Approved accepting a $601,568 Florida Department of Transportation grant for rural transit operations, with the county matching $300,784.

In plain words

A request to accept a Florida Department of Transportation grant for rural public transit operating costs under the federal Section 5311 program.

What changes The county will receive the grant and provide a matching payment, adding transit operating and administrative funding to the Fiscal Year 2027 budget request.

Who and the money The fiscal impact is $601,568 — $300,784 (revenue/expenditure - grant funded) and $300,784 (expenditure – county match).

Stated reason (staff, quoted): "The adoption of the Unanticipated Revenue ResolutionA formal Board decision that is not a law: it states a position, approves an agreement, sets a fee or rate, or directs staff. Adopted by a vote, usually without a public hearing. Florida Statutes 125.01 (URR) will provide the County with financial assistance for the operating and administrative expenses related to the transit program."

Why (staff, quoted) "The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) administers the state’s allocation of the federal Section 5311 Grant Program for non- urbanized area formula funding, authorized by Title 49, United States Code, to provide operating funding for public transit services in rural areas."

Paid from Section 5311 Rural Operating Grant Program

Backup in the packet: Draft G3G98_FY26Section5311_LCBoCC (p. 155)

Written from the Board Action and the staff cover sheet, checked by script: every number appears in the record. Staff memo