Macatawa Area Express Transportation Authority

This Is an Fy 2021 5307 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Application in the Amount of $1927876 Representing 100% Federal Share of the Total Eligible Amount. This Application Utilizes Arp Act Funding for Operating Expenses Incurred to Respond to the COVID-19 Coronavirus. This Operating Assistance Funding Is Being Used to Supplement the Operating Assistance Awarded Under Cares MI-2020-039-00. Cares MI-2020-039-00 Funding Is Insufficient to Cover Eligible Operating Expenses Within This Period.the Application Scope of Work Includes Operating Expenses for $1927876 Incurred Beginning on October 1 2021 Including Payroll Operating and Maintenance Costs Due to Lost Revenue and the Payment of Leave for Personnel Laid Off Due to Service Reductions.total Federal Funds Apportioned or Suballocated to the Recipient as Well as a Breakdown for the Holland Urbanized Area: $1927876. the Apportionments Letter for Michigan Is Attached in Trams. Remaining Balance of Federal Funds That Will Be Requested in Future Grants or Amendments: $0 Certification That: the Recipient Agrees That If It Receives Federal Funding From the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or Through a Pass-through Entity Through the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act a Different Federal Agency or Insurance Proceeds for Any Portion of a Project Activity Approved for Fta Funding Under This Grant Agreement It Will Provide Written Notification to Fta and Reimburse Fta for Any Federal Share That Duplicates Funding Provided by Fema Another Federal Agency or an Insurance Company. Per the Arp Act the Project(s) in This Application Are Not Required to Be Programmed in the Long-range Transportation Plan or Statewide Transportation Improvement Program.