Title
Transportation Modernization Grant Application (Ordinance S-48009)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to apply for a Transportation Modernization Grant, as funded by the State of Arizona and administered by the nonprofit organization A for Arizona, and enter into any agreements to accept the grant funding if awarded. Further request to authorize the City Treasurer to accept, and the City Controller to disburse, all funds related to this item. The grant program is accepting grant applications in amounts not to exceed $2 million.
Report
Summary
During the most recent legislative session, the State of Arizona appropriated $10 million in state funds, and matched the amount with an additional $10 million in federal stimulus funds, for a total of $20 million for Fiscal Year 2021-22, to improve transportation systems to drive down costs, enhance safety and efficiency, and provide K-12 students with access to more public school options. A for Arizona is accepting grant applications and encouraging public schools, local governments, and community leaders to identify solutions which "identify options to transport students not solely reliant on yellow school buses." As a regional public transportation provider, the City of Phoenix can utilize such grant funds to purchase student transit passes and partner with schools and school districts to satisfy students' transportation needs by using the existing public transit system.
The Public Transit Department is requesting authorization to submit an application for the State of Arizona’s Transportation Modernization Grant. The application deadline is Oct. 8, 2021.
Financial Impact
No City of Phoenix funds are included in the application.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Public Transit Department.