5310

Operations and Mobility Management

Amount Funded: $357,424

We are requesting wheelchair accessible vans specifically modified minivans to help us become more efficient and to provide more services to more people more often.  These types of vans have been the most versatile for helping us transport our current demographic of clients.

Amount Funded: $85,140

With this application we are seeking additional funding for program personnel that would cover January 2021 to June 2023.  With this additional funding, we believe we can implement several new revenue sources to fund program activities, including those outlined above. Additionally, there are several other program goals we hope to achieve to improve the transportation services within the region.

Amount Funded: $206,665

Maple Knoll Outreach Services for Seniors is in dire need of a replacement vehicle to aid us in our service to seniors located in Cincinnati, Ohio in Hamilton County. We have 7 in our present fleet, and utilize all of them with regularity.

Amount Funded: $112,280

The project goal would be to provide safe travel instruction for at least 300 people who are blind or visually impaired within a one year period from receipt of the grant. Services would also include evaluation and instruction in Orientation and Mobility that provides safe travel skills training in protective techniques, use of the white cane, and bus travel. 

Amount Funded: $165,000

The two (2) vehicles being requested will be used to replace vehicles from the current fleet that are nearing the end of their useful life.

Amount Funded: $110,370

2 Light Transient Vehicles to replace existing vehicles in the fleet. In addition to vehicles we are requesting funding for on board cameras for all vehicles. This will reduce risk for both drivers and riders and improve overall quality improvement. 

Amount Funded: $115,608

Web Ride Request add-on feature for the Easy Rides dispatching software that we are currently utilizing. The Web Ride Request feature would decrease the time that dispatchers and clients spend scheduling rides over the phone, while increasing client satisfaction and online visibility of their upcoming trips. It has potential to increase overall trip volumes as well.

Amount Funded: $31,640

Continuation funding of a currently-funded FTA Section 5310 Mobility Management Program being operated by the Cancer Justice Network (CJN). CJN provides mobility management services to very-low income cancer patients seeking screening and ongoing treatment, using Cancer Navigators cross-trained to be Mobility Managers, while helping patients navigate the complexities of medical providers.

Amount Funded: $160,538