{"id":7056,"date":"2022-06-19T22:31:21","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T03:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mnrtap.us\/?p=7056"},"modified":"2022-06-19T22:31:21","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T03:31:21","slug":"usdot-announces-8-4-million-in-grant-awards-to-help-connect-people-to-health-care-other-critical-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mnrtap.us\/usdot-announces-8-4-million-in-grant-awards-to-help-connect-people-to-health-care-other-critical-services\/","title":{"rendered":"USDOT Announces $8.4 Million in Grant Awards to Help Connect People to Health Care, Other Critical Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>USDOT Announces $8.4 Million in Grant Awards to Help Connect People to Health Care, Other Critical Services<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>Published on: <\/strong><\/em><em>June 19, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n<p>FTA today announced awards of approximately $8.4 million to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transit.dot.gov\/funding\/grants\/fy21-innovative-coordinated-access-mobility-project-selections\">17 projects in 16 states<\/a> to improve public transportation for underserved groups, with a focus on health and wellness. FTA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transit.dot.gov\/funding\/grants\/grant-programs\/access-and-mobility-partnership-grants\">Innovative Coordinated Access &amp; Mobility (ICAM) Pilot Program<\/a> \u2013 which received millions more in funding from the President\u2019s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law \u2013 increases access for Americans all over the country, particularly to health care appointments, by building partnerships among health, transportation, and other service providers.<\/p>\n<p>By improving the coordination of transportation to critical services for people who have been underserved in the past, ICAM supports the Biden-Harris Administration\u2019s commitment to improving public health, including mental health. As part of the total to be awarded through the ICAM program, $4.6 million came through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.transit.dot.gov\/funding\/grants\/fy21-innovative-coordinated-access-mobility-project-selections\">ICAM project selections<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.transit.dot.gov\/funding\/grants\/grant-programs\/access-and-mobility-partnership-grants\">ICAM landing page<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.transit.dot.gov\/about\/news\/usdot-announces-84-million-grant-awards-help-connect-people-health-care-other-critical\">Press release<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn more about these grants to help undeserved groups. <\/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 - 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