Provide funding to eligible recipients to meet the transportation needs of seniors and individuals with disabilities throughout virginia

The Federal Transit Administration awarded the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation $7.118 million on January 12, 2026, under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program (CFDA 20.513) to fund paratransit services for seniors and individuals with disabilities throughout Virginia.

The award funds purchase of replacement and expansion paratransit vans, operating assistance, mobility management, and third-party contracting services. The funding passes through to 31 sub-recipients including area agencies on aging, behavioral health organizations, and transit authorities that deliver paratransit van services, operating support, and mobility management directly to seniors and individuals with disabilities across Virginia.

Sub-recipients include Autism Sanctuary Inc., Chesterfield County, Colonial Behavioral Health, County of Roanoke, Crater District Area Agency on Aging, Eastern Shore Area Agency on Aging Community Action Agency, Edwards Adult Day Center, Encompass Community Supports, Franklin County Office of Aging, Giles Health Family Center, Grafton School Inc., Greater Richmond Transit Company, Hanover County, Healthy Generations Area Agency on Aging, Heart Havens, Let's Go Service, New River Valley Community Services Board, New River Valley Senior Services Inc., Piedmont Senior Resources Area Agency on Aging Inc., Pleasant View Inc., Powhatan County Department of Social Services, Rappahannock Area Community Services Board, Rappahannock-Rapidan PDC, Rockbridge Area Transportation System Inc., Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia, Shenandoah Area Agency on Aging, Southern Area Agency on Aging, Southside Behavioral Health, The Span Center, Thomas Jefferson PDC, and Valley Program for Aging Services.

Performance period runs through June 30, 2029, with work performed in Virginia.

Purpose

The purpose of this award is to provide funding to eligible recipients to meet the transportation needs of seniors and individuals with disabilities throughout virginia.

Activities

This application will fund the purchase of replacement and expansion paratransit vans as well as provide operating assistance mobility management and funding for third party contracting.

Expected outcomes

Continued safe and effective operation of transit services for seniors and people with disabilities in virginia.

Intended beneficiaries

The beneficiaries of this grant will be seniors and individuals with disabilities.

Subrecipient activities

The following sub-recipients will receive funding for replacement and expansion paratransit vehicles operating expenditures mobility management and third-party contracting services to provide transit services to seniors and individuals with disabilities under this grant:autism sanctuary INC.chesterfield county vacolonial behavioral healthcounty of roanokecrater district area agency on agingeastern shore area agency on aging community action agencyedwards adult day centerencompass community supportsfranklin county office of aginggiles health family centergrafton school INC.greater richmond transit companyhanover county virginiahealthy generations area agency on agingheart havenslets go servicenew river valley community services boardnew river valley senior services INC.piedmont senior resources area agency on aging incpleasant view INC.powhatan county department of social servicesrappahannock area community services boardrappahannock-rapidan pdcrockbridge area transportation sys incsenior services of southeastern virginiashenandoah area agency on agingsouthern area agency on agingsouthside behavioral healththe span centerthomas jefferson pdcvalley program for aging services