Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility Grants
What's New
- On June 6, 2024, FTA announced that 17 projects in 15 states will receive $7.8 million in Fiscal Year 2023, 2024 and prior year competitive grant funding for projects that improve access to vital services for older adults, people with disabilities, and in low-income communities. View the FY24 Project Implementation Guidance.
- On November 15, 2023, FTA announced the availability of $4.7 million in Fiscal Year 2023 competitive grant funding for projects that improve access to vital services for older adults and people with disabilities, and in low-income communities. View the FY24 ICAM FAQs.
- A webinar for the FY24 ICAM Pilot Program was held at 3:00 PM Eastern Time on December 14, 2023.
- View the presentation | Watch the recording (Passcode: =m1z9R.w)
- View the Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report on FAST Act Section 3006(b) Pilot Program for Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility
Overview
Access and Mobility Partnership Grants seek to improve access to public transportation by building partnerships among health, transportation and other service providers. This program provides competitive funding to support innovative projects for the transportation disadvantaged that will improve the coordination of transportation services and non-emergency medical transportation services. In 2018, there were two funding opportunities under the initiative: the Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility (ICAM) Pilot Program and Human Services Coordination Research (HSCR) grants. In 2021, only the ICAM funding is available.
Allocation of Funding
There is no minimum or maximum grant award amount; however, FTA intends to fund as many meritorious projects as possible. Due to funding limitations, projects selected for funding may receive less than the amount requested. In those cases, applicants must be able to demonstrate that the proposed projects are still viable and can be completed with the amount awarded.
- FY23 & 24 Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility Project Selections
- FY21 Innovative Coordinated Access & Mobility Project Selections
- FY 2020 Mobility for All Project Selections
- Access & Mobility Partnership Grants FY2019 Project Selections
- FY2016 Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility Grants
2021 Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility
Eligible Recipients
Eligible applicants are organizations that are eligible to be recipients and subrecipients of the Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program, (defined under 49 U.S.C. 5310):
- designated recipients
- states and local governmental authorities
- private nonprofit organizations
- operators of public transportation
Proposals may contain projects to be implemented by the recipient or its subrecipients.
Eligible Activities
The ICAM Pilot Program awards funds competitively to finance innovative capital projects for the transportation disadvantaged that improve the coordination of non-emergency medical transportation services.
Statutory References
Section 3006(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (Pub. L. 114-94, Dec. 4, 2015) authorizes FTA to award grants for innovative coordinated access and mobility projects for the transportation disadvantaged population that improve the coordination of transportation services and non-emergency medical transportation services.
Funding Availability
Grantees will have up to 24 months from the time of the award to complete the project. Within the first year, projects must be able to demonstrate impacts related to the expected outcome as described in the application.
Funds under the ICAM Pilot Program may be used for capital expenditures only
Match
The maximum federal share of project costs under the ICAM Pilot Program is 80 percent. The applicant provides a local share of at least 20 percent of the net project cost and must document the source of the local match in the grant application.
Eligible local-match sources include:
- cash from non-government sources other than revenues from providing public transportation services;
- revenues derived from the sale of advertising and concessions;
- revenues generated from value capture financing mechanisms;
- funds from an undistributed cash surplus;
- replacement or depreciation cash fund or reserve;
- new capital; or
- in-kind contributions.
In addition, the applicant may use transportation development credits for local match.
2020 Mobility for All Grants
Eligible Applicants
Eligible applicants are designated or direct recipients of 5307, 5310, or 5311 FTA program funds. Applicants must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database and maintain an active SAM registration with current information at all times during which it has an active Federal award or an application or plan under consideration by FTA.
Eligible Activities
This funding opportunity seeks to improve mobility options through employing innovative coordination of transportation strategies and building partnerships to enhance mobility and access to vital community services for older adults, individuals with disabilities, and people of low income. As required by federal transit law, funds will be awarded competitively to finance innovative capital projects for the transportation disadvantaged that will improve the coordination of non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) services.
Some examples include - employing mobility management strategies, vehicle purchase, IT purchase, leasing equipment or a facility for use in public transportation etc.
Statutory References
Section 3006(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (Pub. L. 114-94, Dec. 4, 2015) authorizes FTA to award grants for innovative coordinated access and mobility projects for the transportation disadvantaged population that improve the coordination of transportation services and non-emergency medical transportation services.
Funding Availability
Grant awardees will have up to 18 months from the time of the award to complete the project. Within the first year, projects must be able to demonstrate impacts related to the expected outcome as described in the application.
Funds under the Mobility for All Pilot Program may be used for capital projects that are derived from Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plans.
Award Administration
There is no minimum or maximum grant award amount; however, FTA intends to fund as many meritorious projects as possible. FTA will only consider proposals from eligible recipients for eligible activities. Due to funding limitations, projects selected for funding may receive less than the amount originally requested. In those cases, applicants must be able to demonstrate that the proposed projects are still viable and can be completed with the amount awarded.
Match
The maximum federal share of project costs under is 80 percent. The applicant provides a local share of at least 20 percent of the total project cost and must document the source of the local match in the grant application.
Eligible local-match sources include the following:
- cash from non-government sources other than revenues from providing public transportation services
- revenues derived from the sale of advertising and concessions
- revenues generated from value capture financing mechanisms
- funds from an undistributed cash surplus
- replacement or depreciation cash fund or reserve
- new capital
- in-kind contributions
- transportation development credits for local match
2018-2019 Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility/ Human Services Coordinated Research Grants
Eligible Recipients
Innovative Coordinated Access & Mobility
Eligible applicants are organizations that are eligible to be recipients and subrecipients of the Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program, (defined under 49 U.S.C. 5310):
- designated recipients
- states and local governmental authorities
- private nonprofit organizations
- operators of public transportation
Proposals may contain projects to be implemented by the recipient or its subrecipients.
Human Services Coordination Research (HSCR) grants
Eligible applicants for awards include:
- state and local governmental entities
- providers of public transportation
- private or nonprofit organizations
Eligible subrecipients include public agencies, private nonprofit organizations, and private providers engaged in public transportation.
Eligible Activities
The ICAM Pilot Program awards funds competitively to finance innovative capital projects for the transportation disadvantaged that improve the coordination of non-emergency medical transportation services.
HSCR grants supports innovative strategies in the coordination of human services transportation to provide more effective and efficient transportation services to seniors, individuals with disabilities, and low-income individuals. Research projects address gaps identified in locally developed Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plans. HSCR funds finance operating and capital project expenditures to develop and deploy projects that improve transportation services for targeted populations through methods that effectively and efficiently coordinate human services transportation.
Statutory References
Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility Pilot Program
Section 3006(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (Pub. L. 114-94, Dec. 4, 2015) authorized FTA to award grants for innovative coordinated access and mobility projects (FY 2015 – 2021) for the transportation disadvantaged population that improve the coordination of transportation services and non-emergency medical transportation services.
Human Services Coordination Research Program
The HSCR program is funded through the Public Transportation Innovation Program, 49 U.S.C. 5312(b), and will build upon identified gaps in services or planning activities for the improvement of services, as outlined in local Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation plans.
Funding Availability
For both ICAM and HSCR, grantees will have up to 18 months from the time of the award to complete the project. Within the first year, projects must be able to demonstrate impacts related to the expected outcome as described in the application.
Funds under the ICAM Pilot Program may be used for capital expenditures only. Funds under the HSCR Program may be used for operating or capital expenditures that are tied to Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plans.
Match
The maximum federal share of project costs under the ICAM Pilot Program is 80 percent. The applicant provides a local share of at least 20 percent of the net project cost and must document the source of the local match in the grant application.
For projects funded under the HSCR program, the maximum Federal share of capital project costs is 80 percent and the maximum Federal share of operating project costs is 50 percent. The applicant must document the source(s) of the local match in the grant application.
Eligible local-match sources include:
- cash from non-government sources other than revenues from providing public transportation services;
- revenues derived from the sale of advertising and concessions;
- revenues generated from value capture financing mechanisms;
- funds from an undistributed cash surplus;
- replacement or depreciation cash fund or reserve;
- new capital; or
- in-kind contributions.
In addition, the applicant may use transportation development credits for local match.