OpportunityTitle: National Center for Mobility Management
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Seeks proposals from national non-profit organizations with transportation and/or mobility management experience which have the capacity to deliver a national technical assistance program.     Organizations affiliated with institutes of higher education are eligible to apply if they have demonstrated capacity to provide public transportation-related technical assistance on a national scale. However, the institute of higher education must apply as, or with, a national non-profit organization.
Description: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), as the primary staff agency to the Federal Interagency Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility (CCAM) is releasing an Announcement of Funding Opportunities (Announcement) to promote mobility management - a customer-focused approach to transportation service delivery. FTA, under its National Research Program, plans to fund a National Center for Mobility Management (NCMM) which will carry-out activities to further mobility management and to improve and enhance the coordination of Federal resources for human service transportation. This solicitation seeks proposals from national non-profit organizations with transportation and/or mobility management experience which have the capacity to deliver a national technical assistance program. The selected organization will implement and manage the National Center for Mobility Management.FTA intends to fund the NCMM at $1,800,000 for the first year. FTA may extend funding for this Center for up to five (5) years; however, subsequent funding will depend upon: 1) decisions and program priorities established by the Secretary of Transportation related to the implementation of provisions set forth in Section 5314, Technical Assistance and Standards, of the newly-reauthorized Public Transportation Program contained within Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21); 2) future appropriations; and, 3) annual performance reviews. Furthermore, additional funding may be provided to the NCMM by other CCAM members to support mobility management and coordinated transportation priorities.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Federal Transit Administration / Office of United We Ride
GrantorContactText: For general program information, as well as proposal-specific questions, please send an email to FTA.UWR@dot.gov or contact Pamela Brown at (202) 493-2503 or Erik Weber at 202-366-0705.  A TDD is available at 1-800-877-8339 (TDD/FIRS).
CloseDateExplanation: Complete proposals must be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time on September 28, 2012.