Worcester Regional Transit Authority

Application Purpose: the Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA) Requests a Total of $12849845 of Federal Funds Broken Down as Follows: $616145 of Fiscal Year 2018 Carryover $572668 of Fiscal Year 2019 Carryover and $342770 of Fiscal Year 2020 Section 5339 Bus and Bus Facilities Formula Apportionment; $7863457 of Fiscal Year 2019 Carryover and $3454805 of Fiscal Year 20 Section 5307 Urbanized Area Apportionment to Finance a Program of Projects That Will Enable the Wrta to Continue Providing a Reliable Responsive and Safe Transit Service to the Public. the Wrta as the Designated Recipient Has Been Assigned These Funds According to the Attached Signed Split Letters Dated May 8 2018 May 1 2019 and February 3 2020.ACTIVITIES in This Grant Will Be Performed Between July 1 2019 and September 30 2025.THE Activities Are Programmed in the FFY20 Element of the Current Massachusetts Stip. Wrtas Duns #092196856 Has Been Entered Into Trams. Wrta Is Current With All Civil Rights Requirements. All Administrative and Statutory Requirements Have Been Met in Accordance With the Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Program as Articulated in Fta Circular 9030.1E and the Section 5339 Bus and Bus Facilities Program as Articulated in Fta Circular 5100.1.; Activities Performed: Activities to Be Funded With This Grant INCLUDE:1. Operating Assistance Special Rule. These Funds Will Be Used Primarily to Fund Fiscal Year 2021 Fixed Route Operations Including Labor and Fringe Benefit Costs. a Small Portion of This Will Be Used for FY20 Expenses. - State Contract Assistance MATCH2. Construct Admin/maint Facility. These Funds Will Be Used for the Final Bond Principal and Interest Payments - Toll Development Credits MATCH3. 5 Replacement Buses - 35. These Funds Will Be Utilized for the Replacement of Five (5) 29 Gillig Buses That Will Have Exceeded Their Useful Lives - Toll Development Credits MATCH4. Purchase Miscellaneous Equipment. These Funds Will Be Used to Purchase Optional Equipment Painting and Decals on 11 Demand Response Vans Awarded by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Rtacap MATCH5. Adp Hardware and Software. Replacement and Upgrades of Computer Equipment and Software - Rtacap MATCH6. Miscellaneous Support Equipment - Purchase New and Replace Equipment Needed for Operations - Rtacap MATCH7.TERMINAL/INTERMODAL (HUB) - Upgrade Building Systems and Renovations as Required. -rtacap Match; Expected Outcomes: Continue Operations Replacement Vehicles to Keep Fleet in a State of Good Repair Replacement Support Equipment to Keep Support/maintenance Items in a Functional Life Various Terminal/intermodal Improvements.; Intended Beneficiaries: Employees Contractors and Wrta Passengers.; Subrecipient Activities: None