CT-2022-015

The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is requesting a combined total of $6,796,640 of FFY 2020 FFY 2021 Section 5310 funds.

Purpose of Award:
The purpose of this award is to provide CTDOT and its subrecipients with operating assistance and capital funding to provide public transportation services for people with disabilities and older adults.

Activities to be Performed:
- Vehicle Procurement - CTDOT will utilize the Greater New Haven Transit District vehicle procurement contract that is open for 5 years. There are fifty-nine (59) vehicles proposed for award. All vehicles will be ADA accessible and purchased from a certified transit vehicle manufacturer (TVM). Each bus subrecipient will receive 100% federal funding. Each van subrecipient will receive a federal share of 80% of the total project cost.
- Mobility Management - Three (3) mobility management projects are proposed for award. Each subrecipient of mobility management funding will receive a federal share of 80% of the total project cost.
- Operating Assistance - There are seventeen (17) nontraditional operating projects proposed for award. Two (2) subrecipients of operating assistance will receive 100% federal funding. Fifteen (15) subrecipients of operating assistance will receive a federal share of 50% of the total project cost.
- State Administration - Per the attached letter, the Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Transportation has certified that funds apportioned from small urbanized and rural areas may be used for projects serving another area of the state if all objectives of the Section 5310 program are being met in the specified areas. Funds may also be transferred from small urbanized to rural and vice versa once all viable applications in those areas have been included in the grant proposal. This bi-directional transfer of funds allows CTDOT to maximize funding and award additional projects in the urbanized area (200,000 or less) of greatest need.

Interstate Split Agreements have resulted in Connecticut receiving:
- $187,636 - Springfield, MA UZA ($93,481 in FFY 2020 and $94,155 in FFY 2021)
- $64,581 - Worcester, MA UZA ($32,065 in FFY 2020 and $32,516 in FFY 2021)
- $1,565,582 - Bridgeport/Stamford UZA ($776,593 in FFY 2020 and $788,989 in FFY 2021)
- $1,760,014 - Hartford UZA ($879,342 in FFY 2020 and $880,672 in FFY 2021)
- $1,067,591 - New Haven UZA ($531,115 in FFY 2020 and $536,476 in FFY 2021)
- $390,067 - New London UZA ($194,116 in FFY 2020 and $195,951 in FFY 2021)
- $1,157,786 - Small Urban UZA ($578,607 in FFY 2020 and $579,179 in FFY 2021)
- $603,383 - Rural UZA ($298,861 in FFY 2020 and $304,522 in FFY 2021)

A new locally coordinated human services transportation plan was completed in December 2021. The plan was created as part of a year-long planning process and involved input from stakeholders in each of the state's five (5) regions (North Central, South Central, Northwest, Southwest, and Eastern) to identify opportunities for improvement in transportation impacting individuals with disabilities, seniors, and individuals earning low-income. Stakeholders included regional councils of governments, mobility managers, community-based organizations, non-profit organizations, transit providers, and riders. A transportation barrier survey was also created to solicit feedback and distributed virtually to allow for remote participation during the COVID-19 pandemic. The input and feedback received helped identify gaps that were itemized into four (4) separate categories. A comprehensive list of strategies was developed to address these gaps, and all Section 5310 projects included in this proposal address either a gap and/or implement a strategy identified in the document.

Expected Outcomes:
Operating Assistance:
- Expanded service to areas beyond ADA coverage
- Increased service frequency
- Maintenance of reliable transit service
- Provision of new transportation options
- Improved rider connections through service coordination

Capital Projects:
- Increased passenger capacity
- Increased service reliability
- Increased operational safety
- Improved or maintained accessibility
- Increased transit system information
- Improved system efficiency
- Identification of service gaps or needs for service planning
- Improved rider connections through service coordination

Intended Benefits:
People with disabilities and older adults throughout the state of Connecticut.

Subrecipient Activities:
- Ability Beyond Disability Inc. - One (1) small bus
- Allied Rehabilitation Centers Inc. - One (1) small bus
- ALS Association Connecticut Chapter Inc. - Operating assistance
- Amplify Inc. - Mobility management
- ARI of Connecticut Inc. - One (1) small bus
- Bristol Adult Resource Center Inc. - One (1) small bus
- City of Meriden - One (1) small bus
- City of New Britain - One (1) small bus
- City of New London - One (1) small bus
- East Shore Regional Adult Day Care Center Inc. DBA Orchard House Medical Adult Day Center - One (1) small bus
- Eastern Connecticut Transportation Consortium Inc. - Mobility management
- Easterseals Capital Region Eastern Connecticut Inc. - One (1) small bus
- Elderhouse Inc. - One (1) small bus
- Estuary Transit District - Operating assistance
- Goodwill Industries of Southern New England Inc. - One (1) small bus
- Goodwill of Western and Northern Connecticut Inc. - One (1) small bus
- Greater Hartford Transit District - Five (5) vans operating assistance
- Horizons Programs Inc. - One (1) small bus
- Kuhn Employment Opportunities Inc. - One (1) small bus
- MARC Community Resources Ltd. - One (1) small bus
- MARC Inc. of Manchester - One (1) small bus operating assistance
- Marrakech Inc. - One (1) small bus
- New Horizons Inc. - One (1) small bus
- Rides for Ridgefield Inc. - Operating assistance
- The Arc Eastern Connecticut Inc. - One (1) small bus
- The Arc of the Farmington Valley Inc. - One (1) small bus
- The Kennedy Center Inc. - One (1) small bus mobility management operating assistance
- The Mary Wade Home Inc. - One (1) small bus
- The Norwalk Senior Center Inc. - One (1) small bus
- The Robert C. Geer Memorial Hospital Inc. - Operating assistance
- The Transportation Association of Greenwich Inc. - One (1) small bus
- The Wheels Program of Greater New Milford Inc. - Operating assistance
- Town of Andover - One (1) small bus
- Town of Avon - One (1) small bus
- Town of Bloomfield - One (1) small bus
- Town of Canton - One (1) small bus
- Town of Cheshire - One (1) small bus
- Town of Cromwell - One (1) small bus
- Town of East Hampton - One (1) small bus
- Town of East Hartford - One (1) small bus
- Town of East Haven - One (1) small bus
- Town of East Lyme - One (1) small bus
- Town of East Windsor - One (1) small bus
- Town of Easton - Operating assistance
- Town of Enfield - One (1) small bus operating assistance
- Town of Fairfield - One (1) small bus
- Town of Groton - One (1) small bus
- Town of Manchester - One (1) small bus
- Town of Newtown - One (1) small bus
- Town of North Branford - One (1) small bus
- Town of Plainfield - One (1) small bus
- Town of Redding - One (1) small bus
- Town of Sherman - One (1) small bus
- Town of Simsbury - One (1) small bus
- Town of South Windsor - One (1) small bus
- Town of Southbury - One (1) small bus
- Town of Southington - One (1) small bus
- Town of Trumbull - One (1) small bus operating assistance
- Town of Voluntown - One (1) small bus
- Town of Winchester - One (1) small bus
- Town of Windsor - One (1) small bus
- Town of Woodbury - One (1) small bus
- Vista Life Innovations Inc. - One (1) small bus
- Windham Region Transit District - Operating assistance

Connecticut Department Of Transportation

20.513 - Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities

FTA Region 1 [DOT - FTA]

FTA Office of Budget and Policy [DOT - FTA]

Connecticut United States

State-Wide

None