Federal Fiscal Year 2006 Funds   (Awarded in 2008)

• Town of Acton
  Taxi voucher program for elderly people and people with disabilities.
• North Shore Workforce Investment Board
  Specialized transportation and mobility management for workers with disabilities or low incomes.
• Mystic Valley Elder Services
  New and expanded access to demand-response transportation for older adults and adults with disabilities; includes central dispatch and research and planning for ITNAmerica-like model.
• New England Paralyzed Veterans of America
  Purchase of an accessible vehicle.

Federal Fiscal Year 2007 Funds   (Awarded in 2009)

• Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority
  Expand weekday demand-response service hours and institute limited Saturday service for the elderly and people with disabilities.
• Greater Lynn Senior Services, Inc.
  Develop a regional mobility management capability to assist elders and adults with disabilities who are not able to access paratransit services or for whom paratransit services are not available to more fully participate in the community.
• Human Service Transportation Office
  Executive Office of Health and Human Services
  Conduct an in-depth evaluation and planning study of Massachusetts’s Human Service Transportation regional brokerage system, including ways to integrate additional coordination and mobility management strategies so as to address barriers and unmet transportation needs for people with disabilities, low-income users, and elders.
• MetroWest Regional Transit Authority
  Fund a mobility manager for a three-year period to improve efficiency and utilization of existing services.
• Mystic Valley Elder Services
  Provide new and expanded demand-response transportation to older adults and adults with disabilities; this will include central dispatch and the launch of a program to supplement existing transportation resources by reimbursing operating costs for volunteers to drive individuals who cannot access available transportation.