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A RESOLUTION CONCERNING FISCAL YEAR 2022 FEDERAL AND STATE TRANSPORTATION GRANT APPLICATION AUTHORIZATION
for the purpose of authorizing the Director of the Prince George’s County Department of Public Works and Transportation (“DPW&T”) to file applications for Fiscal Year 2022 with the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and its offices and modal administrations including the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) and Maryland Highway Safety Office, U. S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U. S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG).
Background
This Resolution is for the purpose of authorizing the Director of the Prince George’s County Department of Public Works and Transportation (“DPW&T”) to file applications for Fiscal Year 2022 with the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT), U. S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U. S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG).
Applications for financial assistance under certain grant programs of the aforementioned agencies impose certain obligations upon the applicant. This includes providing a local share of cost for certain projects and requiring the governing body of Prince George’s County by Resolution to authorize the filing of grant applications and formal acceptance of awarded grant funding.
Additionally, the United States Department of Transportation, in accordance with the provisions of the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, requires an applicant for assistance under the Federal Transit Act to give assurances that it will comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the United States Department of Transportation requirements thereunder.