NADTC eNews | April 2025

April 2025

Transportation: Missing Link in Family Caregiver Support

5310 Program Agency Profiles

NADTC Webinar Recording Now Available

Distracted Driving Awareness

Older Americans Month

Safe Street and Roads For All Grant Program

NADTC News

Transportation: Missing Link in Family Caregiver Support

older woman using a walker to cross the street with assistance from younger man.

NADTC developed this resource to provide information for caregiver support professionals and helpful ways to connect with community transportation options and related support services. Included, are recommendations on forming partnerships with transportation providers to improve transportation options that are accommodating to the unique needs of family caregivers.

5310 Program Agency Profiles

Discover creative approaches taken by direct and sub-recipients of FTA Section 5310 funding, known as Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities. NADTC showcases transportation programs that utilize 5310 in non-traditional ways, thinking beyond the bus, to improve the lives of older adults and people with disabilities. The 5310 profiles in this resource highlights volunteer transportation programs, mobility management, coordination, outreach strategies, and much more.

NADTC Resources

In Case You Missed It

NADTC hosted a webinar with the Fallon-Paiute Shoshone Tribe exploring how they developed a plan for meeting the transportation needs of tribal elders and tribal citizens with disabilities using FTA Innovative Coordinated Access & Mobility (ICAM) funding. This webinar highlighted the tribe’s planning process, key partnerships, and plans for integrating new vehicle purchases to address transportation insecurities. Click here for the webinar presentation materials and recording.

Happening Now

National Distracted Driving Awareness Month is a time to spotlight the serious risks of driving while distracted. Whether it's texting, eating or adjusting the radio, distracted driving can have devastating consequences. Preventing distractions on the road is especially important for older adults and people with disabilities, who rely on safe, accessible transportation. Click here to learn more and find resources from the National Safety Council.

Older Americans Month is celebrated annually each May to promote the contributions of older adults, challenges stereotypes and highlights the opportunities that come with growing older. Join NADTC in recognizing older adults' impact and sharing ways to stay engaged. Check out these useful resources and posters to help you promote Older Americans Month in your community.

Partner Updates

Registration is now open for USAging’s 50th Annual Conference and Tradeshow, July 20–23, in Chicago, IL! Experience one of the largest events in the Aging Network and learn about cutting edge topics and trends in aging, including an exciting array of transportation sessions. Early bird registration ends May 23, so register today!

Funding Opportunities

U.S. DOT has issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program. This funding opportunity awards planning and implementation grants to regional, local and Tribal initiatives to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries. Applications are due June 26.

Where To Find Us

INFORM USA Conference

May 18-21 | Orange County, CA

CTAA Conference & Expo

June 2-5 | San Diego, CA

Transit Retreat

June 25-26 | Des Moines, IA

NADTC Technical Assistance

NADTC Technical Assistance Specialists are here to assist professionals like you to answer questions about a variety of topics related to transportation for older adults and people with disabilities, ADA accessible services and related issues.

Call 866.983.32220 or email us at contact@nadtc.org to start a conversation.

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National Aging and Disability Transportation Center

Washington, D.C.

contact@nadtc.org | 866.983.3222

The National Aging and Disability Transportation Center is a program funded by the Federal Transit Administration and administered by USAging and Easterseals with guidance from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living.