Job Access and Reverse Commute Program Notice Highlights

• $75m available in FY 99
  • $45m - Major urbanized areas (200,000 or more population)
  • $15m - Smaller urbanized areas (50,000 - 200,000 population)
  • $15M - Non-urbanized areas (Below 50,000 population)

• Average Grant Sizes
  • Places 1m or more population $1,000,000
  • Places between 200,000 - 1m pop. $500,000
  • Places between 50,000 - 200,000 pop . $200,000
  • Places that are non-urbanized areas $150,000

• Applications due December 31, 1998--NO EXTENSION
  

• MPOs select applicants in places 200,000 population or more
  States select applicants in places below 200,000 population

• FTA urges a consolidated application by a single recipient, may pass money through to subrecipients.

• Grants restricted in FY 99 to new and expanded services.

• Multi-year commitments possible

• Requires regional job access and reverse transportation plans developed by a coordinated transportation/human planning process.

• Two stage grant process:

• 50/50 DOT/Non-DOT match requirements, other Federal funds may be applied to Non-DOT match.

• Notice is a product of intradepartmental and interagency working group and was subject to extensive public consultation process.