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SCAT Sarasota County Area Transit
Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) and New Freedom Grant Applications

Sarasota County Transportation Authority (SCTA), as Designated Recipient of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5316 – Job Access and Reverse Commute and Section 5317 – New Freedom Program grant funding for the Sarasota-Bradenton Urbanized Area, recently announced the availability of the FTA Section 5316/JARC and Section 5317/New Freedom grant applications. FTA Section 5316/JARC and Section 5317/New Freedom funds are available to support transportation projects in Sarasota-Bradenton Urbanized Area #0061.

FTA Section 5316/JARC funds support projects that provide low-income individuals with transportation to employment and employment-related activities. Section 5316/JARC funds also support reverse commute projects. Section 5317/New Freedom funds support transportation projects for disabled individuals that go beyond the Americans with Disabilities Act.

All proposed projects must be based on transportation priorities developed in the Sarasota-Manatee Locally Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan (LCHSTP). All completed and signed applications are due at Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT), 5303 Pinkney Ave. South, Sarasota, FL 34233 on March 1, 2011, 5 P.M. E.S.T. Applications for funding FY2009 and FY2010 received by March 1, 2011, 5 P.M. E.S.T., will be reviewed and scored on at 8 a.m. on March 25, 2011, by the Selection Committee. The meeting is open to the public.

The following FTA Section 5316/JARC and Section 5317/New Freedom Program grant funds are available.

FTA Award Year 5316/JARC 5317/NFP
Fiscal Year 2009 $270,445 $225,771
Fiscal Year 2010 $258,576 $221,581

SCAT encourages all qualified organizations to apply. SCAT encourages participation in grant applications by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises.

INSTRUCTIONS:

To apply for Section 5316/JARC or Section 5317/New Freedom (NF) grants, download the following documents:

The Section 5316/JARC & Section 5317/New Freedom Application (240 KB) is provided as a separate document for your convenience, but is included in the Sarasota-Manatee LCHSTP as Appendix E. The Editable Budget Worksheet and Transmittal Worksheet are provided as editable versions of forms found in the Section 5316/JARC & Section 5317/New Freedom Application. These are provided so that applicants can type directly into the submittal forms.

 
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