 NOACA has been designated the administrator of federal funds for the Cleveland urbanized area for two grant programs: Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) and New Freedom.
The JARC program (Section 5316) provides transportation services to jobs and employment-related activities for welfare recipients and eligible low-income individuals, and transportation options for reverse commuters, regardless of income.
The New Freedom program (Section 5317) supports new public transportation services and alternatives beyond those currently required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for individuals with disabilities.
The Application Process
Federal Law requires that projects requesting funding under the Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC), New Freedom and Specialized Transportation (Section 5310) programs be consistent with the goals of the Coordinated Public Transit - Human Services Transportation Plan for Northeast Ohio.
NOACA will review applications for JARC and New Freedom funding as part of competitive selection processes. There are separate application forms for the JARC and New Freedom programs. Each application is form-based using Microsoft Word (electronic type-in fields) and can be downloaded. Instructions are included in the Competitive Selection Process overviews. Please fill out a separate application for each project.
Eligible Applicants for both the JARC and New Freedom programs include:
- Private non-profit organizations
- State or local government authorities
- Public operators of public transportation services
- Private operators of public transportation services
Applicants must be in the Cleveland Urbanized Area, which includes most of Cuyahoga County as well as portions of Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage and Summit counties.
Application Workshop
You can view the presentation (PDF format) made at the April 3, 2008 application workshop.
For More Information
For more information, please e-mail Sara Maier, JARC and New Freedom program manager, or call her at 216-241-2414, ext. 308.
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