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STATE RURAL OPERATING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM North Carolina Department of Transportation Public Transportation Division Introduction The Rural Operating Assistance Program (ROAP) is a state funded public transportation grant program administered by the North Carolina Department of Transportation Public Transportation Division (NCDOT -PTD). ROAP includes the following programs: • Elderly and Disabled Transportation Assistance Program (EDTAP) • Employment Transportation Assistance Program (EMPL) • Rural General Public (RGP) Program ROAP funds and any additional funds supplementing the ROAP programs are allocated to each county by a formula. As a general rule, each county is eligible to receive an allocation from each program; however, counties that do not provide transportation services to the general public are not provided a RGP allocation. ROAP funds are to be used for the operating cost of trips, but not for administrative or capital costs. All eligible ROAP recipients must submit an annual application to receive ROAP funds. It will be the responsibility of the eligible ROAP recipients to sub - allocate and distribute the funds to the community transit system and /or local agencies and organizations as allowed within the program guidelines. It is the intent of the program that these funds will be used to provide transportation when other funding sources are not available. The General Assembly must have an approved and certified state budget before ROAP funds can be disbursed. The period of performance will remain July 1 to June 30 regardless of the dates the ROAP funds are disbursed to eligible recipients. I. General Guidelines A. Eligible Recipients All one hundred (100) North Carolina counties are eligible to receive a formula -based allocation for EDTAP and EMPL funds. Only those counties providing transportation services to the general public will receive a RGP allocation. ROAP funds will be disbursed by NCDOT -PTD to the county or to a regional public transportation authority created pursuant to Article 25 or Article 26 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes upon written agreement with the municipalities or counties served. No ROAP funds will be disbursed to any sub - recipients selected by the county or authority. The county finance officer or the executive director of an eligible authority will be responsible for program administration at the local level. This responsibility cannot be delegated to any designee. B. Allocation of ROAP Funds ROAP funds are allocated to each county by formula. The annual allocation for ROAP programs are listed, by county, in a separate document of the application package. The methodology for calculating these allocations is described in the Program Guidelines section. The county will be required to complete semi -annual reports that account for the use of the ROAP funds and calculate whether there are unspent funds to be returned to NCDOT -PTD. Any unspent funds that are returned to NCDOT -PTD will be rolled over in to the next available fiscal year and allocated by the appropriate formula among all the counties with that year's ROAP Program funds. Attachment number 1 G -1 Page 70