{"id":5770,"date":"2021-10-11T23:00:12","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T04:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mnrtap.us\/?p=5770"},"modified":"2021-10-11T23:00:12","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T04:00:12","slug":"u-s-department-of-transportation-announces-3-5-million-funding-opportunity-for-innovative-coordinated-access-mobility-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mnrtap.us\/u-s-department-of-transportation-announces-3-5-million-funding-opportunity-for-innovative-coordinated-access-mobility-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $3.5 Million Funding Opportunity for Innovative Coordinated Access &#038; Mobility Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $3.5 Million Funding Opportunity for Innovative Coordinated Access &amp; Mobility Grants<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>Published on:<\/strong> October 11, 2021<\/em><\/p>\n<p>FTA today <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transit.dot.gov\/about\/news\/us-department-transportation-announces-35-million-funding-opportunity-innovative\">announced<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transit.dot.gov\/notices-funding\/innovative-coordinated-access-and-mobility-fy2021-notice-funding\">availability of $3.5 million<\/a> in Fiscal Year 2021 competitive grant funding for projects that improve access to vital services for older adults and people with disabilities, and in low-income communities. FTA\u2019s Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility (ICAM) pilot program, part of FTA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transit.dot.gov\/funding\/grants\/grant-programs\/access-and-mobility-partnership-grants\">Access and Mobility Partnership grants<\/a>, supports public transportation projects that improve state and regional coordination and will help advance the goals of the President\u2019s Executive Order on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government.<\/p>\n<p>Applications for funding will be evaluated based on criteria outlined in the Notice of Funding Opportunity in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2021\/10\/07\/2021-21969\/fiscal-year-2021-competitive-funding-opportunity-innovative-coordinated-access-and-mobility-icam\">Federal Register<\/a>, including how the project will enhance access and mobility to vital community services for older adults, people with disabilities, and people of low income. Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. ET Monday, December 6.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.transit.dot.gov\/notices-funding\/innovative-coordinated-access-and-mobility-fy2021-notice-funding\">FY 2021 ICAM Notice of Funding Opportunity<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.transit.dot.gov\/funding\/grants\/grant-programs\/access-and-mobility-partnership-grants\">Access and Mobility Partnership grants<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.transit.dot.gov\/about\/news\/us-department-transportation-announces-35-million-funding-opportunity-innovative\">News Release<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DOT is looking for projects that improve access to vital services for older adults &#038; people with disabilities, &#038; in low-income communities.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":631,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $3.5 Million Funding Opportunity for Innovative Coordinated Access &amp; 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