Section 5316: Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC)
The goal of the JARC program is to improve access to transportation services to and from employment and employment-related activities for welfare recipients and eligible low-income individuals. JARC also aims to transport residents of urbanized areas and nonurbanized areas to suburban employment opportunities. JARC funds are apportioned to states on a formula basis depending upon a state’s low-income population. JARC funds can be used for capital, planning and operating expenses with a 50/50 match requirement for operating and 80/20 match for capital.
Section 5317: New Freedom Program
The New Freedom program aims to provide additional tools to overcome existing barriers facing Americans with disabilities who desire integration into the work force and full participation in society. New Freedom also seeks to reduce barriers to transportation services and expand the transportation mobility options available to people with disabilities beyond the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. New Freedom funds are apportioned on a formula basis depending upon a state’s disability and elderly population. New Freedom funds can be used for both capital and operating expenses that support new public transportation services and/or alternatives that go beyond ADA requirements. The match requirements for New Freedom funds are 50/50 for operation and 80/20 for capital expenses.
Funded Projects
ARC and the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) are joint designated recipients of the Section 5316 JARC and Section 5317 New Freedom program funds for the Atlanta Urbanized Area. As joint designated recipients, ARC and MARTA are responsible for conducting the competitive selection process for JARC and New Freedom projects in the 18-county region. However, since MARTA also competes for these same funds, ARC is responsible for conducting the entire competitive selection process. Annually ARC conducts a “call for projects” to be funded through the JARC program.
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