Is there a federal program targeted specifically to assist the transportation needs of elderly persons and persons with disabilities?
The Federal Transit Administration Section 5310 program, Transportation for Elderly Persons and Persons with Disabilities, provides formula funding to states for assisting private nonprofits groups in meeting the transportation needs of the elderly and persons with disabilities when the transportation service is unavailable, insufficient, or inappropriate. Funds allotted can be 80% of the capital costs for equipment (such as buses) that are used primarily to transport seniors and persons with disabilities. The 5310 Program can also support contracting for services in some cases. This program is not exclusively rural and is administered by individual state departments. In addition a new FTA program, the New Freedom Program (Section 5317), will provide assistance, in both rural and urban areas, to support transit services for persons with disabilities who cannot utilize existing ADA transit services.
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