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Posted on November 29, 2011
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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Posted on October 28, 2011
FTA invites you to attend an Information Session regarding Proposed Title VI and Environmental Justice Circulars with Deputy Administrator Therese McMillan
See FTA flyer for details
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Posted on October 17, 2011
Additional funding will allow for complete build out of new facility
View preliminary drawings of the proposed facility
A $2 million federal grant awarded to the Macatawa Area Express (MAX) Transportation Authority will allow the Holland area transit system
to complete all five phases of a new bus facility and garage.
The U.S. Department of Transportation yesterday announced the recipients of federal grants through a competitive selection process. MAX’s project was among 11 projects in Michigan to receive grants, but is the only one from the western side of the state to receive funding.
The funds are purposed for capital projects rather than funding operational service improvements, such as an expansion of hours or routes.
“This is very good news for us and the lakeshore community,” said MAX Director Linda LeFebre. “We had already received federal funds for this capital project in 2006 and 2007, but this additional $2 million grant now allows us to complete the remaining phases of our planned bus facility.”
MAX’s new bus facility will cost an estimated $4.2 million. About $2.2 million in federal funds were awarded to MAX in 2006 and 2007, and will fund the first two phases of the project. MAX planned the design and construction of the building in phases so that it could add on as funding became available.
The new 38,000 sq. ft. bus garage and facility will provide adequate indoor vehicle storage, office space, and wash and maintenance bays for its growing operations. A new facility is needed to replace the current bus facility at 433 E. 24th St. that has been used for 25 years. The majority of MAX’s fleet must be parked outside, subjecting vehicles to weather and possible vandalism, because only eight buses can fit inside the small, aging facility.
MAX’s operations staff and fleet has grown dramatically in recent years to keep pace with the rapidly growing ridership. This year, MAX expects to provide more than 350,000 rides. The transit system is planning a Customer Appreciation Day in January 2012 to commemorate its Three Millionth Ride since it began operations in the year 2000.
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Posted on October 13, 2011
The People Mover's Millender lighting project has caught the attention of the Construction Association of Michigan. The lighting project, which features jewel-tone LED light shows is a project of the Beresh Group.
Visit CAM magazine online to read the full story including pictures from the Millender station, at http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/06b2e96d#/06b2e96d/13
