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The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Act, a Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), enacted in August 2005, provides funding for Federal surface transportation programs through FFY2009, including the Section 5316 Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) and Section 5317 New Freedom (NF) programs. The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), as the designated recipient is responsible for overseeing and administering the JARC/NF Programs in northeastern Illinois including the development of an annual Program of Projects (POP). The POP is the document the RTA will submit to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) listing the projects selected for funding in FFY 2007.
The northeastern Illinois region includes the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, Will, and Kendall. Projects in the POP must be competitively selected and derived from the Coordinated Public Transit – Human Services Transportation Plan (HSTP) that was adopted by the RTA Board of Directors in October 2007.
The total amount of funding available for the FFY 2007 Program is shown below:
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Program
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Funding Availability
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Section 5316 JARC
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$3,503,255
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Section 5317 NF
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$2,154,133
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TOTAL
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$5,657,388
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For additional information regarding the requirements governing the development of the POP and the RTA’s management of the 2007 Program, please refer to the RTA’s Program Management Plan (PMP).
FFY 2007 JARC/NF Application
FFY 2007 JARC/NF Program Selection Criteria Guide
FFY 2007 JARC/NF Applications Received
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