LINCOLN – The Nebraska Department of Transportation has announced funds are now available to private non-profit organizations and governmental entities for the transportation needs of elderly persons and persons with disabilities for whom mass transportation services are unavailable, insufficient, or inappropriate.
Eligible applicants include private non-profit organizations incorporated within Nebraska and governmental entities. Governmental entities must certify that there are no non-profit agencies in the service area readily able to provide the service.
Applications will only be accepted for rural and small urban areas and Lincoln.
The Federal Transit Administration’s Section 5310 program is a Federal Grant program that is managed by the Nebraska Department of Transportation. The purpose of the program is to enhance the mobility of seniors and individuals with disabilities. Applications are restricted to capital projects that may include the acquisition of transportation vehicles, technology, and/or purchase of services.
Applications are due by October 31, 2023. More information and applications can be obtained by contacting Lucinda Dowding, Federal Aid Administrator by email, or by phone at (402) 479-3127.
