Senior Transportation Programs
Relative to OCPC’s program, actual Volunteer Transportation is arranged through the individual Council on Aging (COA) agencies, which opt to participate in the program and recruit local volunteer drivers. Participating COAs assign the volunteer drivers to assist with the transportation of older adults for rides to medical appointments and other important destinations. In return the volunteer drivers are eligible for reimbursement of their volunteer trip mileage, based on the federal mileage reimbursement rate.
For additional information about the Old Colony Volunteer Transportation Program , please contact David Klein.
The Old Colony Planning Council Area Agency on Aging is proud to work on behalf of the Councils on Aging in our region as an applicant for and administrator of a Volunteer Transportation Program (VTP) to assist them with ‘Enhanced Mobility of Seniors & Individuals with Disabilities.’
This grant is part of an overall Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan (CHSTP). Funding of the program is coordinated by participation in the Commonwealth’s Community Transit Grant Program (CTGP).
Community Transit Grant Program
An annual competitive grant program to meet the mobility needs of seniors and individuals with disabilities. It provides funds for the purchase of vehicles, mobility management activities, and operating costs.
The Community Transit Grant Program awards funds to help meet the transportation and mobility needs of seniors and people with disabilities. The annual competitive program distributes Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5310: Enhanced Mobility of Seniors & Individuals with Disabilities funds and State Mobility Assistance Program (MAP) funds.
What else does the 5310 portion of the Community Transit Grant Program funding allow?
55%
55% of program funds must be used on capital projects that are:
- Public transportation projects developed to meet the needs of seniors and individuals with disabilities when public transportation is insufficient, inappropriate, or unavailable.
45%
45% of the remaining funding can be used for:
- Public transportation projects that exceed the requirements of ADA.
- Public transportation projects that improve access to fixed-route service, decreasing the reliance by those individuals with disabilities on complementary paratransit services.
- Develop alternatives to public transportation that assist seniors and individuals with
disabilities. - Incremental cost of providing same day service or door-to-door service.
- Incremental cost of purchasing vehicles to support new accessible
For additional information about other aspects of the 5310 program please contact OCPC’s [Charles Kilmer] or your local Regional Transit Authority, such as Brockton Area Transit (BAT) or Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority (GATRA).
