This application is to request section 5310 funds apportioned in the oxnard and thousand oaks uzas in the amount of $605996 to various social service organizations transit operators paratransit…

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Ventura County Transportation Commission $811,697 on July 16, 2026, under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513), commonly known as Section 5310. The award funds social service transportation projects for seniors and persons with disabilities in the Oxnard and Thousand Oaks urbanized areas through December 31, 2027.

VCTC, as the designated recipient, will allocate $605,996 to social service organizations and transit operators selected competitively. Eligible uses include driver salaries, fuel, maintenance, mobility management staff, software maintenance, vehicle purchase, and vehicle leases. The funding expands transportation services options beyond ADA-required levels, targeting seniors and persons with disabilities in Ventura County. Sub-recipients and specific project allocations are documented in split letters attached to the application. Place of performance is California.

Activities

Funds will be used to cover projects selected by vctc on a competitive basis encompassing eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries fuel maintenance mobility management staff and software maintenance vehicle purchase vehicle leases etc. To provide social service transportation option.

Expected outcomes

Funding will permit ventura county organizations to provide expanded transportation services options for persons who are seniors and/or persons who have disabilities beyond what is required to be provided under the americans with disabilities act.

Intended beneficiaries

These projects are targeted towards persons who are seniors and/or persons who have disabilities.

Subrecipient activities

The ventura county transportation commission is a designated recipient. This application for section 5310 federal assistance is consistent with the suballocation identified in the split letters and attached to this application. The split letters are loaded in the document section for review.