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From page 55... ... . Many states, in addition to administering federal funds for transportation services, make funds available to transportation providers from sources such as sales taxes, motor fuels or vehicle taxes, or lottery revenues. Read the entire page →
From page 56... ... Solicited grants $445.1 A/O NP/PB • Workforce Investment Act Programs Formula/block grants $5,630.3 O/T PB/TR Department of Transportation • Federal-Aid Highway Program Formula/block grants $31,178.0 A/C PB • Federal Lands Highway Program Other $706.0 A/C/T PB/TR • ITS Program Solicited grants $225.0 A/C/T FP/NP/PB/TR • Transportation and Community and System Preservation Program Designated/ earmarked $25.0 A/C PB • JARC Program Designated/ earmarked $125.0 C/O NP/PB/TR Source: Building Mobility Partnerships: Opportunities for Federal Funding. Community Transportation Association of America. Read the entire page →
From page 57... ... Some programs do not require matching funds. Federal Efforts to Overcome Funding-Related Barriers to Coordination The wide variety of funding types, eligible uses and recipients, and matching and planning requirements among federal funding programs creates a challenge -- it can be extremely difficult to develop a coordinated transportation system involving several agencies, multiple funding sources with varying program requirements, and different kinds of riders. Read the entire page →
From page 58... ... 58 To further its goals of eliminating duplication and overlap among federal transportation programs and services, facilitating use of the most cost-effective services available within existing resources, and developing policies and procedures to enhance transportation services, the Council will identify laws, regulations, and procedures that facilitate coordination as well as those that hinder it; recommend changes to streamline and coordinate federal requirements; and assess agency and program efforts to reduce duplication and provide the most appropriate, cost-effective transportation services. New or Proposed Federal Funding Opportunities From time to time, new funding programs are established that complement the long-standing sources of funding for transportation services for the transportation disadvantaged. Read the entire page →
From page 59... ... A new federal program that should be noted is the New Freedom Initiative, first announced by President Bush in February 2001. This program, included in the administration's proposal for legislation to reauthorize federal transportation funding programs, is part of a nationwide effort to remove barriers to community living for people with disabilities. Read the entire page →
From page 60... ... A more comprehensive listing of selected state funding programs is provided in Appendix C on the accompanying CD-ROM. Federal Programs Administered by State and Local Agencies The primary sources of federal funding typically used to support transportation services for the transportation disadvantaged include Medicaid, various transportation programs administered by the FTA, the TANF program, and Title III of the Older Americans Act. Read the entire page →
From page 61... ... If nonTANF individuals use a service provided with TANF funds, or if the TANF agency participates with another agency in the provision of transportation services, only the expenses associated with eligible TANF recipients' use of those services may be allocated to the TANF program. State Medicaid agencies provide transportation services in a number of different ways. Read the entire page →
From page 62... ... Grants are also authorized for nonprofit organizations to provide technical assistance to transportation providers and aging organizations to "encourage and facilitate coordination of federal, state, and local transportation services and resources for older individuals." Several specific examples of technical assistance are included in the amendments. State Funding Sources State transportation funds derive primarily from two fundamental tax sources: sales taxes and fuel/vehicle taxes. Read the entire page →
From page 63... ... : 38% – Commission for the Department of Children and Families: 11% – Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund: 9% Sales Taxes Motor Fuels/Motor Vehicle Taxes State Lottery and Casino Revenues For Programs to Increase Coordination California -- Local Transportation Fund: 1⁄4 cent from the 7.25% statewide retail sales tax Arizona -- portion of vehicle license tax, as required to provide an annual minimum of $20.5 million in the Local Transportation Assistance Fund Arizona -- Local Transportation Assistance Fund II: up to $41 million from state lottery fund revenues Florida -- Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged: supported by $1.50 from each motor vehicle registration Indiana -- Public Mass Transportation Fund: 0.76% of state general sales and use tax revenue California -- State Transit Assistance Fund: portion of locally collected statewide sales tax on gasoline and diesel fuel Pennsylvania -- Lottery: all lottery proceeds targeted to benefit elderly citizens; Shared-Ride/Free Transit Programs North Carolina -- Human Service Transportation Management Program: state funds ($2.4 million in FY 2002) provided on (amounts vary regionally) Read the entire page →
From page 64... ... • South Carolina State Mass Transit Funds: The state DOT receives the remainder of allocated highway and motor vehicle usage tax revenues to support transportation activities such as construction and mass transit. State Lottery and Casino Revenues Arizona and Pennsylvania are two states that use state lottery revenues to support transit or transportation services for the transportation disadvantaged. Read the entire page →
From page 65... ... Each time that a person in Florida registers or renews a vehicle license, he or she may choose to check a box that contributes $1 to this fund. Money collected in each county provides funding for transportation services for the transportation disadvantaged in that area. Read the entire page →
From page 66... ... Funding from Client-Specific Agencies Organizations that focus on advocacy or the provision of services for certain population groups may also be local sources of funding for transportation services. In Missouri, for example, Senate Bill 40, enacted by the state legislature in 1969, gives county residents the ability to dedicate tax revenues to services for individuals with developmental disabilities. Read the entire page →
From page 67... ... Program areas include the following: • Energy and climate change • Forests and land ecosystems • Growth management and transportation • Public outreach, education, and capacity building • Rivers, wetlands, and estuaries • Sustainable agriculture • Toxic substances, mining, and radioactive waste Foundation Eligible Recipients Eligible Grant Uses Related to Transportation Bullitt Foundation Nonprofit organizations serving WA, OR, ID, British Columbia, and parts of MT and AK Growth management and transportation Pew Charitable Trusts Nonprofit organizations Health and human services Meyer Foundation Community-based nonprofit organizations Increasing the welfare of low-income individuals and improving neighborhoods National Kidney Foundation Kidney disease patients and organizations providing services to these patients Support for kidney disease patients and their families, including transportation assistance TABLE 6 Selected foundation funding sources Read the entire page →
From page 68... ... In addition, a number of aids to locating foundations whose funding priorities may include transportation services for the transportation disadvantaged are also available. Identifying Public Sources of Funding This chapter has presented an overview of the major sources of public funding that can be used to support specialized or coordinated transportation services and examples of the types of funding strategies that are being used by transportation providers across the country. Read the entire page →
From page 69... ... Refer to the section on locating transportation services for the transportation disadvantaged in your area in Chapter 3 for tips on identifying relevant organizations. If you are located in an urbanized area with a population over 50,000, another organization with which you should be acquainted is the region's MPO. Read the entire page →
From page 70... ... Other Funding-Related Resources For more information about potential federal sources of funding for transportation services, see Building Mobility Partnerships for People with Disabilities: Opportunities for Federal Funding and Promising Practices, prepared by CTAA and Easter Seals Project ACTION for the U Read the entire page →

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... . Many states, in addition to administering federal funds for transportation services, make funds available to transportation providers from sources such as sales taxes, motor fuels or vehicle taxes, or lottery revenues.