PIKES PEAK RURAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

POLICY #31

(approved on May 11, 2022)

The PPRTA Board agrees to be the applicant for State grants on behalf of a member government for any PPRTA-eligible member government Capital or Maintenance project, with the following conditions:

1. Prior to application therefor the applicable member government consults with staff of all other member governments regarding the State grant and, to the extent that more than one member government plans to apply for the same State grant with the PPRTA as the applicant, that:
   1. in the event that multiple applications may be submitted by the same applicant the PPRTA Board agrees to submit multiple applications;
   2. in the event that only a single application may be submitted or a prioritization of applications is required, the applicable member governments agree on the application that will be submitted or the prioritization of the applications being submitted;
   3. in the event that one or more applications are submitted that benefit multiple member governments, the applicable member governments agree upon the allocation of funds, applicable projects, and any other relevant matters related to the State grant; and
   4. in the event that the applicable member governments cannot reach an agreement upon matters included in conditions 1.b. or 1.c., the PPRTA Board may make a determination regarding those matters after hearing a presentation from the applicable member governments.
2. The applicable member government will be solely responsible for all staff time, costs, labor, and materials required for preparing the State grant application, processing of the State grant application, and, if awarded, complying with all State grant requirements, filings, and reporting, including, but not limited to, the initiation of any agreements related to the State grant that the PPRTA will need to be a party to.
3. Upon notice of award of the State grant, the applicable member government shall submit and receive Board approval for any agreement which the PPRTA will need to be a party to in order to be awarded and receive the State grant funds, to identify the details of the scope of work and awarded funds, and identify the responsibilities of the applicable member government. If a State grant is awarded, the PPRTA Board directs staff to allocate the awarded funds to the applicable member government’s project for PPRTA Board consideration for approval during its budgeting process.