Delaware River Port Authority

The Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) Is Applying Ffy 2021 Section 5307 Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 (CRRSAA) Funds Apportioned to the Philadelphia Pa-nj-de-md Urbanized Area in the Amount of $15726018 Which Is the Full Amount of Funds Available. This Application Utilizes Crrsaa Funding to Prevent Prepare for and Respond to Coronavirus. This Grant Applies $9382487 of Ffy 2021 Federal Section 5307-8 Crrsaa Act Funds to Support the Operating Assistance for the Period of March 1 2021 Through February 28 2022. These Funds Will Be Used Towards the Payment of Operating Expenses Such as Workers Salaries and Benefits Supplies Fuel Operations and Maintenance Contracts and Other Expenses That Are Related to Keeping the Transit System Operating and Maintained on a Day-to-day Basis in the Response of Preparing and Preventing COVID-19. Drpas Estimated Budget for Operating Expenses Is Based on the NTD Reporting System and Is for the Period of March 1 2021 to February 28 2022. (please See the Attached Spreadsheet Which Provides the Additional Details in Regards to These Projected Operating Expenses.)this Grant Also Applies $6343531 of Ffy 2021 Federal Section 5307-8 Crrsaa Act Funds to Support Preventive Maintenance Expenses Pertaining to Activities Performed on Vehicles and Facilities. Preventive Maintenance for Crrsaa Is Considered an Eligible Operating Expense and Therefore the Furlough Certification Does Not Apply to This Project. the Split/suballocation Letter(s) Dated February 1 2021 Are Attached in Trams.per the Crrsaa Funding Will Be Provided at 100% Federal Share With No Local Match Required.per the Crrsaa the Projects in This Application Are Not Required to Be Programmed in the Long-range Transportation Plan (TIP) or Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (stip).the Drpa/patco Was Awarded Cares Act Funding on June 18 2020. the Period of Performance Will Overlap With This Crrsaa Act Grant However Drpa Will Not Duplicate Any Expenditures. the Remaining Cares Funds Will Be Drawn Down First and Then the Crrsaa Funds. for Example If Cares Funds Are Used for January/february 2021 Crrsaa Funding Would Then Be Used Beginning March 2021 and for the Following Months Until Depleted. the Period of Performance Overlap Is Due to the Ongoing Pandemic Causing Continuous Low Ridership on Our Patco Highspeed Line. Drpa Funds the Patco Deficit With Excess Toll Revenue From Its General Fund. With the General Fund Being Stretched Due to the Low Patco Ridership and Drpa Toll Revenue Reductions the Need to Draw Down Funding First From Cares and Then to Crrsaa More Quickly Is Anticipated.drpa/patco Agrees That If It Receives Federal Funding for 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 Insurance Company.