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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 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 2008 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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$4,088,056
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Section 5317 NF
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$2,587,537
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TOTAL
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$6,675,593
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Applicants may not apply to both the JARC/New Freedom and ICE programs for the same project.
FFY 2008 JARC/NF Application
FFY 2008 JARC/NF Program Selection Criteria Guide
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