Helping Obtain Prosperity for Everyone (HOPE)
Helping Putnam County Residents Access Jobs
September 6, 2023
Functional Areas
Notable Projects
• 2023 FL APA Award – Best Practice (Outreach)
equates to 20 percent
17 percent with a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percent given that it also evidenced at least 20 percent poverty in the 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses EDA rounds up all measures of county-level poverty from 19.5 to 20 percent
FDOT Agreement
• The HOPE Program supports projects that will improve transit services or facilities in areas of persistent poverty through planning, engineering, or development of technical, or financing plans for projects
Federal Transit Administration
Planning assistance for Putnam County to create, execute and analyze the results of an idea-fest (i.e., a hackathon) known as Project SEAT (Supporting Employment Access through Transit), addressing:
• Where and when to locate routes that will get Palatka Housing Authority and other Putnam County residents to well-paying jobs, and how to make service on those routes sustainable.
What is a Hackathon?
A hackathon is a timed event in which teams made up of both technical and business experts get together to collaborate intensively on creative projects. The aim is to design, build and present the most innovative solution to a problem, and then pitch a final concept, prototype or presentation to the stakeholders.
Award Dates
• Advertisement: March 3, 2020
• Close Date: June 3, 2020
• Application: • Federal Award Date: December 23, 2022
• State Award Date: May 30, 2023
The Problem
• The HOPE Program provides funds to eligible applicants defined as eligible recipients or sub recipients under 49 U.S.C. 5307, 49 U.S.C. 5310 or 49 U.S.C. 5311 that are in areas of persistent poverty.
• The NEFRC was not eligible…
Putnam County Applicant
Northeast Florida Regional Council
Project Management
Smart North Florida Project Engine
Florida Department of Transportation
State Agency
Palatka Housing Authority
Primary Stakeholder
The Ride Solution
Primary Stakeholder
• Task 1:
August 2023 (Today)
• Task 2: • Task 3:
• Task 4:
January 31, 2024
