Learn About Coordinating Transportation in Rural Areas

NADTC will host the second in a series of human services webinars on Thursday, September 14 from 2:00-3:00 PM ET, focused on The Center for Independent Living for Western Wisconsin’s (CILWW) expansion of its transportation program. Bobbi Hegna, Director of Transportation at CILWW, and Cheryl Bereiter, Transportation Coordinator at the Aging & Disability Resource Center of Northwest Wisconsin, will provide an overview of the programs and how they are working together to expand transportation using Section 5310 funding, without duplicating services. 

Register Now for Our September DEI Lunch and Learn Webinar 

Please join NADTC on Wednesday, September 20 from 12:30-1:15 PM ET for the next session of our Transportation Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lunch and Learn series. This session will feature Kiana Parker, Transportation Consultant and Community Advocate and Practitioner of Mobility Justice who will discuss experience-driven tips and strategies for community engagement and connection for supporting historically marginalized and underserved communities. 

Introducing Our New Online Course on Rural Transportation

Registration is now open for NADTC's newest online course, Creative Solutions to Rural Transportation, running from October 23 to November 17! The course will provide participants with four weeks of self-paced learning material that will focus on the challenges and solutions of rural transportation, funding, volunteer transportation, technology and coordination and incorporating diversity, equity and inclusion in rural transportation planning. Registration closes on October 13. 

Job Opportunities to Support NADTC

USAging is seeking candidates for a new transportation position, Program Associate, which will support USAging’s ongoing work on the NADTC. Submit a cover letter, resume and salary requirements/history to jobs@USAging.org. USAging and Easterseals co-administer NADTC. 

Starting and Funding Volunteer Transportation

• Check out NADTC’s newest Technical Assistance Brief: Resources on Starting and Funding Volunteer Transportation. This list of resources on volunteer transportation can help local communities start, improve, or expand a volunteer transportation program targeted to the needs of older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers. Links and a brief description are provided for each resource listed. 

• Volunteer transportation programs are diverse transportation programs that are typically designed to address the mobility needs of older adults and people with disabilities living in the community. Is your agency interested in starting a volunteer transportation program? Watch our new learning short video to learn more about these programs and how to get started. 

Photo Credit: SilverSource, Inc., Stamford, CT

Photo Credit: Via Mobility Services, Boulder, CO

Grandparents Day: Our friends at Generations United invite you to #DoSomethingGrand in honor of Grandparents Day on September 10. They’ve put together a host of ways you can get involved at www.grandparentsday.org.

National Falls Prevention Awareness Month: In observance of National Falls Prevention Awareness Week, September 18-22, check out NADTC's tip sheets and brochure on Falls Prevention Awareness and Prevention and Tip Sheet for Riders and Drivers.

National Preparedness Month: Ready.gov's 2023 National Preparedness Month campaign will focus on preparing older adults for disaster. Those who work with and support older adults can access materials on a new webpage available in English and Spanish at Ready.gov/older-adults and Ready.gov/es/adultos-mayores. Additional information for preparing people with disabilities for disasters can be found at Ready.gov/disability.

National Hispanic Heritage Month: Hispanic Heritage Month is observed each year from September 15 to October 15. Visit the Hispanic Heritage Month website to find bilingual resources and materials.

The U.S. DOT launched new Transportation Leaders Against Human Trafficking training for transportation employees and members of the public, which highlights the intersection of human trafficking and transportation, provides general and transport-specific indicators of human trafficking and emphasizes reporting methods.

• Tribal Elder Justice Innovation Grant The U.S Administration for Community Living announced a new opportunity to enhance and improve the provision of adult protective services by Tribal governments and/or tribal organizations. Deadline: September 5, 2023
• Strengthening Mobility & Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) The US DOT has an open NOFO for funding to conduct demonstration projects focused on advanced smart city or community technologies and systems to improve transportation efficiency and safety. Deadline: October 10, 2023
• Emergency Relief Program To help transit agencies recover and recoup costs from natural disasters, the FTA is reopening its 2023 Emergency Relief Program. Agencies affected by major disasters in 2017 and 2020-22 may apply for a share of the $110 million in funding. Deadline: October 31, 2023