Job Access and Reverse Commute Program

 

This program continues to be repealed. On October 1, 2013, the Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) Program was repealed by Congress under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). The JARC Program provided grants to local governments, nonprofit organizations, and designated recipients of Federal transit funding to develop transportation services to connect welfare recipients and low- income persons to employment and support services. Job Access grants finance planning, capital and operating cost of projects. The Reverse Commute grants assist in funding the costs associated with adding reverse commute bus, train, carpool or service from urban areas, urban, rural and other suburban locations to suburban work places. Projects meeting these objectives are now eligible for funding under Section 5307 and 5311.

Active 20.516 Federal Transit Administration, Department of Transportation B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2016 It is anticipated that previously- funded JARC projects will continue, and new services enabling low-income people access to job opportunites may be funded through Sections 5311 and 5307. Previously- funded JARC projects will continue, and new services enabling low-income people access to job opportunities may be funded through Sections 5311 and 5307.
Fiscal Year 2017 It is anticipated that previously- funded JARC projects will continue, and new services enabling low-income people access to job opportunites may be funded through Sections 5311 and 5307.
Fiscal Year 2021 Although the program has been repealed, a number of grants remain open and are continuing to provide transit service providing connections to jobs for low-income populations.
Fiscal Year 2023 The Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) Program was repealed by Congress under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). Job Access and Reverse Commute activities are now eligible for funding under FTA's Urbanized Area Formula Grants (Section 5307) and the Formula Grants for Rural Areas (Section 5311) programs. Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient & Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for users (SAFETEA-LU), Title 49, Part 53, Section 5316, Public Law 109-59, 49 U.S.C. 5317,5307, 5311
The Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) Program was repealed by Congress under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). The JARC program was repealed by MAP-21. When active, State and local government agencies, nonprofit agencies, and transit providers were eligible applicants for this funding assistance. The JARC program provided funding to support projects designed to transport welfare recipients and eligible low-income individuals to and from employment activities and employment related activities and to transport residents of urbanized areas and non-urbanized areas to suburban employment opportunities. The applications submitted were derived from a locally developed, coordinated public transit-human services transportation plan and developed through a process that included representatives of public, private and nonprofit transportation and human services providers and participation by the public. Preapplication coordination is required. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. Applicants had to coordinate with: the State or local agencies that administer the State program funded under part A of Title IV of the Social Security Act, public housing agencies, the community to be served, and other stakeholders. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Funding for this program was repealed under MAP-21 and no new funding has been allocated. However, when active, the project had to be a product of the local coordinated public transit human services coordinated plan, competitively selected by the area's recipient, and included in the State Transportation Improvement Program prior to grant award. Recipients submitted applications electronically to the appropriate FTA regional office. The FTA regional offices are listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog. Recipients would distribute funding directly to the subrecipients. After the recipient had competitively selected projects to be funded, the recipient officially requested that FTA allow subrecipients that were eligible to apply directly to FTA for Section 5307 funds be allowed to apply directly to FTA for JARC funds awarded. Notification of the grant program were located at http://www.grants.gov. An FTA grant award obligating Federal funds was reflected in a grant agreement. To access funds, the recipient had to execute the grant agreement. Of the total JARC funds that were available, FTA apportioned 60 percent among designated recipients in large urbanized areas; 20 percent to the states for small urbanized areas; and 20 percent to the states for rural and small urban areas under 50,000 in population. Section 5316 funds were apportioned among the recipients by a formula which is based on the ratio that the number of eligible low-income and welfare recipients in each such area bears to the number of eligible low-income and welfare recipients in all such areas. This assistance listing was repealed by MAP-21 and no new funding has been allocated. Job Access and Reverse Commute activities are eligible for funding under FTA's Urbanized Area Formula Grants (Section 5307) and the Formula Grants for Rural Areas (Section 5311) programs. In the past Fiscal years when active, FTA approved JARC grants on an average of 42 days following submission of a complete application. Not applicable. Not applicable. 49 U.S.C. 5316(f) of SAFETEA-LU states factors that had to be fair and equitable. Proposals had to also meet legal and administrative requirements, available on the FTA web site at http://www.fta.dot.gov. Projects were derived from a locally developed, coordinated public transit-human services transportation plan. Designated recipients of JARC funding conducted a competitive selection process which were described in a State Management Plan or Program Management Plan. Although repealed, the funds were used to provide funding for local programs that offer job access and reverse commute services that provided transportation for low income individuals who lived in the city core and worked in suburban locations. Performance Reports: (1) Progress reports; (2) Federal Financial Reports, submitted quarterly for recipients in urbanized areas over 200,000 population, and annually for other recipients and states; (3) Detailed annual reports of project results for program evaluation purposes were also required. 2 CFR 200, Subpart F audit reports were required if the total federal funds from all sources exceeded $750,000. Recipient were required to retain intact, for 3 years following submission of the final expenditure report, pending resolution of audit findings, all grant products, financial records, and supporting documents. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching is voluntary. 80%. The Federal share of eligible capital and planning costs could not exceed 80 percent of the net cost of the activity. The Federal share of the eligible operating cost is 50 percent.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Although now repealed, the period was three years from the time of allocation. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Letter. This Assistance Listing has been repealed. If you require historical information see Catalog Appendix for listing of Federal Transit Administration regional offices. Matt Lange
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590 US
Matthew.Lange@dot.gov
Phone: 202-366-2053 https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/grants/grant-programs/job-access-and-reverse-commute-program-5316 69-8350-0-7-401 (Project Grants) FY 22$190,150.00; FY 23 FY 24 FY 21$0.00; FY 20$0.00; FY 19$0.00; FY 18$0.00; FY 17$0.00; FY 16$0.00; - Program has been repealed, but projects are now eligible for funding under Section 5307 and 5311 The range was $10,890 to $1,293,611. The average: $180,588 FTA Circular 9050.1, Job Access and Reverse Commute Program Guidelines and Application Instructions, updated May 1, 2007. Not applicable.