FTA

New Freedom Program

CALL FOR PROJECTS FOR SECOND FUNDING CYCLE

Deadline: 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 31, 2008

MTC is currently soliciting projects in the San Francisco Bay Area's urbanized areas for the Federal Transit Administration's New Freedom Program (49 USC Section 5317). New Freedom provides grants for new capital and operational projects aimed at reducing, beyond the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, transportation barriers faced by individuals with disabilities. The available funding is $1.6 million for the Bay Area's large urbanized areas and $1 million for the Bay Area's small urbanized areas. Eligible applicants include non-profit organizations, local government authorities, and public transportation operators.

A workshop for prospective applicants will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 19, 2008, at the Fishbowl Conference Room on the 3rd floor of MTC's office at 101 Eighth Street in Oakland.