Is your community in need of assistance to improve accessible transportation? ATRC is here to help.
Although the goals of many communities and organizations are consistent with those of ATRC, these communities and organizations may not have the resources, capacity, or skills to implement solutions to transportation accessibility challenges. ATRC is therefore offering technical assistance, at no cost, to urban, rural, and tribal communities to provide guidance, support, and training. The technical assistance will support planning for enhancement, expansion, and improvement of mobility services where they exist, or the planning and initiation of new mobility services where they do not exist. Technical assistance recipients may include government agencies, municipalities, for-profit and not-for-profit organizations and businesses, and federally recognized tribes.
The technical assistance will be provided directly by ATRC staff and partners and will include two to three virtual or in-person meetings and collaborations. The initial meeting will involve a discussion of any existing accessible transportation services and seek to identify gaps in accessible transportation in the community. The subsequent meeting(s) will incorporate discussions with the project team and provision of recommendations to improve and enhance accessible transportation. No direct funding will be provided to technical assistance recipients.
Applications are open and are being reviewed on a rolling basis. You can submit the short application on Google Forms. If an alternate format is necessary, the application can also be accessed as a downloadable Word document.
Criteria for selection include the following:
- Articulation of the accessibility challenge/issue in the community.
- Demonstrated commitment of the recipient to expand or enhance accessible transportation in the community.
Questions regarding the technical assistance may be submitted to the ATRC at atrc@acl.hhs.gov.