1

SAP Document Number:Vendor Number:Federal ID Number:Federal Grant:State Grant:

CONSOLIDATED ASSISTANCE GRANT AGREEMENT FOR COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION SERVICE PROGRAMS

For use with dotGrants Grant Applications

Fully executed and approved this ____________ day of ______________, , by and between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, acting through its Department of Transportation ("Department"),

and

_____________________________________________________________________________

("Grantee"), with offices located at

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________

hereinafter referred to as the "Grantee".

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Act 44 of 2007, enacted July 18, 2007, established new provisions contained within the Public Transportation Law, Act No. 26 of 1991, as amended (“PTL”), and added 74 Pa. C. S. Chapter 15 as an entirely new chapter within the PTL, providing state financial assistance, including grants, for various public transportation programs, activities and services, and operating assistance; and,

WHEREAS, 74 Pa. C.S. Chapter 15 establishes in Section 1506, as amended, 74 Pa.C.S. §1506, a new funding source, the Public Transportation Trust Fund (“PTTF”), for state financial assistance for public transportation programs, activities and services, including reimbursement of operating expenses, including Community Transportation Service as defined in Section 1503, 74 Pa. C.S. §1503; and

WHEREAS, Section 2002 of the Administrative Code of 1929, added by the Act of May 6, 1970, P.L. 356, No. 120, §13 (71 P.S. §512), provides that it shall be the power and duty of the Department: "(2) to develop programs designed to foster efficient and economical public transportation services in the State"; and "(6) to coordinate the transportation activities of the Department with those of other public agencies and authorities"; and

WHEREAS, Act 89 of 2013, enacted November 25, 2013, amended various sections of 74 Pa. C.S. Chapter 15; and,

2016-17

Call-A-Ride Service, Inc.

P.O. Box 750, Lewistown

PA- 17044

EG00002438204668202697319$0.00$421,600.00

2016August17

1

WHEREAS, under the provisions of Section 904 of the State Lottery Law,72 P.S. §3761-904, (“Lottery Law”), the Department is authorized toadminister, utilizing a fixed amount of money from the Lottery Fund asappropriated by the General Assembly, a program providing shared-ride public transportation services for persons sixty-five years of age or older (“Shared-Ride Program for Older Adults” or “SRPOA”); and

WHEREAS, the Grantee has, through an application (“Application”), submitted to the Department in conformity with Chapter 15 of the PTL, as amended, 74 Pa. C.S. Ch. 15, requested Department financial assistance toward the completion of a public transportation project(s), “Project”, (which term shall refer to singular or multiple projects funded by this Agreement); and,

WHEREAS, the Department has reviewed the Grantee's Application and has notified the Grantee that it has approved the Project as described in the Application, incorporated herein by reference as though physically attached hereto, and in Exhibit "A," attached hereto and made a part hereof; and,

WHEREAS, this grant shall be funded with funds from the fiscal year identified in the Application; and

WHEREAS, Section 1519(a) of the PTL, 74 Pa. C.S. Section 1519(a), permits the Department to make retroactive grant payments on projects funded under authority of the PTL and Section 905 of the Lottery Law, 72 P.S. §3761-905 permits the Department to make retroactive grant payments on projects funded under the Lottery Law; and,

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual promises hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree, with the intention of being legally bound hereby, as follows:

1. Incorporation by Reference. The foregoing recitals areincorporated by reference as a material part of this Agreement.

2. Applicable Grant Programs and Funding Authorizations. Granteewill hereby receive grants for the following programs and projects, as indicated by an “X” next to the applicable financial assistance program listed below. By receiving funds through the programs indicated below, the Grantee agrees to the terms and conditions contained in the exhibit specified under each selected grant program set forth below:

State Financial Assistance for Welfare to Work Programs authorized by PTL Section 1516, as amended, in the amount of______________, pursuant to the terms and conditions of BPT State Financial Assistance 1516, as amended, for W2W, JARC & New Freedom.

Grantee will provide a local match for the Welfare to Work Program in the amount of ______________, pursuant to the terms and conditions of BPT State Financial Assistance 1516, as amended, for W2W, JARC & New Freedom.

State Financial Assistance for JARC Programs authorized by PTL Section 1516, as amended, in the amount of ______________, pursuant to the terms and conditions of Recipients of BPT State Financial Assistance 1516, as amended, for W2W, JARC & New Freedom.

2

Grantee will provide a local match for the JARC Program in the amount of ______________, pursuant to the terms and conditions of BPT State Financial Assistance 1516, as amended, for W2W, JARC & New Freedom.

State Financial Assistance for New Freedom Programs authorized by PTL Section 1516, as amended, in the amount of ______________, pursuant to the terms and conditions of BPT State Financial Assistance 1516, as amended, for W2W, JARC & New Freedom.

Grantee will provide a local match for the New Freedom Program in the amount of ______________, pursuant to the terms and conditions of BPT State Financial Assistance 1516, as amended, for W2W, JARC & New Freedom.

Federal Financial Assistance for JARC Programs, in the amount of ______________, pursuant to the terms and conditions of Recipients of Federal JARC Program Financial Assistance under 49 U.S.C 5316.

Federal Financial Assistance Funds for New Freedom Programs, in the amount of ______________, pursuant to the terms and conditions of Recipients of Federal New Freedom Program Financial Assistance under 49 U.S.C. 5317.

State Financial Assistance for shared ride services for older adults as authorized by the “Lottery Law”, in the amount of ______________, pursuant to the terms and conditions of Recipients of State Financial Assistance Funds for Shared Ride Services for Older Adults as Authorized by the "Lottery Law".

State Financial Assistance for shared ride services for persons with disabilities authorized by PTL Section 1516, as amended, in the amount of ______________, pursuant to the terms and conditions of Recipients of State Financial Assistance Funds for Shared Ride Services for Persons with Disabilities Authorized by PTL Section 1516, as amended.

State Financial Assistance for service stabilization as authorized by PTL Section 1516, as amended, in the amount of ______________, pursuant to the terms and conditions of Recipients of State Financial Assistance for Service Stabilization Authorized by PTL Section 1516, as amended.

3. Payments. The total amounts set forth in Paragraph 2 above maybe increased or decreased at the discretion of the Commonwealth as set forth in Exhibit A. Payments on behalf of the Grant are conditioned upon the eligibility of Project costs for reimbursement under applicable Federal and Commonwealth laws and/or regulations and as provided in the applicable exhibit(s) referenced above. Payments shall be made pursuant to the schedule set forth in Exhibit A. Any changes in total reimbursement allowed at the discretion of the Department shall be made by letter adjustment signed by the Department representative. Any other changes to this Agreement will require a fully-executed amendment.

4. Standard Terms. The Grantee agrees to comply with the Department’s Standard Terms and Conditions for Public Transportation Grants

$387,100.00

✔

$34,500.00

✔

3

attached as Standard Terms and Conditions and, if Federal funds are included in the funds provided via this Agreement, Standard Terms and Conditions for Federal Funds, to this Agreement.

5. Coordination Requirement. In accordance with Section 1512 of thePTL, as amended, 74 Pa. C.S. §1512, if Grantee is located in a region where two or more recipients of financial assistance have services or activities for which financial assistance is being provided under Chapter 15 of the PTL, Grantee shall coordinate with other service providers to assure that the services or activities are provided efficiently and effectively.

6. Grant Provisions – Right to Know Law. The Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law, 65 P.S. §§ 67.101—3104, applies to this Grant Agreement. Therefore, it is subject to, and the Grantee shall comply with, the clause entitled Grant Provisions – Right to Know Law, made a part of this Grant Agreement.

7. Use of Funds. In accordance with Section 1507(c) of the PTL, asamended, 74 Pa. C.S. §1507(c), financial assistance made available under this Agreement shall be used only for the activities that the Project comprises, as described in the Grantee’s Application and approved revisions to it, unless the Department grants a waiver, pursuant to Department regulations, allowing the Grantee to use the funds for a different purpose.

8. Entire Agreement. This instrument and its attachments constitutethe entire Agreement between the Department and the Grantee, and it shall not be amended, altered or changed except by a fully-executed amendment signed by the parties, except for changes in the amount of reimbursement by letter adjustment as provided for in Paragraph 3.

9. Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 As arecipient of federal funding, the Grantee shall provide to the Commonwealth the information specified in Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006--Grantee Information, attached to and made part of this Agreement, to ensure that the Commonwealth can meet the reporting requirements of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006.

6

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement.

GRANTEE: ____________________________________________________________________

BYTitle: Date

DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE – FOR COMMONWEALTH USE ONLY

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

BY ___________________________________________________ For Deputy Secretary Datefor Multimodal Transportation

SAP DOCUMENT NO.___________________ COST CENTER___________________

FUND DESCRIPTION G/L ACCOUNT

AMOUNT

7866201000/7866201001

Call-A-Ride Service, Inc.

EG00002438

Cynthia N Sunderland 08/11/2016Director of Transportation

John Taylor 08/12/2016

Shared Ride Lottery2016716022 6600400 $387,100.00

Persons with Disabilities2634116299 6600400 $34,500.00

4

8

BY ___Date For Comptroller Operations

PRE APPROVED FORM

OGC Form No.18-FA-2.1

Approved OAG __/__/____

BY _ __________________ For Chief Counsel Date

SAP Document No. _______________is split ___ expenditure amount ____________ for Federal Funds and ____________expenditure amount ________________, for State funds.

APPROVED AS TO LEGALITY

AND FORM

EG00002438$0.00

0%

$421,600.00100%

Mr. Michael H Kline 08/15/2016

Ms. Ann Lefevre 08/17/2016

5

Date