March 10, 2021
Mobilizing Transportation to Support
COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts:
Practice Examples, Part 1

Your moderator for today

NCMM is a technical assistance center
funded by the Federal Transit
Administration

Amy Conrick
Director, National Center for Mobility
Management

We work daily to promote customercentered mobility strategies to advance
good health, economic vitality, selfsufficiency, and community.

As you prepare to join us . . . a few reminders§ This webinar is being recorded. The recording, slides, anda transcript will be posted at nc4mm.org/covid-19resource-center/§ All participants are joining in listen-only mode.
§ Audience questions are encouraged. Please use the Q&A
box to post any questions you have.
§ You may enable the captioning feature for this webinar byclicking on the option at the bottom of your screen.

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Our Agenda
Welcome Messages:§ Federal Transit Administration§ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Our Conversation with . . .
Brian Baker
Transportation Director
SPARTAN Transportation Svcs
Levelland, Texas
andAndrea Culletto
Community Relations Dir.
Twin Transit
Lewis Co., WA4

Danielle Nelson
Acting Chief

Office of Rural and Targeted ProgramsFederal Transit Administration

Incidental Use Example Tables
The National Center for Mobility Management (NCMM) is
compiling examples of how transit agencies are partnering to
respond to identified community needs during the COVID-19
pandemic in two separate tables:• Table 1: Incidental uses of transportation for essential services
during the pandemic
https://nationalcenterformobilitymanagement.org/ccam/• Table 2: Incidental uses of transportation for COVID-19
vaccination accesshttps://nationalcenterformobilitymanagement.org/covid-19resource-center/6

Incidental Use Policy on Providing Essential Services• Incidental use is the use of FTA funded assets for non-transit
purposes.
• The non-transit activity may not reduce or limit transit service.
• Incidental use is permitted under all FTA grant programs.
• FTA recipients must notify their FTA regional office of incidentaluse.
• Essential services are services that help provide the community
with safety and security or access to food, water, shelter, social
services/medical care, and communications infrastructure.
• Transit systems may partner with local community partners touse transit vehicles, facilities, or equipment to deliver essentialservices.
7Eligible Funding Sources• FTA funding may be used to pay for the operational costs of providing
essential services through the incidental use of transit assets.
– CARES Act & CRRSAA funds may be used for operating expenses,
including the operational costs of providing essential services, at
100% Federal share.
– Urbanized Area and Rural Area formula funds (Section 5307 and5311 funds, respectively) may be used to pay for 100 percent of theoperational costs associated with the provision of essential services
in response to COVID-19. This funding option is available untilJanuary 20, 2022.
• Some essential services are also eligible for funding under the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance program.
Recipients should check with State Office of Emergency Services.

8Wendy Heaps, MPH
Population Health and Healthcare Office
Office of the Associate Director for Policy and Strategy
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Toolkits
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Key messages
Frequently asked questions
Slide deck
Plain language fact sheet in severallanguages“I got my COVID-19 vaccine!” stickers
Customizable newsletter contentCustomizable letters
Posters
Social media images and sample
messages
Fotonovela
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/toolkits.html
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COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Toolkit Materials

Slides11
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/toolkits/community-organization.html

COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Toolkit Materials

Customizable Content

Fotonovela

Social Media

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COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Toolkit Materials

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https://www.cdc.gov//coronavirus2019-ncov/vaccines/toolkits/community-organization.html

COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Toolkit MaterialsStickersPosters
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Upcoming Materials§ Health Department Toolkit§ Vaccine infographics§ Additional photos and posters§ Success story videos§ Matte articles§ How to guides

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That website again….
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/resource-center.html

As we close . . .
§ Please share your examples of collaboration:
nc4mm.org/covid-19-resource-center/17

Seek NCMM’s assistance in connecting with yourlocal public health/public transportation agency

Find your NCMM regional liaison:
https://nationalcenterformobilitymanagement.org/aboutus/who-we-are/Join us for two more webinars
March 24th (12-12:45 pm ET): North Carolina DOT and the Vermont Public
Transit Assn.
April 7th (12-12:45 pm ET): Flint MTA (MI) and Nashua Transit System (NH)§ This webinar has been recorded. The recording, slides, and atranscript will be posted at nc4mm.org/covid-19-resourcecenter/19

THANK YOU