Description
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for $4.7 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 funding under the Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility (ICAM) pilot program. This funding opportunity seeks to improve coordination to enhance access and mobility to vital community services for older adults, people with disabilities, and people of low income. Eligible applicants are entities eligible as direct or designated recipients under the Section 5310 program. The ICAM pilot program will improve State and regional coordination by funding regional and statewide mobility management capital projects that enable comprehensive community access, including access to Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT), for underserved groups.
• Eligible projects include regional or statewide mobility management projects, deployment of coordination technology, and regional or statewide projects that create or increase access to one-call/one-click centers.
• The maximum Federal share of projects selected under the ICAM pilot program is 80 percent.
• Applicants must demonstrate that the proposed project was planned through an inclusive process with the involvement of the transportation, healthcare, and human service sectors.
• An implementation plan and schedule must be submitted as part of the proposal.