The purpose of the award is to provide funding for the purchase of replacement and expansion vehicles mobility management preventive maintenance dual cameras for vehicles operating assistance and…

The Federal Transit Administration awarded the City of Phoenix Public Transit Department $6.698 million on July 28, 2026, under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513), a formula grant funding transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities in the Phoenix-Mesa urbanized area.

The award funds purchase of replacement and expansion vehicles, preventive maintenance, mobility management including salary costs for mobility managers who coordinate regional services, dual cameras for vehicles, operating assistance, and program administration. The City of Phoenix will sub-award funds to 23 recipients: Arizona Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, ASTER Aging, Central Arizona Council on Developmental Disabilities, Chandler Gilbert Arc, City of Chandler, City of Glendale, City of Peoria, Civitan Foundation, Duet, Foothills Caring Corps, Glencroft, Gompers, Hacienda Inc., NAU Center for Service and Volunteerism, Nobody's Perfect, One Step Beyond, Scottsdale Training and Rehabilitation Services, The Centers for Habilitation, Train Em Up Ministries, United Cerebral Palsy of Central Arizona, Valley Metro/RPTA, Valley of the Sun YMCA, and Westminster Village. Sub-recipients will use their allocations for replacement and expansion vehicles, preventive maintenance, mobility management, and operating assistance.

Performance occurs in Arizona through December 31, 2028. The program serves older adults and individuals with disabilities, providing alternative transportation solutions to overcome barriers to accessing life-sustaining services.

Activities

Activities to be performed are the purchase of replacement and expansion vehicles preventive maintenance mobility management dual cameras for vehicles operating assistance and program administration

Expected outcomes

The expected outcomes are the purchase of the expansion and replacement vehicles preventive maintenance mobility managers salaries who coordinate for the region operating assistance program administration

Intended beneficiaries

The intended beneficiaries of the funding include the elderly and persons with disabilities throughout the phoenix-mesa urbanized area.

Subrecipient activities

The designated recipient city of phoenix will sub-award funds to the following 23 subrecipients for the purchase of replacement and expansion vehicles preventive maintenance mobility management and operating assistance: arizona center for the blind and visually impaired aster aging central arizona council on developmental disabilities (cacdd) chandler gilbert ARC city of chandler city of glendale city of peoria civitan foundation duet foothills caring corps (FCC) glencroft gompers hacienda INC. NAU center for service and volunteerism nobodys perfect one step beyond scottsdale training and rehabilitation services (STARS) the centers for habilitation (TCH) train EM up ministries united cerebral palsy of central arizona (UCP) valley metro/rpta valley of the sun ymca and westminster village.