Inventory of Federal Programs Providing Transportation Services to the Transportation Disadvantaged
The table below identifies federal programs that provide funding for human services transportation for people with disabilities, older adults, and/or individuals of low income, according to the GAO1, the FTA
Charter Rule,2 and/or CCAM agency representatives. The criteria for inclusion in this inventory is that transportation service for one or more CCAM target populations is an eligible program expense, but
inclusion does not necessarily imply grantees are using funds for such purpose.
Program References
ProgramResponsible Agency

Responsible Sub‐Agency

Program Objective

CFDA Number Statutory Reference

Program Spending
FY18 Authorizations/ Expenditures(total)

FY18 Spending on
Transportation(estimate)

Recipients and Beneficiaries
Primary Direct
Recipients

Primary CCAM
Target Population

Definition of Disability

Eligible and/or Required Transportation Activities
Definition of Older
Adult

Required Planning
Exercise?

Is mobility
management
eligible?

Are one call/one
click centerseligible?

Are transit
fares/vouchers
eligible?

Additional Information
Is vehicle purchaseFederal Fundeligible?
Pooling Information

Transitional Living Program for Homeless YouthHHSAdministration for Children and Families

To help runaway and homeless youth between the ages of 16 to under 22 establish sustainable living and well‐being for themselves and if
applicable, their dependent child(ren)93.55034 USC 11221$47,218,149

Data not collected

Local entities

Native Employment Works

HHS

Administration for Children and Families

To allow eligible Indian Tribes and Alaska Native organizations to operate a program to make work activities available

93.59442 USC 612(a)(2)$7,633,287

Data not collected

Tribes

Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful
Transition to AdulthoodHHS

Administration for Children and Families

To assist states, territories and eligible Indian tribes in establishing and carrying out programs designed to assist youth currently and formerly infoster care to make the transition from foster care to adulthood

93.67442 USC 677$140,000,000

Data not collectedStates, territories, andTribes

Community Services Block Grant Discretionary
AwardsHHS

Administration for Children and Families

To support program activities to alleviate the causes of poverty in distressed communities

93.57093.55842 USC 601$17,345,474,097< $400,000,000

States, territories, andTribes

Individuals of low
income

N/A

N/ANo

No

Yes

Yes

NoSource DataNotes

Program Validation
Form POC

POC EmailGAO ReportThe ACF and the Family and Youth Services Bureau, which is the agency responsible foradministering the Runaway and Homeless Youth Program’s Transitional Living Program (TLP),
does not collect specific information about expenses related to transportation services. With
nearly 220 grantees across the country receiving not more than $200,000 per year, the program
does not require grantees to provide specific details on the amount of grant funds spend on
providing transportation services for youth in their care. However, were a grantee to purchasea vehicle or have transportation costs representing a disproportionate percentage of their grantaward, the program would have knowledge of such expenditures; however, no such
expenditures exist.
The program could serve low income and individuals with disabilities but neither is completelyreflective of the population.

Chris Holloway

Christopher.Holloway@acf.hhs.gov

2012, 2014

ADA definition

N/A

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Individuals of low
income

N/A

N/ANo

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Stan Koutstaal

stanley.koutstaal@acf.
hhs.gov

2012

Individuals of low
incomeN/A

N/A

Yes at multiple levels

NoNo

Yes

Yes

Catherine Heath

Catherine.Heath@ACF.
hhs.gov

2012

2012

In FY 2017, $403,787,820 in federal funds was spent on work supports, which are defined as:
Assistance and non‐assistance transportation benefits, such as the value of allowances, bustokens, car payments, auto repair, auto insurance reimbursement, and van services provided inorder to help families obtain, retain, or advance in employment, participate in other work
activities, or as a non‐recurrent, short‐term benefit. Also includes goods provided to individuals
in order to help them obtain or maintain employment, e.g., tools, uniforms, fees to obtainspecial licenses, as well as bonuses, incentives, and work support allowances (that do not meetthe definition of “assistance”) and expenditures for job access.
The program financial data does not break down further than that.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

HHS

Administration for Children and Families

To foster economic security and stability for low‐income families with children. TANF funds monthly cash assistance payments to low‐income
families with children, as well as a wide range of services that are “reasonably calculated” to address the program’s four broad purposes, which
are to: (1) Provide assistance to needy families so that children can be cared for in their own homes; (2) Reduce the dependency of needy
parents by promoting job preparation, work and marriage; (3) Prevent and reduce the incidence of out‐of‐wedlock pregnancies; and (4)Encourage the formation and maintenance of two‐parent families. In general, TANF can be used to fund transportation services that assist low‐income adults with children acquire and maintain employment.

Refugee and Entrant AssistanceState/Replacement Designee AdministeredPrograms (Transitional and Medical Services andSocial Services Formula Grants Only)

HHS

Administration for Children and Families

To reimburse states and state replacement designees for the cost of cash and medical assistance provided to refugees, certain Amerasians from
Viet Nam, Cuban and Haitian entrants, asylees, victims of a severe form of trafficking, and Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrants. Reimbursement
is also provided for care of unaccompanied refugee minors and grantee administrative costs. Social Services formula funding may be used for
employment and other social services for the same population for five years after their date of arrival or grant of asylum.

93.566

8 USC 1522(c )(1)(A)$578,223,611

Data not collectedStates, non‐profit
agencies

Individuals of low
income

ADA definition

65 or older

Yes at multiple levels

Yes

Yes

Yes

Refugee and Entrant Assistance ‐ Voluntary
Agency Programs (Matching Grants Only)

HHS

Administration for Children and Families

To assist refugees in becoming self‐supporting and independent members of American society by providing grant funds to private nonprofit
organizations to support case management, transitional assistance, and social services for new arrivals

93.5678 USC 1522(c )(1)(A)$55,000,000

Data not collected

Non‐profit agencies

Individuals of low
income

ADA definition

65 or older

Yes at multiple levels

Yes

Yes

Yes

Community Services Block Grant

HHS

Administration for Children and Families

To provide assistance to States and local communities for the reduction of poverty, the revitalization of low‐income communities, and theempowerment of low‐income families and individuals in rural and urban areas to become fully self‐sufficient

93.569Refugee and Entrant Assistance ‐ Discretionary
Grants (Refugee Health Promotion, Targeted
Assistance and Social Services Discretionary
Grants Only)

HHS

Administration for Children and Families

To decrease the numbers of refugees on public assistance and the length of time refugees require such assistance

93.576

8 USC 1522(c )(1)(A)$32,352,755

Data not collectedStatesIndividuals of lowincome

ADA definition

65 or older

Yes at multiple levels

Yes

Yes

YesNoAnastasia Brown

Anastasia.Brown@acf.
hhs.gov

Refugee and Entrant Assistance ‐ Wilson/Fish
Program

HHS

Administration for Children and Families

To support alternative projects that provide integrated assistance (cash and medical) and services (employment, case management, English
language instruction, and other social services) in order to increase refugees' prospects for early employment and self‐sufficiency, reduce theirlevel of welfare dependence, and promote coordination among services providers

93.5838 USC 1522(c )(1)(A)\$21,185,498

Data not collectedStates, non‐profitagencies

Individuals of low
incomeADA definition

65 or older

Yes at multiple levels

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Anastasia Brown

Anastasia.Brown@acf.
hhs.gov

93.60093.667

Head Start

HHS

Administration for Children and Families

To promote school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of low‐income children, including children on federally
recognized reservations and children of migratory farm workers, through the provision of comprehensive health, educational, nutritional, socialand other services

Social Services Block Grants

HHS

Administration for Children and Families

To enable each State to furnish social services best suited to the needs of the individuals residing in the State

lauren.frohlich@acf.hhs.gov

2012

Yes

Anastasia Brown

Anastasia.Brown@acf.
hhs.gov

2012

Yes

Anastasia Brown

Anastasia.Brown@acf.
hhs.gov

2012

2012

2012

2012

2012, 20142012, 2014

Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)

HHS

Administration for Children and Families

To assist low‐income families in obtaining child care so that they can work or attend training and/or education activities. The program also
improves the quality of child care and promotes coordination among early childhood development and afterschool programs

93.57542 USC 9857 et seq.

$5,226,000,000

Data not collected

Low income children(birth to 13) who
reside with a family
whose income does
not exceed 85 percentof the state medianincome for a family of
the same size and theparent(s) must work orattend a job trainingor educational
program or receive orneed to receive
protective services.

Promoting Safe and Stable Families

HHS

Administration for Children and Families

To enable states, territories and tribes to develop and operate coordinated programs of community‐based family support, family preservation,family reunification, and adoption promotion and support services to prevent child matlreatment and preserve and support families, including
foster and adoptive families

93.55642 USC 629$421,995,000

Data not collectedStates, territories, andTribes

1. GAO 12‐647, Transportation Disadvantaged Populations: Federal Coordination Efforts Could Be Further Strengthened
2. 49 CFR 604
3. As reported by program officials for GAO 12‐647

Lauren Frohlich

Individuals of low
incomeThe CCDF final rule at §98.2
defines child with a disability as:(1) A child with a disability, as
defined in section 602 of theIndividuals with Disabilities
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401);(2) A child who is eligible for earlyintervention services under part Cof the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1431 etseq.); (3) A child who is less than
13 years of age and who iseligible for services under section
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of1973 (29 U.S.C. 794); and (4) A
child with a disability, as definedby the State, Territory or Tribe
involved.

Individuals of low
incomeN/A

Authorized Use Only

N/ANoNoN/A

Yes at multiple levelsNoNoNoNo

Transportation is allowable for eligible children under certain conditions. CCDF dollars may be
used to provide transportation, for instance in order to provide access to child care for ruralfamilies and thus improve the accessibility of care. In order to claim CCDF expenditures for thispurpose, the Lead Agency must demonstrate that use of funds for transportation costs is a
critical element of providing child care for purposes of improving access or another allowablepurpose within the CCDF program.

Abdihakin Abdi

Abdihakin.Abdi@acf.hhs.gov

YesYes

While $421,995,000 was authorized, $307,066,510 is the actual amount awarded in formula
grants to states, territories and tribes

Catherine Heath

Catherine.Heath@ACF.
hhs.gov