(KLZA)-- The Nebraska Department of Roads has announced funds are now available to private nonprofit organizations and governmental entities for transportation needs of elderly persons and persons with disabilities for whom mass transportation services are unavailable, insufficient or inappropriate.
Eligible applicants include private nonprofit organizations incorporated within the state and governmental entities. Governmental entities must certify that there are no nonprofit agencies in the service area readily able to provide the service.
The Federal Transit Administration’s Section 5310 program is a Federal Capital Grant program that requires a local match and is managed by the Department of Roads. The program is designed to provide assistance for purchase of vehicles and related equipment. Applicants may also request funding for operating assistance, purchase of service, and technology.
For further information and to request application forms, contact Wayne Masek at (402) 479-4369 or Kari Ruse at (402) 479-4694, Rail and Public Transportation Division, P.O. Box 94759, Lincoln, NE 68509-4759. Requests for application forms must be received by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, July 11, 2014.
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