ETAP

By helping people overcome their transportation hurdles, we can help them keep their job.

Employment Transportation Assistance Program
ETAP

Have you ever tried getting around a rural community without a car? How do you get to work? Do you drive, take a bus, walk down the street? What if the only places to find a job were miles away, and there was no public transportation, and you didn't have a car?

What would you do with no transportation. There are lots of people in Fulton County who have no way to get to work. The Fulton County Partnership, Inc. Employment Transportation Assistance Program (ETAP) saw the need and responded.

ETAP Offers:

	Transportation for work related activities.
	Reimbursement for work related travel
	Assistance making repairs to a vehicle
	Much Much More

To those who qualify.

Click on a topic below for more information: (Note: all information below is for the 2002 - 2003 fiscal year. This information is not intended for current ETAP or Welfare To Work Clints. All information below is pending funding.

	Eligibility
	Transportation to and from work.
	Mileage Reimbursement to and from work.
	Mileage Reimbursement Policies and Procedures
	Mileage Reimbursement Form
	Vehicle Assistance

	Enrollment form (PDF)
	Overall Policies and Procedures (PDF)
	Complaint Policy (HTML)
	Complaint Policy (PDF)
	ETAP Vehicle Purchase Matrix (MS Excel XP) Use this tool to determine how much a client may be eligible for in vehicle purchase assistance.

Eligibility:

The welfare to work transportation demonstration program can provide transportation assistance to the following three groups of clients.

	TANF – individuals who are currently receiving TANF benefits from the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW) and are working;
	Former TANF – individuals who are working and do not currently receive DPW TANF benefits, but who did receive these benefits sometime between March 1, 1997 and the present. These persons may currently be receiving food stamps and/or medical assistance benefits;
	Never TANF – working individuals who have never received TANF benefits but meet the definition of a TANF needy family by caring for a dependent child under the age of 18, or 18 and still in high school or its equivalent, and whose gross family income is below 235 percent of the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines see chart here. These persons may be receiving food stamps, medical assistance benefits, and/or job retention services approved or provided by DPW.

Transportation to and from work: (Back to Top)

We will transport a client to and from work via a contractor who uses cars and vans. This service will be available 24/7, and arrangements may be made via a toll free number and answering machine 24 hours 7 days a week, or in person during business hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Because of the high cost of this mode of transportation, we will limit the availability of direct transport to twenty (20) round trips (one month of working days). The first five trips are free. The second five trips will require a $1.00 co-pay per round trip (Payable in advance $5.00). The third five trips will require a $2.00 co-pay per round trip (Payable in advance $10.00). The last five trips will require a $5.00 co-pay per round trip (Payable in advance $25.00). In Emergency situations, when all other avenues have been exhausted, the ETAP program may (At the Partnership Director's sole discretion) provide an additional ten (10) rides at the highest co-pay level.
When using the Transportation portion of this program, it is the clients responsibility to present themselves to the driver within five (5) minutes of the scheduled pick-up, or it will be considered a no-show, and action will be taken in accordance with our sanction policy.

Mileage Reimbursement to and From Work: (Back to Top)

Mileage Reimbursement will be an incentive for co-workers, friends, and family to transport an individual to and from employment and employment support services. We will reimburse a driver who transports a client to and from employment and employment support services at a rate of $0.12 per mile, and decrease the rate by $0.01 per month. The client will be responsible to report the mileage using the prescribed form, adhering to the polices set in place by the Partnership. ( View Policies, Click Here)

Vehicle Assistance: (Back to Top)

These services may be arranged during normal business hours.

Vehicle Repair, Clients will be entitled to vehicle repair of up to $400.00.

o Insurance, Registration, and Inspection fees. A client may receive up to 75% of the first month’s insurance premiums on a new policy, where there was no previous policy. The program may pay for registration fees for a vehicle up to $35.00, if the end result will be the client being able to operate the vehicle. A client may be reimbursed up to $20.00 for inspection fees.

Vehicle Purchase. A client may receive up to $750.00 toward the purchase of a vehicle under the following conditions: The client has been employed with the same organization for a minimum of 20 days, and can provide documentation of zero absenteeism for a period of at least 20 days. The client must match a percentage of the program payment toward the vehicle, based on the percentage of income over the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines (Ex. The program pays $300.00, the client must also pay $300.00 toward the vehicle. If the client is 135% of the FPIG, the client will pay 35% of the $300). See vehicle purchase assistance matrix, Click Here.