Upcoming Grant Opportunity from the National Center on Senior Transportation

TO:   All Transit Agencies and 5310 Agencies

FROM:  Sharon Edgar, Administrator, Office of Passenger Transportation

SUBJECT:  Upcoming Grant Opportunity from the National Center on Senior Transportation

The National Center on Senior Transportation’s (NCST) has announced a new grant opportunity.  The RFP is not yet available but I believe it will be released this week.  The website says applications will be due in mid-December so there will be a very short application period. If this sounds like something you would want to apply for, you might want to go to their website and be added to their email distribution list so you can get the application information as soon as it is available.

http://seniortransportation.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=NCST2_grant_opportunities_2012&autologin=true

The Grant Program, Enhancing Older Adult Mobility through Person-Centered Mobility Management, invites proposals for senior transportation projects that demonstrate innovative and effective solutions to enhance the mobility of older adults.

Grants will be funded at $50,000 or less.  The NCST expects to award 8 grants in 4 different categories:

  • Peer mobility management and employment
  • Mobility management in rural/frontier areas with limited transportation options
  • Holistic models of mobility management that integrate mobility management within current practices such as options counseling, information and assistance and case management
  • Mobility management applied to the family of transportation services

The NCST expects to award 8 grants, 2 in each of the categories listed above. Grants will be awarded for a maximum of $50,000.  Matching funds are not required.  Grantees will be expected to complete their work in approximately 9 months.

The focus of all the grants is on older adults, although projects may also target adults with disabilities. A focus on culturally and ethnically diverse older adults is strongly encouraged.

Older adults must be involved as key partners in the project.  Applicants are also expected to work in collaboration with stakeholders in senior transportation and obtain letters of commitment from key partners.

Please see the NCST pre-application webpage for more information about this grant.

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