Cooperative Agreement IL2018032

This $2,600,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Technical Assistance and Workforce Development program (CFDA 20.531) supports the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC) operated by Easterseals, Inc. and Usaging (formerly the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging). The NADTC provides technical assistance, training, resource development, and on-the-ground community projects to...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects (CFDA 93.048) program, provides $248,304.00 to Usaging, a non-profit organization, over a three-year period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027. The award supports the development and testing of innovative programs, services, and systems that respond to the needs of the...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) will investigate the role of public transit accessibility on physical activity and social participation among older adults with and without disabilities. The $913,711.04 award will fund research to: 1) examine if self-reported public transit use is associated with physical activity and social participation, 2) determine if the accessibility of public transit systems is associated with these health...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Technical Assistance and Workforce Development program (CFDA 20.531), supports the Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility Technical Assistance Center (CCAM-TAC). The $2,500,000 award, effective January 15, 2025 through December 31, 2025, aims to promote customer-centered mobility strategies that advance good health, economic vitality, self-sufficiency, and community. The CCAM-TAC will...

This $2,331,816 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging's Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) will fund Onward Health, Inc., a California-based small business, to develop and evaluate a door-through-door rideshare service with trained companion drivers to improve transportation access and support for older adults and individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD). The key objectives are to: 1) conduct a randomized controlled trial to assess the...

This Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration totaling $4,309,344 will provide transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities through the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513). The Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority will use the funding to acquire accessible vehicles, provide operating assistance, conduct preventative maintenance, purchase support equipment, and...

This $125,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (CFDA 20.513) program will be used by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) to convene a regional consortium of stakeholders to enhance the existing "Reach a Ride" transportation information and referral platform. The goal is to improve public access to coordinated...

This $5.45 million project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) will fund non-emergency transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities in Georgia from March 2023 through March 2031. Specifically, the Georgia Department of Human Services will use $2.45 million of the award to provide transportation through the state's coordinated...

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $1,221,598 Project Grant under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (CFDA 20.513) program to the Central Midlands Council of Governments. The grant will fund the purchase of four accessible vehicles and mobility management services through FY2029. Specifically, $239,852 will be provided to Babcock Center and Irmo Chapin Recreation Commission to purchase two new accessible vehicles and one...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award for $450,000.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects (CFDA 93.048) program, aims to enhance state No Wrong Door systems to provide efficient access to long-term services and supports. The award recipient, The Curators of the University of Missouri (doing business as the University of Missouri at Kansas...