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Description of Programs The EDTAP, originally enacted by legislation in the 1989 Session of the North Carolina General Assembly, provides operating assistance funds for the transportation of the state's elderly and disabled citizens. This transportation assistance allows these individuals to reside for a longer period in their homes, thereby enhancing their quality of life. For the purposes of EDTAP, an elderly person is defined as one who has reached the age of 60 or more years. A disabled person is defined as one who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activity, an individual who has a record of such impairment, or an individual who is regarded as having such impairment. Certification of eligibility will be the responsibility of the county. The funds are to be used to provide additional trips for elderly and disabled individuals in a manner consistent with the local Transportation Development Plan (TDP) or Community Transportation Services Plan (CTSP) and may not supplant funds being used by local governments for this purpose prior to the application. The funds are intended for those individuals who do not qualify for transportation assistance under a human service program. EDTAP funds can not be used for capital items such as the purchase or lease of vehicles. The Work First/Employment program is intended to provide operating assistance for transitional Work First and general public employment transportation needs. The availability of these funds should be considered in the utilization of the county's Work First Block Grant. Work First/Employment funds should first be used to support the employment transportation needs of individuals that are not eligible to receive benefits from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. Work First funds may be used to provide either Work First, EDTAP or RGP transportation services. Please ensure that Work First transportation needs are carefully and thoroughly assessed prior to transferring any Work First funds to EDTAP or RGP. Please bear in mind that Work First funds that are transferred to EDTAP or RGP assume the requirements of the program to which the funds are transferred. Additionally, Work First funds that are transferred to provide additional rural general public transportation services must be allocated to the local Community Transportation System. The RGP operating assistance funds are intended to provide transportation services to individuals who are not human service agency clients. All RGP recipients must submit a copy of their updated annual RGP Transportation Project Description (see section IV, Project Descriptions (RGP)) with this ROAP application. The county, in consultation with the local Community Transportation System, must determine the RGP services to be provided with the formula RGP funds. Limited funding is available for discretionary RGP supported services, therefore service that may have been provided previously with discretionary funds may need to be provided in FY 04-05 with formula funds. Each applicant should carefully evaluate its general public service to determine those services that are worthy of continuation. The county must sub-allocate the RGP funds to the local Community Transportation System. The funds must be utilized in a manner consistent with the respective RGP Transportation Project Description. Representatives of the