job access and reverse commute program (jarc) - Jacksonville ...

PUBLIC NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY
JOB ACCESS AND REVERSE COMMUTE PROGRAM (JARC)
JACKSONVILLE TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (JTA)
100 North Myrtle Ave. ▪ P.O. Box “0” ▪ Jacksonville, Florida 32203
49 U.S.C. 5316 - Job Access and Reverse Commute Program (JARC) goal is to
improve access to transportation services to employment and employment-related
activities for welfare recipients and eligible low-income individuals and to transport
residents of urbanized areas and non-urbanized areas to suburban employment
opportunities.
Funds from the JARC program are available for capital, planning, and operating
expenses that support the development and maintenance of transportation services
designed to transport low-income individuals to and from jobs and activities related to
their employment and to support reverse commute projects in the Jacksonville
Urbanized area.
The net operating cost of services provided by Job Access Program funds must be
matched by 50 percent. Capital projects funded through this program may be matched
at 20 percent. Matching funds may be raised by other federal sources such as the
Department of Labor, Department of Education, or by other agencies so long as the
matching source is not the Department of Transportation or from State Revenue Toll
Credits. Matching funds may also be raised by the county or agency.
The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA), as the Designated Recipient of said
funds and pursuant to the requirements of Section 5316 of Title 49, United States Code,
hereby gives notice of the availability of federal grant funds under the Job Access and
Reverse Commute Program (49 U.S.C. § 5316) and the issuance of a Request for
Applications (RFAs). Applications are being solicited from qualified agencies for
qualified projects. Qualified applicants must:
• Be a private non-profit or private for profit organization, private agency, local
public agency, local public authority; or the Community Transportation
Coordinator for the County (CTC) or have a Coordination Agreement with the
CTC;
• Show an established need for the project and how the project fits into the
recommendations of the Northeast Florida Coordinated Mobility Plan;
• Ensure that adequate funds are available to match the federal funds; and
• Demonstrate that the proposed project meets Federal requirements.
Applications for project funding will be evaluated by a Competitive Selection Committee
made up of representatives from counties in the Northeast Florida area including
transportation providers and from representatives from the Northeast Florida Regional
Council and the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization (North Florida
TPO). Unless there is sufficient funding in the year’s appropriations to cover all eligible
requests, the Competitive Selection Committee will use the following criteria to evaluate
applications:

1. Overall achievement of one or more of the Northeast Florida Coordinated Plan
Strategic Goals
2. Coverage of regional application.
3. Extent to which low-income persons are served.
4. Maximizes Project Cost Effectiveness.
5. Appropriate Performance Measures and Goals.
6. Fiscal and Managerial Capability.
The total amount of JARC grant funds that is currently available for the Jacksonville
Urbanized area through Fiscal Year 2009 is approximately $477,258. Interested
applicants may obtain RFA packages between the hours of 8:00 and 5:00 p.m. on
December 17, 2009 at the following location: Florida Department of Transportation ▪
Urban Training Center ▪ 2198 Edison Avenue ▪ Jacksonville, Florida 32204.
The applications will also be available effective as of December 20, 2009 at the
following location: Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) ▪ 100 North Myrtle Ave. ▪
Jacksonville, Florida 32203 ▪ Attention: Ken Holton, Manager of Capital Programming
and Grants ▪ Telephone (904) 630-3187 ▪ kholton@jtafla.com.
Applications may also be obtained from the JTA web site at www.jtafla.com.
The deadline for application submission is 4:45 p.m., EST, on January 15, 2010.
All applications must be delivered to the North Florida Transportation Planning
Organization at:
North Florida TPO
1022 Prudential Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32207
phone (904) 306-7500
fax (904) 306-7501
(toll free) 1-888-488-4898
TDD (904) 306-7502