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Kootenai County transit staff: CARES Act funds cover operations; board asks staff to confirm planning uses with FTA
Summary
Transit staff told commissioners Sept. 9 that CARES Act funds can be used for operations and staff costs and that the county is drawing down those funds; commissioners asked staff to clarify whether CARES funds can also be used for planning and noted multiple open grants and long procurement lead times for buses.
Kootenai County transit staff on Sept. 9 told commissioners that CARES Act grant funds are being used for operations and staff time and that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has allowed the county to extend CARES Act performance periods one fiscal year at a time.
Dorian Kumbrik and Chad Engel told the board that FTA guidance has not set a fixed sunset date for the CARES funds but that the county must request annual extensions of the performance period. Transit staff said they are drawing down CARES funds quarterly and using them for staff time, security and…
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