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A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION AND SERVICES Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits LEGEND – delete when done discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in programs and activities receiving Italicized red font indicates instructions. Federal financial assistance. Specifically, Title VI Typically, these will be in a black box (like this), provides that "no person in the United States shall, but not always. Delete these boxes. on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the Green font identifies samples. If there is more than benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under one sample, pick the one that best fits your agency any program or activity receiving Federal financial and tailor it. assistance.” Gray shading denotes the actual sample. Remove Subrecipients of public transportation funding from the gray shading for the sample chosen and delete the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), are the options that do not apply. required to develop policies, programs, and Black font is text that is strongly recommended by practices that ensure that federal and state transit NYSDOT and should not be changed without dollars are used in a manner that is NYSDOT’s approval. nondiscriminatory. Town of Hamburg is a subrecipient of FTA financial assistance through a Yellow highlighting indicates something that you will grant from NYSDOT. This Title VI plan details how need to update for your agency. It identifies items that should be updated by your agency. Town of Hamburg incorporates nondiscrimination policies and practices in providing transit services to the ridership we serve. Insert a brief description of the transit services that your agency provides, and primary funding sources received. Four sample descriptions are provided below. Select the sample that best fits your agency, tailor it (such as changing service times and cost), and remove the gray shading by clicking the dropdown menu for the paint can in the Paragraph box of the Home tab and selecting “no color.” REMEMBER to insert YOUR agency’s name (once you do this the first time, it should auto populate but this needs to be confirmed). Additional instructions included in the Title VI Agency Guide. Sample 1: Town of Hamburg provides demand response transportation within ABC County NY. The transportation services requires advanced scheduling. Service is operated for all residents of the County for all trip purposes. Many trips are for personal business, medical, social, and recreational trips. While the majority of our riders are older adults or have a disability, we serve all riders, including youth and people traveling to work. A nominal fare is charged. Town of Hamburg primarily receives funds from City of ABC as a subrecipient of FTA 5311 funding through NYSDOT to acquire transit vans and operate open-door transit service. Matching funds are provided by City of ABC, State Transit Operating Assistance (STOA) and general funds. Sample 2: The County of NAME receives FTA Section 5311 funding and provides deviated fixed route service for the counties of NAME X, NAME Y and NAME Z. NAME County offers four routes that operate Monday through Friday, 7am-6pm. The fare is $2 each way. Matching funds for operating costs are provided by STOA and general funds. Sample 3: Town of Hamburg operates transportation services out of its senior center. Town of Hamburg is a municipality who receives program funds from the NY State Office on Aging and municipal general funds. Town of Hamburg also receives FTA Section 5310 funding through NYSDOT to acquire transit vehicles. Town of Hamburg provides transportation for older adults Town of Hamburg Title VI Plan Page 3 Open-Door Services 79