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BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

National Technical Assistance Center 

for Senior Transportation; Solicitation 

for Proposals 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, 

DOT. 

ACTION: Notice; request for proposals. 

SUMMARY: This solicitation is for 

proposals from national non-profit 

organizations for a cooperative 

agreement to develop and implement a 

National Technical Assistance Center 

for Senior Transportation (NTACST). 

The major goal of the NTACST is to 

assist local communities and states in 

the expansion and provision of 

transportation services for older adults. 

This cooperative agreement is a five 

year award. The first year of the 

cooperative agreement is for two million 

dollars ($2,000,000). Subsequent 

funding is authorized at one million 

dollars ($1,000,000 per year) in the Safe, 

Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient 

Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy 

for Users (SAFETEAU–LU); actual 

funding will be based on annual 

appropriations. 

DATES: Proposals must be submitted 

electronically by December 22, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Proposals should be 

submitted electronically to http:// 

www.Grants.Gov. Grants.Gov allows 

organizations to electronically find and 

apply for competitive grant 

opportunities from all Federal grantmaking agencies. Grants.Gov is the 

single access point for over 1,000 grant 

programs offered by the 26 Federal 

grant-making agencies. Proposals can 

also be submitted in hard copy to 

United We Ride Office, 400 7th Street, 

SW., Room 9114, Washington, DC 

20590. 

DATES: All proposals must be 

postmarked by midnight December 22, 

2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bryna Helfer at (202) 366–1663; fax: 

(202) 366–3136; 

unitedweride@fta.dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3016 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 

and Efficient Transportation Equity 

Act—A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–

LU); PL 109–059, authorized a National 

Technical Assistance Center for Senior 

Transportation (NTACST) is under 49 

U.S.C. 5314(c) as follows: 

(1) Establishment. The Secretary shall 

award a cooperative agreement grant to 

a national not-for-profit organization for 

the establishment and maintenance of a 

NTACST. 

(2) Eligibility.An organization shall be 

eligible for a cooperative agreement 

under paragraph (1) if the organization: 

(A) Focuses significantly on serving the 

needs of the elderly; (B) has 

demonstrated knowledge and expertise 

in senior transportation policy and 

planning issues; (C) has affiliates in a 

majority of the states; (D) has the 

capacity to convene local groups to 

consult on operation and development 

of senior transportation programs; and 

(E) has established close working 

relationships with the Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA) and the 

Administration on Aging (AoA). 

(3) Use of Funds. The NTACST 

established under this section shall: (A) 

Gather best practices from throughout 

the nation and provide such practices to 

local communities that are 

implementing senior transportation 

programs; (B) work with teams from 

local communities to identify how the 

communities are successfully meeting 

the transportation needs of senior 

citizens and identifying any gaps in 

services in order to create a plan for an 

integrated senior transportation 

program; (C) provide resources on ways 

to pay for senior transportation services; 

(D) create a Web site to publicize and 

circulate information on senior 

transportation program; (E) establish a 

clearinghouse for print, video, and 

audio resources on senior mobility; and 

(F) administer the demonstration grant 

program established under paragraph 

(4). 

(4) Grants Authorized. (A) In 

General.—The NTACST established 

under this section, in consultation with 

the Federal Transit Administration, 

should award senior transportation 

demonstration grants to: (i) Local 

transportation organizations, (ii) state 

agencies, (iii) units of local government, 

and (iv) nonprofit organizations. (B) Use 

of Funds.—Grant funds received under 

this paragraph may be used to: (i) 

Evaluate the state of transportation 

services for senior citizens, (ii) 

recognize barriers to mobility that senior 

citizens encounter in their communities, 

(iii) establish partnerships and promote 

coordination among community 

stakeholders, including public, not-forprofit, and for-profit providers of 

transportation services for senior 

citizens, (iv) identify future 

transportation needs of senior citizens 

within local communities, and (v) 

establish strategies to meet the unique 

needs of healthy and frail senior 

citizens. 

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1Principle sources of data for the Profile are the 

U.S. Bureau of the Census, the National Technical 

assistance center on Health Statistics, and the 

Bureau of Labor Statistics. The highlights 

incorporate the latest data available as of 12/03 but 

not all items are updated on an annual basis. 2 Ibid. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

The purpose of this cooperative 

agreement is to develop and implement 

a National Technical Assistance Center 

for Senior Transportation (NTACST). 

The major goal of the NTACST is to 

assist local communities and states in 

the expansion and provision of 

transportation services for older adults. 

To accomplish this goal, a series of steps 

is required, so this request for proposals 

is structured around a four-step process 

to: 

• Perform a detailed needs 

assessment to uncover the most pressing 

areas that communities require for older 

adult transportation technical 

assistance; 

• Develop a plan for the NTACST that 

includes staff, resources and 

information technology infrastructure; 

• Implement the NTACST; 

• Evaluate, improve and enhance the 

quality of services provided by the 

NTACST. 

The NTACST will utilize the 

framework for coherent systems 

management, used by Aging and 

Disability Resource Centers (the access 

component) and the Centers for 

Medicare and Medicaid Real Choice 

Systems Change Grants. 

These components provide a 

framework to build a needs assessment 

and technical assistance program for 

older adult transportation services. 

The NTACST will follow a number of 

strategies in its development, especially 

coordination, empowerment, knowledge 

management and person-centered 

technical assistance. The NTACST will 

coordinate with other technical 

assistance initiatives related to senior 

mobility and human service 

transportation to ensure a coordinated 

approach in this area. In addition, all 

efforts of the NTACST should ensure 

consumer input and involvement such 

that all technical assistance has a person 

centered, self-determination and 

independence focus. NTACST 

personnel will engage early and often 

with technical assistance recipients to 

ensure knowledge is transferred and 

relationships are developed. This 

information and referral system is meant 

to be a key focal point to disseminate 

models, best practices and develop 

successful demonstration sites for 

innovations in older adult 

transportation services and systems. 

This project will entail creative, 

engaging and collaborative public and 

private partnerships at all levels—local, 

tribal, state and Federal. 

Background 

The forecasted increase in older adult 

population concentrations in many 

states underscores the need for more 

transportation services as communities 

strive to find ways to help older persons 

stay healthy, connected to the 

community and able to age in place. The 

latest information on key demographic 

highlights 1 show: 

• The older population (65+) 

numbered 35.6 million in 2002, an 

increase of 3.3 million or 10.2 percent 

since 1992 and, by the year 2030, the 

older population will more than double 

to 71.5 million. 

• The number of Americans aged 45–

64 who will reach 65 over the next two 

decades increased by 38 percent during 

this decade. 

• Older adults may face income 

difficulties with median incomes of 

older persons in 2002 of $19,436 for 

males and $11,406 for females. 

• The key to aging in place is 

retaining independence and adapting in 

the face of growing chronic illness. 

Health status is generally expected to 

improve, but many older adults will 

experience one or more disability. In the 

future, older adults will generally be in 

better health than their counterparts 

today, due in large part to better health 

practices throughout their lives 

(National Academy on aging, 1994). 

• There is an accelerating trend of 

decreasing disability rates, and the 

functional limitations that do exist have 

become less severe. But, increases in life 

expectancy will create a dramatic 

increase in the number of older adults 

with disabilities. Conservative 

projections estimate a 68 percent 

increase in the number of older adults 

with disabilities between 1990 and 

2020. 

• In 2000, 73 percent of individuals 

65 years of age and older lived in 

suburban and rural areas.2


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3Executive Order 13330, ‘‘Human Service 

Transportation Coordination’’; 69FRZ80, February 

24, 2004. 

4From URL: http://www.beverlyfoundation.org/ 

admin/files/stored_file/5As%20MobSnap.pdf. 

Thus, the need for mobility assistance 

to enable independence, especially 

public transportation services, increases 

with age and disability level. Many 

older adults prefer to age in place, 

despite mobility challenges. The car has 

made suburban and rural living 

practical, and contributed to a decline 

in public transportation and walking 

(Transportation Research Board, 2004). 

Mobility will be a significant challenge 

for this dispersed older population. 

Therefore, demand for transportation 

services is expected to skyrocket with 

the above noted demographic trends. 

These facts underscore the need for 

immediate attention to infrastructure 

and service investments for older adults 

and individuals with disabilities. 

In recognition of the fundamental 

importance of senior mobility and 

human service transportation and the 

continuing need to enhance 

coordination, President Bush issued an 

Executive Order on Human Service 

Transportation Coordination (EO) 

directing multiple Federal departments 

and agencies to work together to ensure 

that transportation services are 

seamless, comprehensive and 

accessible.3 Secretaries from the 

Departments of Transportation, Health 

and Human Services, Labor, Education, 

Interior, Housing and Urban 

Development, Agriculture, Veterans 

Affairs, the Commissioner of the Social 

Security Administration, the Attorney 

General and the Chairperson of the 

National Council on Disability are 

members of the new interagency 

Coordinating Council on Access and 

Mobility (CCAM). 

Specifically, the CCAM is tasked with 

seeking ways to simplify access to 

transportation services for persons with 

disabilities, persons with lower 

incomes, and older adults. The EO 

requires that CCAM members work 

together to provide the most 

appropriate, cost effective services 

within existing resources, and reduce 

duplication to make funds available for 

more services. To meet the requirements 

of the EO, the CCAM has developed a 

comprehensive action plan and 

launched United We Ride (UWR), a 

national initiative on human service 

transportation coordination, which 

includes senior mobility. The NTACST 

will be directly linked with UWR and 

related to technical assistance initiatives 

in the area of older adult mobility and 

human service transportation 

coordination. FTA will be collaborating 

with other members of CCAM on the 

implementation of the EO and therefore, 

the technical assistance provided under 

this solicitation will seek to 

complement and optimize, not 

duplicate the technical assistance and 

related work funded in this area by 

other CCAM partners. 

FTA, in partnership with AoA, will 

provide technical assistance through a 

cooperative agreement to the Aging 

Services network, consumers, and 

transportation providers (public and 

private) engaged in older adult mobility 

and human services transportation for 

older adults. Older adult mobility and 

human service transportation is defined 

as a network of services included but 

not limited to driving modification and 

transition; pedestrian access; public 

transportation; paratransit (curb to curb, 

door to door, door through door); taxi 

service; and volunteer services. 

Technical assistance is a process that 

enables a goal focused, strategy 

oriented, accountable organization to 

transfer knowledge to clients for the 

purpose of their growth, change, and 

improvement. Technical assistance is 

intended to provide extensive 

information and assistance to facilitate 

adoption or application of researchbased or practice-based products, 

policies, or knowledge in order to 

improve the provision of services for 

target populations. Technical assistance 

may include information dissemination, 

training, and enhancing capacity for 

building more efficient transportation 

services at the local and state levels. A 

primary goal of the technical assistance 

offered by the NTACST is to facilitate 

the expansion of transportation services 

and options for older persons in their 

local communities. A key strategy to 

accomplish this expansion of service is 

coordination of transportation programs 

and initiatives. The following areas will 

be key areas of focus for the NTACST 

activities: 

Needs Assessments and Assistance 

Plans. The NTACST will conduct a 

comprehensive assessment of technical 

assistance needs in the area of senior 

mobility in year one. Based on this 

information, the NTACST will 

formulate a plan in coordination with 

FTA and AoA for conducting technical 

assistance in future years of funding. 

When conducting technical assistance, 

sites will have individual technical 

assistance plans that outline the specific 

need, intended outcome, plan for 

assistance, and evaluation components. 

Technical assistance will be provided 

via e-mail, phone, and on-site strategies, 

using the following principles: 

Peer-to-Peer Learning: Assistance will 

be provided in locating, planning, and 

facilitating access to peer-based 

information, experience, and advice. 

Facilitation may include having the 

grantee pay travel and expenses for peer 

assistance. 

Expert Knowledge: Assistance will be 

provided in accessing and developing 

the best research evidence and program 

information available into effective 

program demonstrations. 

Communities of Practice: The grantee 

will establish communities of practice: 

groups of people who share a concern 

for what they do and learn how to do 

it better as they interact regularly. 

Communities of practice can involve all 

different types of stakeholders and 

participants. Communities of practice 

can meet via e-mail, Internet, face to 

face, or in other venues to share 

information, techniques, strategies, and 

experiences. 

Grantee specific in-depth substantive 

assistance: Assistance will be provided 

to states and local communities in the 

development of major program 

components or in solving major 

technical problems requiring a 

substantial amount of in-depth 

assistance (on-site as necessary). 

Knowledge Management: Constant 

assessment will be made of areas of 

technical assistance focus to ensure best 

practices of disseminated, issued briefs 

are developed as needed and expert 

relationships with technical assistance 

recipients result in long-term 

information and knowledge transfer. 

Training: Curriculum development, 

design, and training will be made 

available via various media to target 

specified topics related to senior 

mobility across the range of service 

options. Training should be available for 

human service providers, transportation 

providers, and consumers. Technical 

assistance is to be consistent with the 

‘‘5’s A’s of Senior Friendly 

Transportation’’ developed by the 

Beverly Foundation:4

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THE 5 A’S OF SENIOR FRIENDLY TRANSPORTATION

Availability ....................................... Transportation exists and is available when needed (e.g., transportation is at hand, evenings and/or weekends). 

Accessibility ..................................... Transportation can be reached and used (e.g., bus stairs can be negotiated; bus seats are high enough; 

van comes to the door; bus stop is reachable). 

Acceptability .................................... Deals with standards relating to conditions such as cleanliness (e.g., the bus is not dirty); safety (e.g., bus 

stops are located in safe areas); and user-friendliness (e.g., transit operators are courteous and helpful). 

Affordability ..................................... Deals with costs (e.g., fees are affordable; fees are comparable to or less than driving a car; vouchers or 

coupons help defray out-of-pocket expenses). 

Adaptability ...................................... Transportation can be modified or adjusted to meet special needs (e.g., wheelchair can be accommodated; 

trip chaining is possible). 

* The 5 A’s of Senior Transportation were developed by the Beverly Foundation, 2001. 

Thus, the results of technical 

assistance are targeted to enhance 

availability, accessibility, acceptability, 

affordability and adaptability for older 

adults. In order to achieve these goals, 

technical assistance will need to focus 

around one-stop access systems, 

streamlining eligibility, enhancing 

transportation coordination, breaking 

down regulatory/funding, sharing 

barriers and social marketing to get 

information out to local consumers. 

Tasks 

In the performance of this cooperative 

agreement, the grantee should 

accomplish the following tasks. 

Task 1—Administration 

• The grantee should meet with the 

project officer and task order monitor 

within ten (10) working days after 

issuance of the task order to discuss the 

objectives of the cooperative agreement 

and any related project. The work plan 

should incorporate the CCAM Action 

Plan and the GAO Study on Senior 

Mobility which can be found on the 

CCAM Web site at http:// 

www.unitedweride.gov. The work plan 

should be submitted to the project 

officer within six (6) weeks of grant 

award. 

• The grantee will hold regular 

meetings with the Director of NTACST 

to review the status of the project. Areas 

of concern are (1) accomplishments to 

date, (2) reviewing progress on tasks, 

including ‘‘user’’ plans for technical 

assistance to demonstration grantees, 

and (3) problems. 

• The grantee will brief FTA, AoA, 

and other members of the CCAM 

semiannually on their technical 

assistance findings, key themes and 

results. 

• The grantee will prepare 

benchmarking reports of NTACST 

activities on a semiannual basis. These 

benchmarking reports may include 

documentation of submitted quarterly 

and annual reports, as well as financial 

statements. 

• The grantee will prepare a monthly 

NTACST activity report with an 

accompanying explanation for NTACST 

invoices, and submit it to the project 

officer. 

• The NTACST should include a 

national steering committee to provide 

guidance and feedback throughout the 

life of the technical assistance center. 

Steering committee members should 

include participants from national 

organizations representing the aging 

provider network, public and private 

transportation, senior advocacy groups 

and consumers. The steering committee 

should participate in the review and 

development of products, materials, and 

information. The technical assistance 

center should host full committee 

meetings at least once every quarter, for 

a minimum of four meetings a year. 

• The grantee will prepare a quarterly 

travel schedule of all upcoming 

NTACST staff speaking engagements, 

representation on committees, meetings, 

etc., and forward it prospectively to the 

project officer. 

Task 2—Technical Assistance and 

Training 

• Needs assessments and assistance 

plans. The NTACST will conduct a 

comprehensive assessment of technical 

assistance needs in the areas of older 

adult mobility in year one. Based on this 

information, the NTACST will 

formulate a plan in coordination with 

FTA, Administration on Aging (AoA) 

and other Federal partners for 

conducting technical assistance at the 

state and local levels in future years of 

funding. The grantee will work with 

local sites to develop individual 

technical assistance plans that outline 

specific needs, intended outcomes, 

plans for assistance, and evaluation 

components. 

• Technical Assistance Strategies: 

The grantee will develop the following 

initiatives: Providing technical 

assistance to the fifty states, the District 

of Columbia, American Samoa, Central 

Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto 

Rico, and the Virgin Islands by: 

a. Assisting FTA, AoA, and other 

Federally funded programs through at 

least twelve (12) site visits, telephone 

and/or electronic inquiries. Special 

consultants may be used and the grantee 

should have demonstrated expertise in 

maintaining adequate number of 

consultants. 

b. Establishing state and local UWR 

coalitions. Analyze, assess and evaluate 

the value of these coalitions with the 

project officer. 

c. Integrating a range of services 

including driving transition, pedestrian 

environments, fixed route transit, 

paratransit services, taxi programs, door 

through door or escort options, voucher 

models, and volunteer transportation 

programs into overall technical 

assistance. 

d. Assisting local communities with 

the development of mobility 

management strategies and concepts 

that enhance transportation service 

options and access for older adults. 

e. Assisting states and local 

communities in developing strategies 

for implementing consumer advocacy 

programs and addressing the needs of 

older adults from culturally diverse 

communities. 

f. Assisting states and local 

communities with identification of 

intelligent transportation systems and 

other technologies that enhance 

transportation services for older adults. 

g. Developing and implementing a 

quality performance process and 

benchmarking regarding technical 

assistance provided by NTACST; this is 

to include methods and strategies 

provided by the technical assistance 

team as it relates to successful funding. 

The grantee should integrate pertinent 

findings from the needs assessment and 

incorporate them into successful 

technical assistance strategies. The 

frequency of reports will be semiannually, or as needed, but will not be 

more frequent than monthly. 

h. Organizing a team approach, which 

might include personnel assuming 

responsibility for a number of states/and 

or regions. There should be an overall 

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strategic approach to proactive technical 

assistance, which will include an 

emphasis on senior mobility and human 

service transportation coordination. 

i. Organizing a systematic approach 

for at least twelve site visits per year. 

The grantee should develop a team 

approach to these site visits. The grantee 

should develop, with input from 

stakeholders (e.g., consumers, public 

and private transportation agencies, 

human service providers), agendas and 

criteria for these site visits as well as to 

brief Federal program staff. The grantee 

should develop briefing packets and 

initiate communication with the project 

officer prior to site visits in order to 

present a comprehensive description of 

the activity. The grantee should 

coordinate and maintain an integrated 

approach to all documentation and 

subsequent data collection regarding all 

site visits. 

j. In cooperation with Indian Health 

Services (IHS), AoA, the project officer, 

and others as appropriate, assess, 

analyze and implement appropriate 

actions to integrate senior mobility and 

human service transportation in Tribal 

and non-Tribal entities serving Native 

American populations; the grantee 

should provide technical assistance to 

and collaborate with organizations that 

are actively engaged in improving the 

health and well-being of Native 

American elders. 

k. Implement training on topics 

related to older adult transportation. 

Training should be considered for 

transportation providers, human service 

providers, and consumers. If necessary, 

curricula for specific training should be 

developed or modified for existing 

available materials. 

Task 3—Demonstration Grants 

• The grantee should award senior 

transportation demonstration grants to 

local transportation organizations, state 

agencies, units of government and nonprofit organizations in areas related to 

senior transportation. 

• The grantee should enlist a fair and 

equitable process for soliciting 

proposals and for project selection, 

which is representative of diverse 

geographical regions across the country. 

• The grantee should submit a list of 

final recommended projects to the 

project officer for review and approval 

prior to the final award notification. 

Task 4—Communication and 

Management Information Activities 

• The grantee should work 

collaboratively to coordinate input, 

direction and advice regarding required 

Federal clearances on all publications 

regardless of the medium (e.g., print, 

video, electronic, etc). In the first year, 

the grantee should work with FTA and 

the NTACST’s steering committee to 

develop a logo and design for future 

activities of the NTACST in the first 

year. 

• In the first year, the grantee should 

develop at least three products. These 

products may be in the form of training 

curricula, video, CD–ROM or other 

format appropriate to the audience. The 

type and nature of the product will be 

determined in coordination with the 

project officer and the steering 

committee and should be based on the 

needs assessment from states and local 

communities. The grantee should make 

alternative formats available for all 

publications and products. The grantee 

should coordinate and participate in an 

overall product evaluation for all 

products developed with FTA funding. 

This evaluation should be done 

annually. 

∑ In the first year, the grantee should 

develop at least five fact sheets on 

targeted topics related to senior 

transportation and senior mobility and 

human service transportation 

coordination. The grantee should work 

collaboratively with the project officer 

and the steering committee to identify 

specific topics. 

∑ In the first year, the grantee should 

provide a minimum of five updates per 

month related to senior transportation to 

the UWR webmaster to be posted on the 

CCAM Web site http:// 

www.unitedweride.gov. This includes 

products, Web links, and useful 

practices. 

∑ The grantee should establish, 

maintain and facilitate NTACST 

electronic communications using a 

variety of mediums (e.g., print, video, 

electronic, Web-based, etc), which may 

include a Web site, bulletin board 

service, list serve, and selected internet 

focus groups for targeted topics. 

∑ In the first year, all NTACST staff 

and/or contractual presentations at a 

local, state and national level are to be 

fully coordinated, with an ample 

timeline for discussion and approval, 

with the project officer. The grantee 

should plan for at least twelve (12) 

meetings annually that involve other 

than local travel. The grantee should 

plan for an additional fifteen (15) 

meetings annually in the Washington, 

DC area. The grantee should be both a 

presenter and an exhibitor during 

national, regional, and state meetings. In 

some cases, the grantee may also serve 

as a moderator or facilitator during 

targeted sessions. 

∑ In the first year, the grantee should 

use an existing clearinghouse function 

to ensure the dissemination of 

information related to older adult 

transportation inclusive of a range of 

services: driving transition, pedestrian 

access, travel training, fixed route, 

paratransit, volunteer services, escort 

service, etc. Information should include 

existing products and materials as well 

as educational development 

information. 

∑ In the first year, the grantee should 

develop a database of successful 

national public and private products 

that could potentially provide added 

value for senior mobility and human 

service transportation coordination. 

This includes video, curricula, and fact 

sheets. This database should include the 

title, description, and information on 

how to obtain the documents included 

in the database. The database will also 

include any evaluation information 

related to the product. 

Task 5—Strategic Development in 

Partnerships, Community Involvement 

in Senior Transportation, and Senior 

Mobility and Human Service 

Transportation Coordination 

∑ Senior mobility and human service 

transportation coordination is very 

dynamic and new areas of significance 

continually emerge. It is essential that 

the grantee respond appropriately and 

address these issues. Additionally, the 

grantee should provide expertise in 

strategic direction in senior mobility 

and human service transportation and 

senior mobility for community 

involvement and public awareness as 

follows: 

a. The grantee should assess, analyze, 

and measure trends in the 

implementation of senior transportation 

activities on a state and regional basis. 

The grantee should provide, in 

cooperation with the project officer, an 

annual report on these activities. 

b. The grantee should provide 

guidance and direction on establishing 

coalitions, which can be integrally 

involved in providing strategic direction 

for state and community involvement in 

human service transportation. 

c. The grantee should serve as a 

resource of information on UWR 

strategic direction related to senior 

mobility as it relates to pending and 

enacted legislation at all governmental 

levels. 

d. The grantee should enhance 

awareness by all stakeholders of funded 

senior mobility and related human 

service transportation activities 

regarding strategic direction of 

community involvement by integrating 

appropriate and relevant information on 

a monthly basis through a variety of 

communication mechanisms. 

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e. The grantee, in cooperation with 

Federal program staff, should assess, 

analyze and monitor key activities and 

milestones of national organizations and 

Federal agencies, interagency liaison 

groups, private industry, faith-based/ 

community organizations, professional 

organizations and members of the 

National Consortium for Human Service 

Transportation related to UWR activities 

and subsequently determine educational 

resources that may be of value on a 

quarterly basis. 

TASK 6—Collaboration with FTA and 

the Federal Coordinating Council on 

Access and Mobility 

• The grantee in coordination with 

the project officer should provide 

technical assistance to the Coordinating 

Council on Access and Mobility 

(CCAM). This may include organizing 

monthly conference calls, attending 

relevant and value-added national 

meetings/conferences, providing input 

regarding infrastructure development of 

the CCAM activities related to senior 

transportation, formulating agendas and 

identifying speakers for CCAM and their 

executive council meetings. 

• In coordination with the project 

officer, the grantee should develop 

efficient strategies and methods of 

establishing linkages with other 

Federally funded technical assistance 

centers in the areas of aging, pedestrian 

access, and the range of human service 

transportation options. In addition, the 

grantee will conduct a minimum of two 

trainings each year related to senior 

mobility for these technical assistance 

centers. 

• The grantee should provide 

research-related technical assistance to 

project directors involved with senior 

mobility and human service 

transportation funded activities. 

• The grantee should develop and 

maintain a comprehensive national 

coalition on senior transportation that is 

inclusive of advocacy organizations; 

public interest organizations; and 

provider organizations. This coalition 

should work in collaboration with the 

National Consortium on Human Service 

Transportation, a network of 

transportation professionals, human 

service professionals and policymakers 

at every level who understand the issues 

involved in the coordination of human 

services transportation and how 

coordination can be accomplished. The 

NTACST will develop a strategic plan 

for the coalition that includes 

education, outreach, technical 

assistance and advocacy oriented 

activities. The coalition can also focus 

on broader senior mobility and human 

service transportation initiatives that 

benefit the mobility of older adults. This 

coalition will serve to facilitate the 

development of state and local 

coalitions in all states and territories 

over the course of the cooperative 

agreement. 

• Assist Federal program staff to 

conduct at least two special interest 

meetings per year on targeted topics 

selected in consultation with FTA, AoA, 

and the NTACST steering committee. 

II. Award Information 

FTA will fund one cooperative 

agreement for a five year award. Year 

one of the cooperative agreement is for 

two million dollars ($2,000,000). The 

anticipated notification date is the 

winter of 2006, with an anticipated 

starting date for the successful applicant 

of February 2006. Subsequent annual 

funding is authorized at one million 

dollars ($1,000,000) in the Safe, 

Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient 

Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy 

for Users (SAFETEA–LU); actual 

funding will be based on annual 

appropriations. FTA grantees with 

existing FTA projects are eligible to 

compete for this competitive 

cooperative agreement. The FTA will 

participate in activities by attending 

review meetings, commenting on 

technical reports, maintaining frequent 

contact with the project manager and 

approving key decisions and activities 

any redirecting activities if needed. 

III. Eligibility Information 

FTA is particularly interested in 

proposals for this cooperative agreement 

from national non-profit-organizations 

with demonstrated capacity in state and 

community transportation services for 

older adults in the following areas: 

• Understanding concepts and 

strategies for developing integrated 

access, including single entry point and 

one-stop transportation systems; 

• Understanding strategies for 

building a coordinated senior mobility 

and human service transportation 

program; 

• Demonstrated success with 

interdisciplinary strategies in aging and 

transportation related work; 

• Experience with the development 

and implementation of integrated 

transportation systems with health care 

and social support programs; 

• Capacity for maintaining 

management information systems; 

• Experience in implementation of 

consumer directed services; 

• Experience and capacity in 

developing and utilizing volunteer 

programs and networks; 

• Capacity and experience to build 

coordination and collaboration between 

public and private sector, as well as 

critical pathways which include 

linkages with intermediary 

organizations such as hospital discharge 

planners, private pay insurance, various 

social service and transportation system 

networks. 

• Experience and knowledge of 

consumer involvement and consumer 

directed models in program planning 

and implementation; 

• Capacity for developing and 

managing a technical assistance network 

using multiple types of intervention 

strategies (e.g., long distance, peer-topeer, onsite, communities of practice, 

etc.); 

• Capacity and experience for 

providing effective off-site technical 

assistance, including technical 

assistance by telephone and e-mail, 

moderated and unmoderated list-serves, 

Web-based seminars, topic-based 

conference calls, the internet (including 

he development of Web content), etc.; 

• Knowledge of caregiver issues and 

long-term care home and community 

based services related to senior 

mobility; 

• Understanding implementation of a 

range of transportation services 

including older driver, pedestrian 

access, fixed route, paratransit, assisted 

(door to door; hand to hand; escort) 

services, volunteer, taxi, and other types 

of transportation services provision; 

• Capacity and experience for 

conducting face-to-face and Web-based 

training for consumers, human service/ 

aging providers, and transportation 

agencies. 

IV. Proposal Content 

Proposals should be submitted in 

double-spaced format using times 

roman 12 point font. The application 

must contain the following components: 

1. Cover sheet (1 page): Includes 

entity submitting proposal, principle 

investigator, title, and contact 

information (e.g., address, phone, fax, 

and e-mail). Name and contact 

information for the entity’s key point of 

contact for all cooperative activities (if 

different from principle investigators). 

2. Abstract (2 pages): Abstract should 

include background, purpose, 

methodology, intended outcomes, and 

plan for evaluation. 

3. Detailed budget proposal and 

budget narrative. 

4. Project narrative (not to exceed 100 

pages): Project narrative should include 

the following information; 

a. Staff qualifications, experience in 

providing technical assistance and 

implementing the other tasks outlined 

in the solicitation. The proposal should 

also include the proposed staff 

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members’ knowledge of issues related to 

seniors and senior transportation. One 

page biographical sketches for staff 

members should be included in the 

appendices section of the proposal; 

b. Existing and future capacity of 

organization to address the issues 

outlined in the proposal and ability to 

implement tasks 1–6 outlined under 

Section I in this solicitation; 

c. Methodology for addressing tasks 

1–6 outlined under Section I in this 

solicitation. The proposal should also 

include objectives, activities, 

deliverables, milestones, timeline and 

intended outcomes for achieving the 

goals outlined in the scope for the first 

year; 

d. Plan to work with stakeholders and 

build partnerships at the national, state, 

and local levels; 

5. Plan for evaluation and data 

collection. 

6. Supplemental materials and letters 

of support can be included in an 

appendices section that is beyond the 

100 page limit. In addition to the full 

proposal, entities have the option to 

submit supplemental material such as: 

brochures, products, etc. These 

materials should be delivered to Bryna 

Helfer, Federal Transit Administration, 

Office of Grants Management, UWR 

Initiative, 400 7th Street, SW., Room 

9114, Washington, DC 20590. 

V. Application Review Information 

Interdisciplinary review panels 

external to FTA will be convened to 

review each proposal. Project proposals 

will be evaluated based on the following 

criteria. 

1. Staff qualifications, which includes 

experience in delivering technical 

assistance and training, knowledge of 

senior mobility issues, demonstrated 

process skills in assessment, strategic 

planning, facilitation, and other key 

areas associated with identified tasks. 

Entity should also address a plan for 

knowledge retention. (30%) 

2. Existing capacity of the 

organization, which includes 

clearinghouse functions, web 

development and maintenance, 

technical assistance, training long 

distance and on-site intervention 

strategies, and other identified tasks. 

(30%) 

3. Reasonability of proposed goals, 

objectives, strategies, timelines, and 

budget. (20%) 

4. Plan to collaborate with 

stakeholders and establish effective 

partnerships to implement tasks. (10%) 

5. Plan for evaluation and data 

collection. (10%) 

VI. Award administration Information 

The anticipated notification date for 

the award of this cooperative agreement 

is the winter of 2006, with an 

anticipated start date for the successful 

applicant is February 2006. The Federal 

Transit Administration’s (FTA) 

Administrator will notify the successful 

entity. Following receipt of the FTA 

Administrator’s notification letter, the 

successful entity will be required to 

submit their proposal through the FTA 

Transportation Electronic Award 

Management (TEAM) system website. 

FTA will manage the cooperative 

agreement through the TEAM system 

Web site. Before FTA may award 

Federal financial assistance through a 

Federal grant or cooperative agreement, 

the entity must submit all certifications 

and assurances pertaining to itself and 

its project as required by Federal laws 

and regulations. 

These certifications and assurances 

must be submitted to FTA irrespective 

of whether the project is financed under 

the authority of 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53, or 

Title 23, United States Code, or another 

Federal statute. Since Federal fiscal year 

1995, FTA has been consolidating the 

various certifications and assurances 

that may be required of its awardees and 

the projects into a single document 

published in the Federal Register. 

Fiscal year 2006 Annual List of 

Certifications and Assurances for FTA 

Grants and Cooperative Agreements and 

guidelines will be published in the 

Federal Register and posted on the FTA 

Web site at http://www.fta.dot.gov. 

Jennifer L. Dorn, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 05–22057 Filed 11–4–05; 8:45am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–57–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; 

Notice of Delays in Processing of 

Special Permit Applications 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: List of Application Delayed 

more than 180 days. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5117(c), 

PHMSA is publishing the following list 

of special permit applications that have 

been in process for 180 days or more. 

The reason(s) for delay and the expected 

completion date for action on each 

application is provided in association 

with each identified application. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann 

Mazzullo, Office of Hazardous Materials 

Special Permits and Approvals, Pipeline 

and Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, 

SW., Washington, DC 20590–0001, (202) 

366–4535. 

Key to ‘‘Reason for Delay’’

1. Awaiting additional information 

from applicant. 

2. Extensive public comment under 

review. 

3. Application is technically complex 

and is of significant impact or 

precedent-setting and requires extensive 

analysis. 

4. Staff review delayed by other 

priority issues or volume of special 

permit applications. 

Meaning of Application Number 

Suffixes 

N—New application. 

M—Modification request. 

X—Renewal. 

PM—Part to application with 

modification request. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 1, 

2005. 

R. Ryan Posten, 

Chief, Special Permits Program, Office of 

Hazardous Materials Safety Special Permits 

& Approvals. 

NEW SPECIAL PERMIT APPLICATIONS

Application no. Applicant Reason for 

delay 

Estimated date 

of completion 

13281–N ................ The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI ........................................................................ 4 01–31–2006 

13266–N ................ Luxfer Gas Cylinders, Riverside, CA .................................................................................. 4 12–31–2005 

13309–N ................ OPW Engineered Systems, Lebanon, OH .......................................................................... 4 12–31–2005 

13341–N ................ National Propane Gas Association, Washington, DC ......................................................... 3 12–31–2005 

13347–N ................ ShipMate, Inc., Torrance, CA .............................................................................................. 4 12–31–2005 

13302–N ................ FIBA Technologies, Inc., Westboro, MA ............................................................................. 4 11–30–2005