.
PRIOR ACTION: None
STATEMENT ON THE SUBJECT: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently announced the availability of $20 million in Fiscal Year 2023 for the Areas of Persistent Poverty Program (AoPP) to create new opportunities for those experiencing poverty. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to help improve transit in areas experiencing long-term economic distress. The $20 million in competitive grant funding through FTA’s AoPP Program provides more resources to underserved and disadvantaged communities seeking to expand or improve transit.
The City seeks funding for the development of a Grade Separation Plan at the Vista Transit Center.
Approximately 9,300 people live within a half-mile radius of the Vista Transit Center. The Vista Transit Center is accessed via the major thoroughfares of Vista Village Drive, North Santa Fe Avenue, and Olive Avenue. Building on the redevelopment and enhancement of downtown Vista, the grade separation will re-imagine transit accessibility and improve safety for community members.
The North County Transit District (NCTD) has expressed their support for the City to seek this funding opportunity and supports development of this planning project.
Proposed grant activities include the procurement of a consultant to lead a community driven planning process to address the need for grade separation and improved safety for the Vista Transit Center. The Notice of Funding Opportunity is attached as Exhibit 2. Staff will complete the application prior to the March 10, 2023, grant application deadline.
AGENDA
REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
SUCCESSOR AGENCY
BUENA SANITATION DISTRICT
JOINT POWERS FINANCING AUTHORITY
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Approved above recommendation, adopted City Council Resolution No. 2023-21.
Vote: 5-0
MEETING DATE: February 28, 2023 PAGE 2
SUBJECT: AUTHORIZING APPLICATION TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 DOT FEDERAL TRANSIT
ADMISTRATION AREAS OF PERSISTENT POVERTY PROGRAM GRANT
FISCAL IMPACT: Following the award of a grant, staff will submit a revenue adjustment accepting the funds in the City's Operating Budget.
EXHIBITS:
1. City Council Resolution No. 2023- , approving the Fiscal Year 2023-24 DOT FTA AoPP Program grant application and authorizing the City Manager or their designee to sign related documents
2. Notice of Funding Opportunity for the DOT/Federal Transit Administration Areas of Persistent Poverty Program
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RESOLUTION NO. 2023-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CHARTERED CITY OF VISTA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 DOT FTA AoPP PROGRAM GRANT APPLICATION AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER OR THEIR DESIGNEE TO SIGN RELATED DOCUMENTS
The City Council of the City of Vista does resolve as follows:
1. Findings. The City Council hereby finds and declares the following:
A. To create new opportunities for those experiencing poverty, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to help improve transit in areas experiencing long-term economic distress.
The $20 million in competitive grant funding through FTA's Areas of Persistent Poverty (AoPP) Program provides more resources to underserved and disadvantaged communities seeking to expand or improve transit.
B. The City of Vista seeks to apply the DOT/Federal Transit Administration Areas of Persistent Poverty Program for a planning grant for the development of a Grade Separation Plan at the Vista Transit Center.
C. The City Council desires to continue to improve the image of the City, and improve the flow of traffic, reduce congestion, improve safety, and improve roads and sidewalks.
2. Action.
A. The City Council authorizes the City Manager, or the City Manager's designate, to file a grant application for DOT/Federal Transit Administration Areas of Persistent Poverty Program and all related materials and to approve and execute, on behalf of the City of Vista, all agreements and related documents necessary and proper for the grant.
3. Adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a meeting of the City Council of the City of Vista held on February 28th 2023, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
JOHN FRANKLIN, MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
WALTER CHUNG, CITY ATTORNEY KATHY VALDEZ, CITY CLERK By: By:
APPROVED
Walter C.Chung
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1314 Federal Register/Vol. 88, No. 5/Monday, January 9, 2023/Notices complies with Title 49 Code of Federal DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION $41,870 is from FY 2021)that will be Regulations(CFR)part 236,subpart I, awarded through a competitive process, before the technology may be operated Federal Transit Administration as described in this notice. in revenue service.Before making FTA will award grants to eligible certain changes to an FRA-certified PTC Fiscal Year 2023 Competitive Funding applicants for planning,engineering,or system or the associated FRA-approved Opportunity:Areas of Persistent development of technical or financing PTC Safety Plan(PTCSP),a host railroad Poverty Program plans for projects eligible under chapter must submit,and obtain FRA's approval AGENCY:Federal Transit Administration 53 of title 49,United States Code to of,an RFA to its PTC system or PTCSP (FTA),Department of Transportation assist Areas of Persistent Poverty or under 49 CFR 236.1021. (DOT). Historically Disadvantaged Under 49 CFR 236.1021(e),FRA's ACTION: Notice of Funding Opportunity Communities.Applicants are regulations provide that FRA will (NOFO). encouraged to work with non-profits or publish a notice in the Federal Register other entities of their choosing to and invite public comment in SUMMARY: The Federal Transit develop an eligible project.An eligible accordance with 49 CFR part 211,if an Administration(FTA)announces the project for this NOFO is defined as a RFA includes a request for approval of opportunity to apply for a total of planning study(including a planning a material modification of a signal and $20,041,870 in available funding and environmental linkages study that train control system.Accordingly,this ($20,000,000 in funding for Fiscal Year advances the environmental analysis notice informs the public that,on (FY)2022 and$41,870 for FY 2021)for and review process as part of the December 21,2022,MBTA submitted an the Areas of Persistent Poverty Program metropolitan planning process),an RFA to its Advanced Civil Speed (AoPP Program) (Federal Assistance engineering study,a technical study,or Enforcement System II(ACSES II),and Listing: 20.505).Funds will be awarded a financing plan. that RFA is available in Docket No. competitively for planning,engineering, This program supports FTA's strategic FRA-2010-0030. or the development of technical or goals and objectives through the timely Interested parties are invited to financing plans for projects to assist and efficient investment in public comment on MBTA's RFA by Areas of Persistent Poverty or transportation for safety,economic submitting written comments or data. Historically Disadvantaged strength and global competitiveness, During FRA's review of this railroad's Communities.FTA may award equity,climate and sustainability, RFA, FRA will consider any comments additional funding that is made transformation,and organizational or data submitted within the timeline available to the program prior to the excellence.The AoPP Program grants specified in this notice and to the extent announcement or project selections. are competitively awarded to local practicable,without delaying DATES: Complete proposals must be entities to assist Areas of Persistent implementation of valuable or necessary submitted electronically through the Poverty as defined under section modifications to a PTC system.See 49 Grants.gov "APPLY" function by 11:59 6702(a)(1)of title 49,United States CFR 236.1021;see also 49 CFR Code,or Historically Disadvantaged p.m. Eastern Time on March 10, 2023. Communities.(See Section C of this 236.1011(e).Under 49 CFR 236.1021, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: NOFO for more information about FRA maintains the authority to approve, Colby McFarland,FTA Office of eligibility.)This program also supports approve with conditions,or deny a Planning and Environment,202-366- the President's initiatives to mobilize railroad's RFA at FRA's sole discretion. 1648,or [email protected] American ingenuity to build modern Privacy Act Notice TDD is available at 1-800-877-8339 infrastructure and an equitable,clean In accordance with 49 CFR 211.3, (TDD/FIRS). energy future.By supporting increased FRA solicits comments from the public SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: transit access for environmental justice to better inform its decisions.DOT posts Table of Contents (EJ)populations,equity-focused these comments,without edit,including community outreach and public any personal information the engagement A.Program Description en a ement of underserved B.Federal Award Information communities and adoption of equity- commenter
provides,to https.11 p
C.Eligibility Information focused policies,reducing greenhouse www.regulations.gov , as described in D.Application and Submission Information p g gas emissions, and addressing the
the system of records notice(DOT/ALL- E.Application Review Information 14 FDMS),which can be reviewed at F.Federal Award Administration effects of climate change,FTA's AoPP https://www.transportation.gov/privacy . Information Program advances the goals of Executive See https.11 www.regulations.govl G.Federal Awarding Agency Contacts Order 13985:Advancing Racial Equity privacy-notice for the privacy notice of H.Other Information and Support for Underserved regulations.gov.To facilitate comment A. Program Description Communities Through the Federal tracking,we encourage commenters to Government;Executive Order 13990:
provide their name,or the name of their The AoPP Program provides funds to Protecting Public Health and the organization;however,submission of entities that are eligible recipients or Environment and Restoring Science to names is completely optional.If you subrecipients under 49 U.S.C.5307, Tackle the Climate Crisis;and Executive wish to provide comments containing 5310,or 5311 to assist Areas of Order 14008: Tackling the Climate proprietary or confidential information, Persistent Poverty or Historically Crisis at Home and Abroad. FTA seeks please contact FRA for alternate Disadvantaged Communities.Funding to use the AoPP Program to encourage submission instructions. to implement the AoPP Program was racial equity in two areas: (1)planning appropriated by the Consolidated and policies related to racial equity and Issued in Washington, DC. Appropriations Act,2021 (Pub.L.116- barriers to opportunity;and(2) Carolyn R.Hayward-Williams, 260),and the Consolidated engineering, or development of Director,Office of Railroad Systems and Appropriations Act,2022 (Pub.L.117- technical or financing plans,for project Technology. 103).This NOFO makes available investments that either proactively [FR Doc.2023-00123 Filed 1-6-23;8:45 am] $20,041,870(of which$20,000,000 is address racial equity and barriers to BILLING CODE 4910-06-P funding from Fiscal Year(FY)2022 and opportunity,including automobile EXHIBIT 2
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Federal Register/Vol. 88, No. 5/Monday, January 9, 2023/Notices 1315 dependence as a form of barrier,or For the purpose of the Fiscal Year As described in the Consolidated redress prior inequities and barriers to 2022 NOFO, and consistent with the Appropriations Act, 2022, applicants opportunity. This objective also U.S.Office of Management and Budget's are encouraged to work with non-profits supports the Department's strategic goal Interim Guidance for the Justice 40 or other entities of their choosing to related to infrastructure,with the Initiative,"Historically Disadvantaged develop planning,technical, potential for significantly enhancing Communities"include(a)certain engineering,or financing plans,and environmental stewardship and qualifying census tracts,(b)any Tribal applicants are encouraged to partner community partnerships and reflects the land,or(c)any territory or possession with non-profits that can assist with goals of Executive Order 13985. of the United States.As an additional making projects low or no emissions.If B.Federal Award Information resource,FTA provides a mapping tool an application that involves such a to assist applicants in identifying partnership is selected for funding,the FTA intends to award all available whether a project is located in an Area applicant's process for selecting the funding in the form of grants to selected of Persistent Poverty or an Historically non-profit or other non-governmental applicants responding to this NOFO. Disadvantaged Community:https:// partners must satisfy the requirements Additional funds made available for this usdot.maps.arcgis.com/apps/ for a competitive procurement under 49 program prior to project selection may dashboards/75febe4d9e6345ddb2 U.S.C.5325(a).An applicant may be allocated to eligible projects.Funds c3ab42a4aae85f. undertake a competitive selection will remain available for obligation for An application may qualify under this process that satisfies the requirements of up to four fiscal years,not including the NOFO if the recipient is located either 49 U.S.C. 5325(a) prior to applying for year in which the funds are allocated to in an Area of Persistent Poverty or an an AoPP award and name the selected projects. Historically Disadvantaged Community entities in the application.In that event, Only proposals from eligible and the project assists an Area of applicants are advised that any changes recipients for eligible activities will be Persistent Poverty or an Historically to the proposed partnership will require considered for funding.FTA may Disadvantaged Community.Applicants written FTA approval,changes must be establish a cap on the maximum grant should determine whether their consistent with the scope of the award for selected projects.In response proposed project is in an Area of approved project and may necessitate a to a NOFO for the AoPP Program that Persistent Poverty or Historically competitive procurement. closed on August 30,2021,FTA Disadvantaged Community and g document this information in the 2. Cost Sharing or Matching received applications for 104 eligible
projects requesting a total of supplemental form to the application The minimum Federal share for $62,738,935.Of the 104 projects,40 and attach an accompanying map of the projects selected under the AoPP projects were selected and funded for a project area and the census tracts.This Program is 90 percent of the net total total of$16,217,744. notice makes available$41,870 that was project cost.The non-Federal share will appropriated by the Consolidated be no more than 10 percent of the net C.Eligibility Information Appropriations Act,2021.The applicant total project cost(not 10 percent of the
1. Eligible Applicants and project eligibility requirements for requested grant amount).Cost sharing is these 2021 funds are the same as for the not required,and an application may Eligible applicants include entities 2022 funds,except that,instead of request up to 100 percent Federal that are eligible recipients or applicants and projects being located in funding.However additional subrecipients under 49 U.S.C.5307, Areas of Persistent Poverty or consideration will be given to those 5310,or 5311 located in Areas of Historically Disadvantaged projects for which local funds have Persistent Poverty or Historically Communities as defined above, already been made available or reserved.
Disadvantaged Communities.Entities applicants and projects must be located Eligible sources of non-Federal match that are subrecipients or indirect in(1)in a county that has consistently include the following:cash from non- recipients under these programs must had greater than or equal to 20 percent government sources other than revenues apply through their ordinary pass- of the population living in poverty over from providing public transportation through entities or designated the 30-year period preceding the date of services;revenues derived from the sale recipients.State departments of enactment of the Consolidated of advertising and concessions;amounts transportation may apply on behalf of Appropriations Act,2021 as measured received under a service agreement with eligible applicants within their States. by the 1990 and 2000 decennial census a State or local social service agency or For Fiscal Year 2022 funds,"Area of and the most recent Small Area Income private social service organization; Persistent Poverty"is defined by 49 and Poverty Estimates;or(2)in a census revenues generated from value capture U.S.C.6702(a)(1)as,(1)any county(or tract with a poverty rate of at least 20 financing mechanisms;or funds from an equivalent jurisdiction) in which, percent as measured by the 2014-2018 undistributed cash surplus;replacement during the 30-year period ending on 5-year data series available from the or depreciation cash fund or reserve;or November 15,2021,20 percent or more American Community Survey of the new capital.In addition,transportation of the population continually lived in Bureau of the Census;or(3)in any development credits or documentation poverty,as measured by the 1990 territory or possession of the United of in-kind match may be used as local decennial census,the 2000 decennial States.FTA anticipates that a number of match if identified and documented in census,and the most recent annual applicants will be eligible under both the application. small area income and poverty estimate the 2021 criteria and the 2022 criteria. 3. Eligible Projects of the Bureau of the Census; (2)any FTA will use its discretion to offer these census tract with a poverty rate of not 2021 funds to a successful applicant Under the AoPP Program,eligible less than 20 percent,as measured by the that qualifies under both. projects are planning,engineering,or 5-year data series available from the Eligible applicants must be able to development of technical or financing American Community Survey of the demonstrate the requisite legal, plans for projects eligible under Chapter Bureau of the Census for the period of financial,and technical capabilities to 53 of title 49,United States Code that 2014 through 2018;and(3)any territory receive and administer Federal funds will assist Areas of Persistent Poverty or or possession of the United States. under this program. Historically Disadvantaged 02/28/2023 C13 5 of 11
1316 Federal Register/Vol. 88, No. S/Monday, January 9, 2023/Notices Communities.For example,these supporting documents must be attached all required fields and to ensure that the activities may include planning, to the"Attachments"section of the SF- Federal and local amounts specified are engineering,or development of 424.The application must include consistent.In the event of errors with technical or financing plans for responses to all sections of the SF-424 the supplemental form,FTA improved transit services;new transit Application for Federal Assistance and recommends saving the form on your routes;engineering for transit facilities the supplemental form,unless indicated computer and ensuring that JavaScript and improvements to existing facilities; as optional.The information on the is enabled in your PDF editor.The innovative technologies;planning for supplemental form will be used to information listed below must be low or no emission buses; planning for determine applicant and project included on the SF-424 and a new bus facility or intermodal center eligibility for the program,and to supplemental form for the AoPP that supports transit services;integrated evaluate the proposal against the Program funding applications. fare collections systems;or coordinated selection criteria described in Section E public transit human service of this NOFO. b.Application Content transportation plans to improve transit Submissions must include the The SF-424 and the supplemental service in an Area of Persistent Poverty following attachments: form will prompt applicants for the or Historically Disadvantaged i.A completed SF-424 Application following items:
Community,or to provide new service for Federal Assistance form and 1.Provide the name of the lead such as transportation for services to supplemental form for the AoPP applicant and,if applicable,the specific address the opioid epidemic,as well as Program; co-sponsors submitting the application. increase access to environmental justice ii.A map of the proposed study area 2.Provide the applicant's Unique populations,while reducing greenhouse with which to confirm alignment Entity ID number(provided by SAM). gas emissions and the effects of climate between the proposed study area and an 3.Provide contact information change. An eligible project also may be Area of Persistent Poverty or including:Contact name,title,address, a planning and environmental linkages Historically Disadvantaged Community; phone number,and email address. study that advances the environmental iii.Documentation of any 4.Specify the Congressional districts analysis and review process as part of partnerships between the applicant and where the planning project will take the metropolitan planning process. other organizations to carry out the place.
Ineligible projects are capital, proposed activities.Documentation may 5.Identify the project title and project maintenance,or operating costs of any consist of a memorandum of agreement scope to be funded,including kind are not eligible for funding under or letter of intent signed by all parties anticipated substantial deliverables and the AoPP Program.Procurement of that describes the parties'roles and the milestones for when they will be vehicles or equipment and support of responsibilities in the proposed project; provided to FTA. operations and maintenance of systems and 6.Identify and describe the eligible are also ineligible activities. iv.Documentation of any funding project that meets the requirements of commitments for the proposed work. Section C,of this notice,including a D.Application and Submission FTA will accept only one Information supplemental form per SF-424 detailed description of the need for planning,engineering,or development
1.Address To Request Application submission.FTA encourages States and of technical,or financial planning Package other applicants to consider submitting activities.
Applications must be submitted a single supplemental form that 7.Address each evaluation criterion includes multiple activities to be separately,demonstratinghow the electronically through r accessing
evaluated as a consolidated proposal.If responds to each criterion as General information for accessing and project
submitting applications through a State or other applicant chooses to described in Section E and how the submit separate proposals for individual project will support the AoPP Pro Grants.gov can be found at hops:// pj pp ram g consideration by FTA,each proposal objectives.
www.transitdotgov/funding/grants/ separate SF- 1 applying/applying fta funding along must be submitted using a se p 8.Provide a line-item budget for the 424 and supplemental form. with enough detail to indicate with specific instructions for the forms Applicants may attach additional project, g and attachments required for pp y the various key components of the supporting information to the SF-424
submission.Mail or fax submissions of submission,including but not limited to project. completed proposals will not be g 9.Identify the Federal amount letters of support,project budgets,fleet requested. accepted. status reports,or excerpts from relevant
P P 10.Document the matching funds,
2. Content and Form ofApplication planning documents.Supporting including the amount and source of the Submission documentation must be described and match(may include local or private a.Proposal Submission
referenced by file name in the sector financial participation artici ation in the appropriate response section of the project).Describe whether the matching A complete proposal submission for supplemental form,or it may not be funds are committed or planned and each program consists of two forms: (1) reviewed. include documentation of the the SF-424 Application for Federal Information such as the applicant's commitments.
Assistance;and(2)the supplemental name,Federal amount requested,non- 11.Provide an explanation of the form for the FY 2022 AoPP Program. Federal match amount,and description scalability of the project.
They can be downloaded from of the study area are requested in 12.Address whether other Federal Grantsgov or the FTA website at varying degrees of detail on both the SF- funds have been sought or received for https.11 www.transit.dotgov/grant- 424 form and supplemental form. the comprehensive planning project. programs/areas-persistent-poverty- Applicants must fill in all fields unless 13.Provide a project schedule program.Failure to submit the stated otherwise on the forms. including major task,deliverables,and information as requested can delay Applicants should use both the"Check completion.In addition,provide the review or disqualify the application. Package for Errors"and the"Validate local steps required for including the The supplemental form and any Form"buttons on both forms to check project in the relevant state, 02/28/2023 C13 6 of 11
Federal Register/Vol. 88, No. 5/Monday, January 9, 2023/Notices 1317 metropolitan,or local planning All applicants must provide a unique to take steps to keep their registrations documents and a brief explanation on entity identifier provided by SAM. up to date before submissions can be how the proposed project aligns with Registration in SAM may take made successfully: (1)registration in such plans(e.g.,Unified Planning Work approximately 3-5 business days,but SAM is renewed annually,and(2) Program). FTA recommends allowing ample time, persons making submissions on behalf
14.Propose performance criteria for up to several weeks,for completion of of the Authorized Organization the development and implementation of all steps.For additional information on Representative(AOR)must be the proposed activities funded under obtaining a unique entity identifier, authorized in Grants.gov by the AOR to the AoPP Program. please visit www.sam.gov . make submissions.
15.Identify potential State, local, or
other impediments to the deliverables of 4.Submission Dates and Times 5. Funding Restrictions the AoPP Program-funded work and Project proposals must be submitted Funds under this NOFO cannot be their implementation,and how the electronically through Grants.gov by used to reimburse applicants for impediments will be addressed. 11:59 p.m.eastern time on March 10, otherwise eligible expenses incurred
16.Describe how the proposed 2023.Grants.gov attaches a time stamp prior to FTA award of a grant agreement activities address climate change. to each application at the time of until FTA has issued pre-award Applicants should identify any air submission.Proposals submitted after authority for selected projects.FTA will quality nonattainment or maintenance the deadline will be considered only issue pre-award authority to incur costs areas under the Clean Air Act in the under extraordinary circumstances not for selected projects beginning on the planning or study area.Nonattainment under the applicant's control.Mail and date that project selections are or maintenance areas should be limited fax submissions will not be accepted. announced.FTA does not provide Pre- to the following applicable National Within 48 hours after submitting an award authority for competitive funds Ambient Air Quality Standards criteria electronic application,the applicant until projects are selected,and even pollutants:carbon monoxide,ozone, should receive two email messages from then,there are Federal requirements and particulate matter 2.5 and 10.The Grants.gov: (1)confirmation of that must be met before costs are U.S.Environmental Protection Agency's successful transmission to Grants.gov; incurred.FTA will issue specific Green Book(available at https.11 and(2)confirmation of successful guidance to awardees regarding pre- www.epa.gov/green-book)is a publicly- validation by Grants.gov.FTA will then award authority at the time of selection. available resource for nonattainment validate the application and will For more information about FTA's and maintenance area data.This attempt to notify any applicants whose consideration will further the goals of applications could not be validated.If policy on pre-award authority,please Executive Order 13990:Protecting the applicant does not receive see the most recent Apportionment Public Health and the Environment and confirmation of successful validation or Notice on F website.Allowable Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate a notice of failed validation or direct and indirect ect expenses must be
Crisis,and Executive Order 14008: incomplete materials, the applicant consistent with the tiveGov Requirements Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and must address the reason for the failed Uniform Administrative Requirements Abroad. validation,as described in the email and Cost Principles(2 CFR part 200)
17.Describe how the proposed notice,and resubmit before the and FTA Circular 5010.1E. activities address environmental justice submission deadline.If making a 6. Other Submission Requirements populations,racial equity,and barriers resubmission for any reason,include all Applicants are strongly encouraged to to opportunity. original attachments regardless of which identify scaled funding options in case attachments were updated,and check
3. Unique Entity Identifier and System insufficient funding is available to fund for Award Management(SAM) the box on the supplemental form a project at the full requested amount. indicating this is a resubmission.An If an applicant indicates that a project Each applicant is required to: (1)be application that is submitted at the registered in SAM before submitting an deadline and cannot be validated will is scalable,the applicant should provide application; (2)provide a valid unique be marked as incomplete,and such the minimum total project cost and entity identifier in its application;and applicants will not receive additional Federal amount that will fund an (3)continue to maintain an active SAM time to re-submit. eligible project that achieves the registration with current information at FTA urges applicants to submit their objectives of the program and meets all all times during which the applicant has applications at least 96 hours prior to relevant program requirements.The an active Federal award or an the due date to allow time to receive the applicant must provide a clear application or plan under consideration validation messages and to correct any explanation of how the project would be by FTA.These requirements do not problems that may have caused a affected by a reduced award.FTA may apply if the applicant has an exemption rejection notification.Grants.gov award a lesser amount regardless of approved by FTA pursuant to 2 CFR scheduled maintenance and outage whether a scalable option is provided.
25.110(c)or is otherwise excepted from times are announced on the Grants.gov E.Application Review Information registration requirements.FTA may not website.Deadlines will not be extended make an award until the applicant has due to scheduled maintenance or 1. Criteria complied with all applicable unique outages. Project proposals will be evaluated entity identifiers and SAM Applicants are encouraged to begin primarily on the responses provided in requirements.If an applicant has not the registration process on the the supplemental form.Additional fully complied with the requirements by Grants.gov site well in advance of the information may be provided to support the time FTA is ready to make an award, submission deadline.Registration in the responses;however,any additional FTA may determine that the applicant Grants.gov is a multi-step process, documentation must be directly is not qualified to receive an award and which may take several weeks to referenced on the supplemental form, use that determination as a basis for complete before an application can be including the file name where the making a federal award to another submitted.Applicants who are already additional information can be found. applicant registered in Grants.gov may be required Applications will be evaluated based on 02/28/2023 C13 7 of 11
1318 Federal Register/Vol. 88, No. S/Monday, January 9, 2023/Notices the quality and extent to which the and health care services and mobility State,a budget document highlighting following evaluation criteria are for the transit riding public,such as the line item or section committing addressed. through increased reliability,improved funds to the proposed project,or other a.Demonstration of Need headways,creation of new documentation of the source of non- transportation choices,or eliminating Federal funds).
Applications will be evaluated based gaps in the current route network or any on the quality and extent to which they other qualitative benefits that would d. Project Implementation Strategy demonstrate how the proposed activities improve the transit efficiency and FTA will evaluate the strength of the will support planning,engineering,or impact the quality of life for the work plan,schedule,and process development of technical or financing community. included in an application based on the plans that would result in a project iv.Accelerating Innovation.FTA will following factors:
eligible for funding under chapter 53 of evaluate the potential for the planning, title 49,United States Code. engineering, or development of i. Extent to which the schedule Applications should clearly present the technical or financing plans to contains sufficient detail,identifies all need for the proposed project and accelerate the introduction of innovative steps needed to implement the work provide substantiated background technologies or practices such as proposed,and is achievable; information such as the level of poverty integrated fare payment systems ii.Extent of partnerships,including in the area,the population size,the permitting complete trips or with non-public sector entities,equity- extent of unmet access and mobility advancements to propulsion systems. focused community outreach and connections to critical employment, Innovation can also include practices meaningful public engagement of education,or medical destinations as such as new public transportation underserved communities,see:https.11 the result of inadequate transit service operational models,financial or www.transportation.gov/public- or lack of coordination among service procurement arrangements,or value involvement,•and providers.Applications should also capture strategies.FTA views value iii.The partnerships'technical consider how activities will affect capture strategies as public financing capability to develop,adopt,and climate change and address tools that recover a share of the value implement the plans,based on FTA's environmental justice challenges. transit creates.Examples of value assessment of the applicant's b.Demonstration of Benefits capture strategies used for transit can description of the policy formation, include the following:tax increment implementation,and financial roles of Applications will be evaluated based financing,special assessments,and joint the partners,and the roles and on how well they describe how the development.AoPP funds can be used proposed planning,engineering,or for plans that include value capture responsibilities of proposed staff. development of technical or financing approaches. e.Technical,Legal,and Financial plans and address one or more of the v.Barriers to Low Income Housing. Capacity following:the existing condition of the FTA will evaluate the degree to which transit system,improved reliability of the planning study,engineering study, Applicants must demonstrate they transit service for its riders,enhanced or development of technical or financial have the technical,legal,and financial access and mobility within the service plans identify proposed actions that capacity to undertake the project.FTA area,accelerating innovation in Areas of reduce regulatory barriers that will review relevant oversight Persistent Poverty or Historically unnecessarily raise the costs of housing assessments and records to determine Disadvantaged Communities to serve development or impede the whether there are any outstanding legal, unmet needs,reducing barriers to development of affordable housing. technical,or financial issues with the affordable housing or any other vi.Regional Support.Applicants applicant that would affect the outcome qualitative benefits that would improve should provide evidence of regional or of the proposed project.Applicants with the transit efficiency and impact the local support for the proposed project. unresolved legal,technical,or financial quality of life for the community.The Documentation may include support compliance issues from an FTA following factors will be considered: letters from local and regional planning compliance review or Federal grant- i. System Condition. FTA will organizations,local governmental related Single Audit finding must evaluate the potential for the planning, officials,public agencies,or non-profit explain how corrective actions taken engineering,or development of or for-profit private sector supporters will mitigate negative impacts on the technical or financing plans to lead to attesting to the need for the project. proposed project. an improvement in the condition of the c. Funding Commitments 2. Review and Selection Process transit system in Areas of Persistent
Poverty or Historically Disadvantaged Applicants must identify the source of A technical evaluation committee will Communities. any non-Federal cost-share or in-kind verify each proposal's eligibility and ii. Service Reliability. FTA will contribution and describe whether such evaluate proposals based on the evaluate the potential for the planning, contributions are currently available for published evaluation criteria.FTA staff engineering,or development of the project or will need to be secured if may request additional information technical or financing plans to lead to the project is selected for funding.FTA from applicants, if necessary. Taking a reduction in the frequency of will consider the availability of the non- into consideration the findings of the breakdowns or other service Federal cost-share as evidence of local technical evaluation committee, the interruptions caused by the age and financial commitment to the project. FTA Administrator will determine the condition of the agency's transit vehicle Additional consideration will be given final selection of projects for program fleet and improve system reliability. to those projects for which local funds funding. In determining the allocation iii. Enhanced Access and Mobility. have already been made available or of program funds,FTA may consider FTA will evaluate the potential for the reserved.Applicants should submit geographic diversity and the applicant's planning,engineering,or development evidence of the availability of funds for receipt of other competitive awards. of technical or financing plans that lead the project(e.g.,by including a board FTA may also consider capping the to improved access to jobs,education, resolution,letter of support from the amount a single applicant may receive. 02/28/2023 C13 8 of 11
Federal Register/Vol. 88, No. S/Monday, January 9, 2023/Notices 1319 a.Climate Change and Sustainability information to evaluate how the existing transportation systems.For In further support of Executive Order applicant will proactively address and technical assistance using the mapping 14008,FTA will give priority advance racial equity and address tool,please contact GMO@dotgov. consideration to applications that create barriers to opportunity.The applicant 3. Integrity and Performance Review significant community benefits relating should describe any transportation to the environment,including those plans or policies related to equity and Prior to making an award with a total projects that address greenhouse gas barriers to opportunity they are amount of Federal share greater than the emissions and climate change impacts. implementing or have implemented in simplified acquisition threshold FTA encourages applicants to relation to the proposed project,along (currently$250,000),FTA is required to demonstrate whether they have with the specific project investment review and consider any information considered climate change and details necessary for FTA to evaluate if about the applicant that is in the Federal environmental justice in terms of the the investments are being made either Awardee Performance and Integrity transportation planning process or proactively to advance racial equity and Information Systems(FAPIIS)accessible anticipated design components with address barriers to opportunity or through SAM.An applicant may review outcomes that address climate change redress prior inequities and barriers to and comment on information about (e.g.,resilience or adaptation measures). opportunity.All project investment itself that a Federal awarding agency The application should describe what costs for projects that are related to previously entered.FTA will consider racial equity and barriers to opportunity any comments by the applicant,in specific climate change or should be summarized.FTA also addition to the other information in the environmental justice activities have encourages applicants to consider how designated integrity and performance been incorporated,including whether a the project will address the challenges system,in making a judgment about the project supports a Climate Action Plan, faced by individuals and underserved applicant's integrity, business ethics, an equitable development plan has been communities in rural areas. and record of performance under prepared,and a tool such as EPA's Federal awards when completing the EJSCREEN at:https.11 www.epa.govl c. Justice40 Initiative and ejscreen have been applied in project Environmental Justice review of risk posed applicants as described in 2 CFR 200.206.
planning.Applicants could also address In support of Executive Order 14008, how a project is related to housing or and consistent with OMB's Interim F.Federal Award Administration land use reforms to increase density to Guidance for the Justice40 Initiative, Information reduce climate impacts.The application Historically Disadvantaged 1. Federal Award Notices should also describe specific and direct Communities include(a)certain ways the project will mitigate or reduce qualifying census tracts,(b)any Tribal FTA will announce the final project climate change impacts including any land,or(c)any territory or possession selections on the FTA website.Selectees components that reduce emissions, of the United States. FTA is providing should contact their FTA regional promote energy efficiency,incorporate a mapping tool to assist applicants in offices for additional information electrification or low emission or zero identifying whether a project is located regarding allocations for projects under emission vehicle infrastructure,increase in an Area of Persistent Poverty or an the AoPP Program. resiliency,recycle or redevelop existing Historically Disadvantaged Community 2.Administrative and National Policy infrastructure or if located in a at https.Ilusdotmaps.arcgis.com/apps/ Requirements floodplain be constructed or upgraded dashboards/75febe4d9e6345ddb2 consistent with the Federal Flood Risk c3ab42a4aae85f.Use of this mapping a. Planning Management Standard,to the extent tool is optional;however,FTA FTA encourages applicants to engage consistent with current law. encourages applicants to provide an the appropriate State departments of b. Racial Equity and Barriers to image or screen shot of the map tool transportation,Regional Transportation Opportunity outputs,or alternatively,consistent with Planning Organization or Metropolitan OMB's Interim Guidance,applicants can Planning Organization(s) (MPOs)in FTA will also give priority supply quantitative, demographic data areas likely to be served by the funds consideration to applications that of their ridership demonstrating the made available under this program. advance racial equity in two areas: (1) percentage of their ridership that meets Selected projects must be incorporated planning and policies related to racial the criteria described in Executive Order into the long-range plans or unified equity and overcoming barriers to 14008 for disadvantaged communities planning work programs upon award opportunity;and(2)project investments as well as describe the environmental and prior to being eligible for pre-award that either proactively address racial justice population located within the authority.Applicants can find contact equity and barriers to opportunity, service area.Examples of Historically information for the applicable MPO here including automobile dependence as a Disadvantaged Communities that an (https.11 www.planning.dotgov/MPOA . form of barrier,or redress prior applicant could address using inequities and barriers to opportunity. geographic or demographic information b.Standard Assurances Applicants could also address how a include low income,high or persistent The applicant assures that it will project is related to housing or land use poverty,high unemployment and comply with all applicable Federal reforms to address historic barriers to underemployment,racial and ethnic statutes,regulations,executive orders, opportunity.This objective has the residential segregation,linguistic directives,FTA circulars,and other potential to enhance environmental isolation,or high housing cost burden Federal administrative requirements in stewardship and community and substandard housing.Additionally, carrying out any project supported by partnerships,and reflects Executive in support of the Justice40 Initiative,the the FTA grant.The applicant Order 13985,Advancing Racial Equity applicant should also provide evidence acknowledges that it is under a and Support for Underserved of strategies that the applicant has used continuing obligation to comply with Communities Through the Federal in the planning process to seek out and the terms and conditions of the grant Government.FTA encourages the consider the needs of those traditionally agreement issued for its project with applicant to include sufficient disadvantaged and underserved by FTA.The applicant understands that 02/28/2023 C13 9 of 11
1320 Federal Register/Vol. 88, No. 5/Monday, January 9, 2023/Notices Federal laws,regulations,policies,and expenses incurred prior to FTA award System(TrAMS),including grant administrative practices might be of a grant agreement until FTA has applications,Milestone Progress Reports modified from time to time and may issued pre-award authority for selected (MPRs),Federal Financial Reports affect the implementation of the project. projects,or unless FTA has issued a (FFRs);transit service,ridership and The applicant agrees that the most "Letter of No Prejudice"for the project operational data submitted in FTA's recent Federal requirements will apply before the expenses are incurred.For National Transit Database; to the project,unless FTA issues a more information about FTA's policy on documentation and results of FTA written determination otherwise.The pre-award authority,please see the most oversight reviews,including triennial applicant must submit the Certifications recent Apportionment Notice at:https.11 and state management reviews;and and Assurances before receiving a grant www.transitdotgov/funding/ other publicly available sources of data if it does not have current certifications apportionments/current- to build evidence to support policy, on file. apportionments. budget,operational,regulatory,and i.Civil Rights Requirements e. Grant Requirements management processes and decisions affecting FTA's grant programs.
Applications should demonstrate that If selected,awardees will apply for a As part of completing the annual the recipient has a plan for compliance grant through FTA's Transit Award Certifications and Assurances required with civil rights obligations and Management System(TrAMS). of FTA grant recipients,a successful nondiscrimination laws,including Title Recipients of AoPP Program funds are applicant must report on the suspension VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,the subject to the grant requirements of the or debarment status of itself and its Americans with Disabilities Act(ADA), Metropolitan Transportation Planning principals. If the award recipient's and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation program(49 U.S.C.5303)or Statewide active grants,cooperative agreements, Act,and accompanying regulations. and Non-Metropolitan Transportation and procurement contracts from all This should include a current Title VI Planning(49 U.S.C.5304),including Federal awarding agencies exceed program plan and a completed those of FTA Circular 8100.11)and $10,000,000 for any period of time Community Participation Plan Circular 5010.1E.All competitive during the period of performance of an (alternatively called a Public grants,regardless of the award amount, award made pursuant to this Notice,the Participation Plan and often part of the will be subject to the Congressional recipient must comply with the overall Title VI program plan),if Notification and release process. Recipient Integrity and Performance applicable.Applicants who have not Technical assistance regarding these Matters reporting requirements sufficiently demonstrated the conditions requirements is available from each FTA described in appendix XII to 2 CFR part of compliance with civil rights regional office. 200. requirements will be required to do so When applying for an award under before receiving funds.Recipients of this Program,eligible applicants and G. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts Federal transportation funding will be sub-recipients who are not direct For program-specific questions,please required to comply fully with the DOT'S recipients,or who have limited contact Colby McFarland,Office of regulations and guidance for the ADA experience or access to FTA's Transit Planning and Environment,(202)366- and all relevant civil rights Award Management System(TrAMS), 1648,email:Colby.McFarland@dotgov. requirements.The Department's and must secure the commitment of an A TDD is available at 1-800-877-8339 FTA's Office of Civil Rights will work active FTA direct recipient to apply for (TDD/FIRS).Any addenda that FTA with awarded grant recipients to ensure funding on their behalf through TrAMS releases on the application process will full compliance with Federal civil rights if they are selected for an AoPP funding be posted at https.11 requirements. award.Documentation of such a www.transitdotgov/grant-programs/ c. Disadvantaged Business Enterprise commitment must be included in the areas-persistent-poverty-program.To application. ensure applicants receive accurate FTA requires that its recipients 3. Reporting information about eligibility or the receiving planning,capital,or operating program,the applicant is encouraged to assistance that will award prime Post-award reporting requirements contact FTA directly,rather than contracts exceeding$250,000 in FTA include submission of Federal Financial through intermediaries or third parties. funds in a Federal fiscal year comply Reports and Milestone Progress Reports FTA staff may also conduct briefings on with Department of Transportation in FTA's electronic grants management the FY 2023 competitive grants Disadvantaged Business Enterprise system on a quarterly basis.Applicants selection and award process upon (DBE)program regulations(49 CFR part should include any goals,targets,and request.Contact information for FTA's 26). Applicants should expect to indicators referenced in their regional offices can be found on FTA's include any funds awarded,excluding application to the project in the website at https://www.transit.dotgov/ those to be used for vehicle Executive Summary of the TrAMS about/regional-offices/regional-offices. procurements,in setting their overall application.Awardees must also submit H.Other Information DBE goal. copies of the substantial deliverables identified in the work plan to the FTA User friendly information and d. 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