Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes an application for an Areas of Persistent Poverty grant with the U.S. Department of Transportation. The grant award of $258,480 and local match of $28,720 are included in the 2024 Executive capital budget within Transportation's North-South Bus Rapid Transit program.
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Authorizing the Transit General Manager to file an application for an Areas of Persistent Poverty (AoPP) Program Discretionary Grant with U.S. Department of Transportation and authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute the associated grant agreement with USDOT and the 13(c) agreement with Teamsters Local No. 695.
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The Areas of Persistent Poverty Discretionary program provides funding to state and local governmental authorities for planning, engineering, or development of technical or financing plans for projects that assist areas of persistent poverty. Under Chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code and FY21 & FY22 Consolidated Appropriations Acts, $20.04 million in funds were made available for this program. The City of Madison was awarded $258,480 for planning work for Madison’s North-South “B” Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Line, bringing a much higher quality of transit service to low income neighborhoods on Madison’s north and south sides.
WHEREAS, The United States Department of Transportation recently awarded the City of Madison’s Metro Transit Division a highly competitive Areas of Persistent Poverty Discretionary grant to support the planning work for Madison’s North-South “B” Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Line, bringing a much higher quality of transit service to low income neighborhoods on Madison’s north and south sides; and
WHEREAS, Resolution 76342 passed on March 21, 2023 Supporting Madison Metro's FY23 Areas of Persistent Poverty Grant Application to Federal Transit Administration indicated that “if the Federal Transit Administration awards the City of Madison a grant of up to $1,125,000 for planning work for Madison’s Nor...
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