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PROGRAM SUMMARY SHEET REQUIREMENTS CARES Act: 5311 RURAL FORMULA PROGRAM NORTH CAROLINA ..Wy r lk Department of Transportation FEDERAL Operating, Capital, Planning — CARES Act The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provides emergency assistance and health care response for individuals,families and businesses affected by the PRINCIPLE COVID-19 pandemic and provides emergency appropriations to support Executive Branch agency operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. This guidance is for all subrecipients receiving 5311 Capital, Administrative, and Operating program assistance to support public transportation in rural areas with populations of less than 50,000). In order to be eligible to apply for these funds, subrecipients must have a signed Resolution from the Board of County Commissioners for each County served, designating the subrecipient as the 5311 recipient in its jurisdiction. Starting in FY 2018, these Resolutions are updated on a 5-year basis and are part of the grant application process. ELIGIBLE North Carolina's coordinated approach to service delivery allows a single applicant within SUBRECIPIENTS each designated service area. The project number will be identified as YY-CA-XXX (YY=Year; XXX= System #). It may be followed by an 0 (operating) or S (statewide funding only). This designation identifies the program funding or use. General public transportation activities in rural North Carolina (areas outside urbanized area boundaries)are the focus of this funding.The goal of the Section 5311 program is to enhance the overall mobility of people living in rural areas. Therefore, projects may include transportation to or from rural areas. Service must be open and promoted to the general ELIGIBLE SERVICE public. However, a rural transit provider may design its Section 5311 funded services to and SERVICE AREA maximize use by members of the general public who are transportation disadvantaged. Transportation disadvantaged people include seniors, people with disabilities, and low- income individuals. Providers receiving both 5311 and 5307 funds must have a method of allocating costs between the two programs. PTD suggests Subrecipients have sufficient funds to operate and maintain the NCDOT FINANCIAL funded program for at least three months without incoming revenue from grants. CAPACITY Subrecipients must have fiscal control and accounting procedures sufficient to permit the and MANAGEMENT tracking and reporting of grant funds. Any funds borrowed from a parent organization or governmental organization must be reported to NCDOT within 15-days. Subrecipients that expend more than $500,000 in federal funds from all sources (including AUDIT REPORTS federal funds provided through NCDOT) in a year must submit the annual single audit and FINANCIAL required by 09 NCAC 03M and evidence of resolution of findings related to the transit STATEMENTS program to NCDOT. The value of a bus or van purchased must be considered when determining whether a Subrecipient meets the threshold for a single audit. Subrecipients will title the equipment and NCDOT Public Transportation Division be named first lien holder. When the project equipment has been replaced, NCDOT will release the VEHICLE TITLES lien. Useful life standards are maintained in NCDOT's Transit Asset Management (TAM) Tier II Sponsored Plan. This inventory is updated on an annual basis. 1