Questions about the Grants program may be submitted electronically to: [email protected].
The Shirley Conroy Rural Area Capital Assistance Program was named in honor of Mrs. Shirley Jenkins Conroy (1930-2010). Mrs. Conroy was a tireless advocate for coordinated community transportation services and those who were disadvantaged. A few of Mrs. Conroy’s accomplishments included:
While this grant was originally named to honor Mrs. Conroy, it continues to memorialize her legacy in Community Transportation by providing funding for capital purchases for the rural areas of Florida.
The Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund is administered by the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged (Commission), pursuant to Section 427.0159, Florida Statutes. The purpose of the Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund is to provide a dedicated funding source for the operational and planning expenses of the Commission in carrying out its legislative responsibilities. The trust fund is appropriated by the Legislature annually from revenues collected from vehicle registrations and voluntary contributions. The Trip & Equipment Grant program was established to provide opportunities for non-sponsored transportation disadvantaged citizens to obtain access to transportation for daily living needs when they are not sponsored for that need by any other available federal, state or local funding source. This is a reimbursement grant. Grantees must provide service or procure capital equipment before seeking reimbursement.
The Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund is administered by the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged (Commission), pursuant to Section 427.0159, Florida Statutes. The purpose of the Transportation Disadvantaged trust fund is to provide a dedicated funding source for the operational and planning expenses of the Commission in carrying out its legislative responsibilities. The trust fund is appropriated by the Legislature annually from revenues collected from vehicle registrations and voluntary contributions. The Planning Grant Program was established to provide funding to designated official planning agencies to assist the Commission in their responsibilities at the local level and to provide support to the Local Coordinating Boards.
The Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund is administered by the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged (CTD), pursuant to Section 427.0159, Florida Statutes (F.S.). The purpose of the Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund is to provide a dedicated funding source for the operational and planning expenses of the Commission in carrying out its legislative responsibilities.
The 2019 Florida Legislature created the Multi-Use Corridors of Regional Economic Significance (M-CORES) program, which provided approximately $10 million in additional funding to the Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund to administer the Innovative Service Development Grant Program.
The legislation (s. 338.2278(8)(e), F.S.) directs the Commission to award this funding through competitive grants to eligible recipients for the purposes of providing cost-effective, door-to- door, on-demand and scheduled transportation services that meet at least one of the following objectives:
