Domains and Programs

Year Authorized

Responsible Agency

Eligibility

Scope of Service

Consumer Direction

Consumer-Perspective Quality

State/ Local Partners

Financing Mechanism

Innovation Or Systems Change

Utilization: Trends Over Time

Universal Design

Capital Assistance Program for Elderly Persons and Persons with Disabilities Section 5310

1975

Federal Transit Administra-tion (FTA)/
Department of Transporta-tion

(DOT)

Elderly/

disabled

Provide efficient and coordinated specialized transport

No

No

Yes

Formula grants

No

FY 03

$92,901,000

FY 04 est

$98,361,000

FY 05 est

$88,280,000

No

Job Access Reverse Commute Section 5311

1999

FTA/

DOT

Welfare recipients

Low-income people

To develop transportation services to connect to employment and support services

No

No

Yes

Project grants

Yes

FY 03 $135,618,000

FY 04 est $153,993,000

FY 05 est

$135,461,000

Services in 45 states plus the District of Columbia have been funded through more than 300 grants and grant amendments

No

United We Ride State Coordination Grants

2004

FTA/

DOT

Transportation-disadvantaged (individuals with low incomes, older adults, people with disabilities)

To assist states that want to strengthen or jump start efforts to coordinate human service transportation

No

Yes

Yes

State grants

Yes

The total amount available for grants will be at least $1,000,000 for up to 50 awards. Funding will range from $20,000 to $35,000 per grant.

Varies

Source: Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. General Services Administration, Office of Governmentwide Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Regulatory and Federal Assistance Publication Division. www.cfda.gov, accessed June 2005.