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n4a supports transportation access and mobility for older adults through
co–administration of the National Center on Senior Transportation (NCST), involvement in advocacy efforts like the Senior Transportation Task Force, assistance to older adults seeking transportation through the Eldercare Locator, and technical assistance to AAAs and Title VI Programs.

NCST Grant Opportunity - Enhancing Older Adult Mobility Through Person-Centered Mobility Management

The National Center on Senior Transportation (NCST) is soliciting proposals for senior transportation projects that demonstrate innovative and effective solutions to enhance the mobility of older adults. Funding may be used to create comprehensive mobility management systems, increase mobility in urban and rural areas and improve public transit access for older persons.

Eight grants of $50,000 or less will be awarded, with at least 2 awards in each of the following categories:

  • Peer-Mobility Management and Employment;
  • Mobility Management in Rural/Frontier Areas;
  • Mobility Management Integration within Current Practice; and
  • Mobility Management Applied to the Family of Senior Transportation.

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What’s New in Senior Transportation

Download the Crossing Great Divides guideTransportation for Elders in Indian Country

American Indian elders living on reservations and other Indian lands often travel long distances over rough terrain to reach essential services. “Crossing Great Divides: A Guide to Elder Mobility Resources and Solutions in Indian Country,” was developed by the National Center on Senior Transportation in partnership with the National Rural Transit Assistance Program (NRTAP) to offer a spark for action within each Tribe to address the mobility needs of elders.

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Everyone Rides: Transportation Access for Culturally and Ethnically Diverse EldersBreaking News Ground Grants Awarded

The National Center on Senior Transportation’s Breaking New Ground initiative funded four organizations to develop community collaboratives that will address mobility for culturally diverse elders. These grants stem from the recommendations of the NCST’s National Coalition on Mobility Needs of Culturally and Ethnically Diverse Elders outlined in the NCST publication Everyone Rides. (More)

Initiatives

National Center on Senior Transportation

n4a co–administers the National Center on Senior Transportation with Easter Seals. The Center provides technical assistance, training and support for innovations in transportation for older adults at the community level. The NCST targets its activities to aging organizations and to public and private transportation providers.

Senior Transportation Task Force

n4a co–chairs this national workgroup of organizations—focused on aging, disability, health care, faith-based, transit and labor issues—that are collectively advancing senior transportation concerns during the authorization of highway and transit programs.

Resources

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