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1 1 FTA Program Update 2009 SCOPT Winter Meeting Phoenix, AZ December 1 – 4, 2009

2 2 FY 2009 Program Implementation

3 3 ARRA Implementation Non-urbanized Area Formula ($765,847,961) –Awarded 65 grants totaling $608,248,954 – 79.4 % 7.5 % or $45,712,550 of obligations disbursed

4 4 ARRA Implementation March 5, 2010 deadline for 100 % obligations Unobligated funds will be withdrawn and redistributed to States with zero funds withdrawn. 24 (44%) of 54 States or Territories have met 100% obligation goal.

5 5 ARRA Reporting 1512 and 1201 data available http://www.fta.dot.gov/index_944 0_10542.html http://www.fta.dot.gov/index_944 0_10542.html Next 1201 reporting deadline is … Next 1512 Reporting cycle runs January 1- 10, 2010.

6 6 1512 Reporting Outreach In September, FTA held four webinars on Section 1512 reporting requirements. Approximately 600 grantees participated. On October 1, FTA staff began the Section 1512 customer service outreach effort for grantees. An e- mail address (FTA1512@dot.gov) and a 1-800 number (800.884.9190) was staffed by FTA volunteers from 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. on October 1-8 and 8 a.m. – midnight on October 9-10.FTA1512@dot.gov On October 5, FTA hosted an ARRA Workshop at the APTA Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida.

7 7 1512 Reporting Details -At the end of the reporting period, over 96% of the reports that were supposed to be submitted to FTA were submitted through FederalReporting.gov. -Agency staff reviewed 682 reports from grant recipients and flagged 492 (or 72%) of these reports as potentially having material omissions or significant reporting errors. Grant recipients reviewed and resubmitted correct data for the majority of these reports. -On October 30, FTA submitted to OMB its 1512 reports with potential significant errors. The list included 7 grants mistakenly coded as contracts, 9 duplicate or erroneously filed reports, and 36 reports with potential errors in reporting of jobs and/or expenditures. -Also on October 30, 1512 reports were posted on www.recovery.gov.www.recovery.gov

8 8 Post-Reporting Review and Outreach -FTA conducted post-evaluations of its Section 1512 and Section 1201 reporting process. -FTA published the Section 1201c and 1512 reporting data on its public website, www.fta.dot.gov. -On November 12, FTA staff participated in a roundtable for Federal Agencies on the 1512 reporting process sponsored by the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). FTA provided feedback to OMB on its experience with the Section 1512 reporting process. -On November 20, FTA held an “After Action Webinar” on 1201c and 1512 reporting for FTA ARRA grant recipients to obtain feedback on the reporting processes. Over 200 individuals participated. The main issues dealt with jobs reporting, expenditures reporting, and FRPIN numbers.

9 9 Outreach for Next 1512 Reporting Period on January 1 st -FTA scheduled the following dates/times for Section 1512 training webinars for the week of December 14: -Monday, 12/14/2009 Start Time: 11:00 AM Eastern End Time: 1:30 PM Eastern -Tuesday, 12/15/2009 Start Time: 4:00 PM Eastern End Time: 5:30 PM Eastern -Friday, 12/18/2009 Start Time: 1:00 PM Eastern End Time: 3:30 PM Eastern

10 10 5311(c) Tribal Transit Program (TTP) Funds planning, capital and operating assistance Tribes are direct recipients $15 million in FY 2009; 81 applicants requesting $28 million ARRA TTP Funds capital only Tribes are direct recipients $17 million; 71 applicants requesting $54 million Tribal Transit Programs

11 11 Applicants by Area 152 Applicants from 21 states WA OR ID CA NV MT WY CO UT AZ NM ND SD NE KS OK TX MN IA MO MT WV VA AR LA WI IL KY TN MO MI IN OH MS AL NC SC FL GA PA NY MD VT NH MA ME HI AK NJ CT RI DE

12 12 Project Selections FTA is finalizing project selections Announcements within the next 2 weeks ITA Tribal Conference – December 8, 2009.

13 13 Section 5310 Reporting Requirements found in Ch. VI, pt. 17(d) of Circular 90701.1 Identify service area of subrecipient (i.e. counties) Performance measures for each grant active for 12 mo. period ending 9/30/2009: –Ridership –Gaps in service

14 14 Section 5310 Reporting Sample Reporting Template

15 15 5310 Performance Measures Ridership – only rides funded by 5310 –Use cost-allocation method if in place OR –Total Rides x Percent of fleet funded by 5310 Gaps filled – who had access to services –Number of clients if subrecipient has client list OR –2000 Census pop. data of older adults & people with disabilities in counties served

16 16 5310 Performance Measures Collection Efforts to Date Circular 90701.1F effective May 1, 2007 Proposed instructions on reporting performance measures shared with State DOTS in September 2009. Reporting guidance published October 6, 2009 for October 31 due date As of November 16: –22 (40%) states or territories have reported –30 states or territories outstanding


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