Apply Today for the Rural Community Innovations Transportation Planning Grant

NADTC is seeking applications for the 2024 Rural Community Innovations Transportation Planning Grant. This new opportunity will offer up to $35,000 per grantee to engage with the community to develop a written plan of action to guide implementation of identified strategies. Eligible applicants include tribes, local and regional private nonprofit or government organizations located in rural communities, including tribes. Eligible recipients of FTA's Section 5310 program in rural and tribal communities are encouraged to apply.



Please visit the our website for more information or send us an email to nadtcgrant@nadtc.org with any questions. Applications are due June 7, by 11:59 PM EST.

Congrats Meredith Bratton!

Meredith, Program Associate for NADTC, has passed the required exam and is now a certified Community Resource Specialist with a focus on aging and disability, through AIRS/INFORM USA.

NADTC provides FREE technical assistance for transportation professionals to assist with questions about a variety of topics related to transportation for older adults and people with disabilities, ADA accessibility and other related topics. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to call 866.983.3222 or by email at contact@nadtc.org to start the conversation!

Did You Know? NADTC created a Coordination Committee Toolkit with support of the Coordination Advisory Committee. This toolkit is a practical guide to enhancing your local efforts in facilitating and growing an advisory committee. Check it out!

June is Pride Month, a vibrant celebration of the LGBTQ+ community and a powerful reminder of the ongoing struggle for equality. NADTC reaffirms its commitment to ensuring that transportation services are inclusive and accessible to all users, including older adults and people with disabilities within the LGBTQ+ community.

NADTC developed a tip sheet to assist transportation providers create a more welcoming environment for all riders.

FTA is collaborating with the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) and the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) to identify current and future priorities for meaningful transit development standards. The survey will gather responses from a wide variety of transportation providers whom would most likely benefit from these new standards.

The deadline to complete the survey is May 31, 2024.

N-CATT is offering free technical assistance, May through September 1st, working one-on-one with an industry expert to help ensure your agency is on the right path. Experts will be available to help with GTFS feeds, establishing connections between different data services and platforms, conducting network analyses, using Census data to plan service, and more. Sign up to be matched with an expert!

The Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation Grants (SMART) Program was established to provide grants to eligible public sector agencies to conduct demonstration projects focused on advanced smart community technologies and systems in order to improve transportation efficiency and safety. Applications are due July 12th, by 5 PM EST.

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced a new competitive funding opportunity, Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (ATIIP). This grant encourages communities to plan, design or construct safe and connected active transportation networks, to support walking, biking and rolling connections to school, work, local businesses, recreation or healthcare. Applications are due June 17.

CTAA Expo and Roadeo

June 9-13 | Palm Beach, FL

USAging Annual Conference

July 8-11 | Tampa, FL

Conference on Advancing Transportation Equity (CATE)

July 15-18 | Baltimore, MD

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 contact@nadtc.org to start a conversation.

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.