Section 415-2-006 - APPLICATION PROCEDURE006.01 Eligible applicants wanting financial assistance should file an "Application for the Nebraska Public Transportation Assistance Program." To ensure consideration for allocation of funding under this program, the completed forms will have to be received in adequate time prior to the start of the fiscal year, (July 1 of the grant award year), to allow for processing and agreement execution. Application forms will be available through an online portal system maintained by the Department of Transportation, Local Assistance Division.006.02To complete the application, the applicant will need to assess the anticipated eligible operating costs and revenues, federal funding and sources of local-matching funds. 006.02A Personnel costs including, but not limited to, job titles, salaries, taxes, and fringe benefits.006.02B Administrative costs including, but not limited to, travel, communication, printing and advertising.006.02C Special service costs covering service outside that which is supplied by the staff, examples include legal, professional or audit services,006.02D Building space and utilities costs covering rent and utilities but excluding actual purchase of building space or property,006.02E Maintenance parts and supplies costs.006.02F Fuel and lubrication costs.006.02G Other costs which include items which otherwise fit into no previous category.006.02H Operating revenue,006.02IFederal contributions which includes all federal monies used to offset the costs of operations except revenue-sharing money, which should be listed under local-matching revenue,006.02J Local matching revenue which includes all funds and their sources to be used as match for this Nebraska Public Transportation Assistance Program.006.03 A recipient's allocation will be based upon the total amount of anticipated operating deficit, so it is imperative to have reasonable estimates to effectively appropriate State funds.006.04 Applications must be filed as determined by the Nebraska Department of Transportation for the distribution of public transit assistance funds.006.05 Nothing herein shall be interpreted to prohibit participation by private or public transportation companies in this program through contractual arrangement with an eligible applicant.006.06 Eligible applicants can apply for capital acquisition of vehicles approved and procured by the Department of Transportation through a state contract. The vehicle will be maintained per the Department of Transportation's requirements as outlined in the most recent Department of Transportation's State Management Plan and the Department of Transportation's Program Management Manual for Vehicles.415 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 2, § 006
Amended effective 7/28/2021