Title
Grant Application - Fiscal Year 2027 NCDOT Rural Operating Assistance Program (ROAP)
ACTION:
1) Approve the Certification Statement for the Fiscal Year 2027 Rural Operating Assistance Program (ROAP) in Mecklenburg County;
2) Affirm the application for the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Rural Operating Assistance Program (ROAP) Grant for Fiscal Year 2027 in Mecklenburg County Department of Child, Family, and Adult Services/Mecklenburg Transportation System in the amount of $636,482, which includes a $215,383 carry-forward amount from Fiscal Year 2026;
3) Amend the Fiscal Year 2027 Annual Budget Ordinance to recognize, receive, and appropriate the amount awarded from the State for the Fiscal Year 2027 ROAP grant funds to the General Fund (0001) within the Department of Child, Family, and Adult Services.
Staff Contact: Letecia Loadholt, Interim Director of Child, Family and Adult Services
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
Mecklenburg County Department of Child, Family, & Adult Services (CFAS) is submitting a Rural Operating Assistance Program (ROAP) grant application. This annual NC Department of Transportation (NCDOT) grant provides funding for transportation services to elderly and disabled citizens, Work First clients requiring transitional/employment transportation services, and the general public living outside the urban area boundary of Mecklenburg County who do not have a human service agency or organization to pay for their transportation. The Mecklenburg Transportation System (MTS) of CFAS Services for Adults Division operates this program.
The Elderly and Disabled Transportation Assistance Program (EDTAP) Fiscal Year 2027 formula allocation is $105,798, and the Fiscal Year 2026 carry-forward amount is $211,274 resulting in a total funding amount of $317,072. This allocation is designated to provide for the public transportation of elderly and disabled citizens.
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