Transit Grant - Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program (ND)

The Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program (ND) aims to improve transportation options for seniors and individuals with disabilities. Funded through Section 5310, it supports projects that address mobility barriers, ensuring accessible services across urban and rural areas. Eligible projects include traditional capital investments and innovative solutions beyond standard ADA paratransit services, promoting efficient use of federal resources while enhancing community mobility.

NOTE: Current transit agencies enrolled in the NDDOT Transportation program should go directly into the BlackCat Grant Management Transit Data Management System and complete their applications. Any new agency applying for funding should review the program eligibility information and the State Management Plan for Public Transportation. Contact the NDDOT Local Government Transit staff for assistance.
Here are the additional opportunities associated with this program -Here is the Bus and Bus Facilities Program page.Here is the Rural Area Formula Grant page.
Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program (ND)
Section 5310 - This program is to improve mobility for seniors and individuals with disabilities by removing barriers to transportation service and expanding transportation mobility options. The Section 5310 program supports transportation services planned, designed, and carried out to meet the special transportation needs of seniors and individuals with disabilities in all areas – large urbanized, small urbanized, and rural. Eligible projects include both traditional capital investment and nontraditional investment beyond the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) complementary paratransit services. The program requires coordination of federally assisted programs and services in order to make the most efficient use of federal resources.
Projects selected for Section 5310 funding must be included in a locally developed, coordinated public transit- human services transportation plan. At least 55 percent of program funds must be used on capital or “traditional” projects that could include: buses and vans, mobility device lifts, ramps, securement devices, transit-related information technology systems or mobility management programs.
Funding
Capital projects must have a local match. Local Match can only be obligated to one project. Minimum Matching Ratios for each category is as follows:

• Capital – 80% FTA and 20% LocalADA Vehicles – up to 85% FTA and 15% Local