Federal Formula Grant Award Summary

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded $1,362,997 to the State of Florida Department of Transportation on April 21, 2026, under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program (CFDA 20.513). This formula grant provides operating assistance and capital funding to support specialized transportation services for people with disabilities and older adults within the Port Orange-Daytona Urbanized Area (UZA). Eligible activities funded through this award include driver salaries, fuel, mobility management, preventive maintenance, and capital investments in vehicles and equipment necessary to maintain continuous service delivery.

Three subrecipients will deliver services and receive targeted funding allocations under this award. Sunrise Community of Northeast Florida Inc. and Flagler County Board of County Commissioners will receive operating assistance to maintain ongoing services, while the Conklin Davis Center for the Visually Impaired will receive comprehensive support including operating assistance, mobility management programming, vehicles, miscellaneous equipment, and preventive maintenance funding. The award period extends through March 30, 2033, enabling the primary recipient and subrecipients to sustain and enhance transportation accessibility for vulnerable populations in the designated service area.