This grant includes FY2024 section 5310 funding for the portland UZA for mobility management activities the purchase of services and operating costs for services focused on the elderly and persons…

The Federal Transit Administration awarded Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (Trimet) $3.150751 million on February 24, 2026, under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) for FY 2024 Section 5310 funding in the Portland urbanized area.

Trimet will deploy the funds for mobility management activities, operating costs, and purchase of services focused on transportation for elderly persons and individuals with disabilities. Trimet's LIFT paratransit program receives direct funding. The grant passes through to primary sub-recipients Ride Connection and Clackamas County, which deliver operating services, purchase-of-service transportation, and mobility management. Ride Connection operates with subcomponents serving the Metropolitan Family Services, CABS, and Urban League programs; Clackamas County performs both operating and mobility management activities.

The award covers the period through October 31, 2030, with place of performance in Oregon. The intended outcome is sustained transportation options for elderly and disabled populations within the Portland urbanized area. This is assistance funding to supplement public transit services where they are unavailable, insufficient, or inappropriate for this population.

Activities

Funds will be used for trimets lift program as well as passed through to our primary subrecipients ride connection and clackamas county to provide transportation services focused on the elderly and persons with disabilities including operating costs purchasing transportation services and mobility management services.

Expected outcomes

Sustained transportation options for the elderly and persons with disabilities within the portland urbanized area.

Intended beneficiaries

The elderly and persons with disabilities within the portland urbanized area.

Subrecipient activities

Subrecipients funded under this grant agreement include: operating: - ride connection - ride connection / metropolitan family services - clackamas countypurchase of service: - ride connection / cabs - ride connection / metropolitan family services - ride connection / urban leaguemobility management: - ride connection - clackamas county