Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities
Department Of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration
The objective of the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program is to improve mobility for older adults and people with disabilities by providing funding to support transportation services that go beyond traditional fixed-route public transit. This Assistance Listing 20.536 created in August 2025 was included in the previous ALN 20.513, please refer to former ALN 20.513 for FY24 and FY25 financial obligations. The new Assistance Listing 20.536 will be utilized by DOT
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Helps seniors and individuals with disabilities access transportation services. Funds can be used for specialized transport options like volunteer driver programs and demand-response services.
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What Is This Program?
What Benefits Are Offered?
Provides formula funding to states and designated recipients, which is then distributed to subrecipients, to improve mobility for older adults and people with disabilities. Funds support capital projects (traditional), nontraditional projects, and may cover program administrative costs (up to 10%), planning, and technical assistance aimed at expanding transportation options where services are unavailable or insufficient.
Who Is Eligible?
Industries: transportation
Region: United States
Other Criteria: States (as direct recipients of formula funding), Local government authorities (as direct or subrecipients), Designated recipients chosen by Governor (in large urban areas, as direct recipients), Private non-profit organizations (as subrecipients), Operators of public transportation (as subrecipients, for nontraditional projects), Federally recognized Indian tribes (may apply directly to FTA for funds awarded to the tribe), Entities that provide regular continuing shared-ride surface transportation services (for operators of public transportation), Projects must meet transportation needs of older adults and people with disabilities where service is unavailable, insufficient, or inappropriate
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Identify eligibility as a direct recipient or subrecipient
- Prepare project proposal
- Submit application through the Transit Award Management System (TrAMS)
- Await funding decision
- If awarded, comply with federal requirements and begin project implementation
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://trams.transit.dot.gov/
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 🔄Intake Type
- rolling
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- SF-424A (Budget Information - Non-Construction)
- SF-424B (Assurances)
- Project Narrative
- Budget Narrative
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- Buses and vans
- Wheelchair lifts, ramps, and securement devices
- Transit-related information technology systems
- Mobility management programs
- Non-emergency medical transportation
- Acquisition of transportation services
- Travel training
- Volunteer driver programs
- Construction of accessible paths to bus stops
- Improvements to signage or way-finding technology
- Incremental cost of providing same day service or door-to-door service
- Purchase of vehicles for accessible taxi, ridesharing, or vanpooling programs
- 📏Expense Caps
- The federal share of the project costs may not exceed 80 percent for planning and capital costs and 50 percent for operating assistance.
- 💳Payment Model
- mixed
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
- 🔀Matching Required
- Yes
- 📊Matching Ratio
- 20% minimum
- 🏦Eligible Matching Sources
- cash
- in-kind contributions
- federal funds from other agencies
- 📚Stacking Rules
- Yes, federal funds from other agencies can be used as match.
- 🛡️Proof of Matching Required
- Documentation to prove matching funds is required, refer to Section 5310 Circular (9070.1H).
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- annual
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- SF-425 Federal Financial Report
- performance progress report
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards
- 📢Branding Requirements
- Acknowledgment of federal funding is required
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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