JARC Policy, Guidance, and Procedures

On May 1, 2007, Circular 9050.1, the Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) Program Guidance and Application Instructions went into effect.  This circular issues guidance on the administration of the JARC program under 49 U.S.C. 5316 and guidance for the preparation of grant applications.

Click the links below to view the JARC statuatory language at 49 U.S.C. 5316, Interagency Guidance on Use of TANF, WtW and Job Access Funds for Transportation, FTA's JARC circular, and Federal Register notices issued by FTA that invited the public to provide input on the circular's provisions, issued interim guidance, and responded to comments received.

• 49 U.S.C 5316 is available as a PDF  document (see pages 157--167 of attached document) and a Word document.
• FTA Circular 9050.1 is available as a PDF document and a word Word document.
• Questions and Answers for the JARC, New Freedom, and Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities Programs (Updated October 2008)

• Use of TANF, WtW and Job Access Funds for Transportation. Guidance issued by the U.S. Departments of Transportation, Health and Human Services, and Labor (December 1998).

The following Federal Register Notices are also available:  

• March 29, 2007 Federal Register Notice: "Elderly Individuals and Individuals With Disabilities, Job Access
  and Reverse Commute, and New Freedom Programs: Final Circulars." Available as a PDFdocument and a Word document.

Additional Federal Register Notices on the JARC  program are available at http://www.fta.dot.gov/laws/leg_reg_federal_register.html