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2023 FTA Section 5310 Compendium

Each year, NADTC develops a comprehensive report of its publications and materials related to FTA Section 5310. This report showcases the work completed throughout 2023, and includes blogs, webinars and related events.

Using Non-FTA Federal Funds for Local Match

When it comes to applying for Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funding under various programs like Section 5307, Section 5310, and Section 5311, it is important to research the types of funds that can be utilized for local match. This publication provides guidance on federal and local match as well as federal fund braiding opportunities.

NADTC-USAging 2024 Transportation Sessions

This resource details transportation sessions given at the USAging Conference in Tampa, FL, July 8-10, 2024.

5 Tips for Providing Transportation to Family Caregivers

In the quest to increase the number of rides given each month, transportation providers would be remiss if there wasn’t an effort to increase services to family caregivers. The Caregiving in the US 2020 survey showed that 80% of family caregivers provide transportation for their loved ones. With an estimated 53 million family caregivers in…

My Transportation Plan Tool

In May 2024, the My Transportation Plan Tool was presented at the National Lifespan Respite conference as a way to assist caregivers and others in creating a transportation support plan. The tool provides a framework for creating a transportation inventory of local transportation options and organizing recurring and personal trips.

Half or Reduced Fare Requirements for Transit

FTA’s public transportation law requires transit agencies that receive funds through the Federal Transit Administration’s Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Program to offer half fare or reduced fare to older adults and individuals with disabilities during off-peak hours for fixed-route services. NADTC has updated information from a 2018 blog post with the same title.

2024 Rural Community Innovations: Transportation Planning Grant

Mobility Management Connections: Virtual Learning Summit

National Center for Mobility Management (NCMM), a federally funded technical assistance center, hosted Mobility Management Connections Summit during the week of March 18-22, 2024. This virtual mobility learning summit fostered discussions on public transit, transportation planning, promoting innovation and sharing of ideas through peer learning. If you missed the event, you can review the recordings…

2023 Innovations Showcase

INTRODUCTION This resource presents 14 Transportation Innovations selected by the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC) through a nationwide competition. The Showcase profiles out-of-the-box thinking and alignment of resources. Innovations may be entirely original or represent a creative adaptation of an approach that has worked in other places or program settings or with different…

NADTC’s 2021 Equity and Accessibility Transportation Planning Grants

Introduction NADTC’s 2021 Equity and Accessibility Transportation Planning Grants provided funding to support the development of program innovations and new models for accessible transportation to meet the needs of older adults and people with disabilities.  NADTC awarded $173,495 in competitive grants to 9 communities in eight states; Colorado, Connecticut, Iowa, New Mexico, New York, Ohio,…