Child care is an important issue. Native Americans and rural folks also need transportation services. Two million familieswill see temporary assistance terminate by 2002. Welfare recipients and low income individuals all will need access to jobs through improved transportation services. FTA plans to link the size of grants to size of an area being served.
Equity is also an issue in the allocation of funds.
FTA wants to see as many areas as possible receive grants. There may also be multi-year commitments. Activities eligible include new or expanded transportation services, shuttles, extensions of existing routes, vanpools, late night services, capital and operating costs, vehicles, computers, capital assets and marketing and promotion costs. Human services and transportation coordination will be central to the success of the program. State and local agencies, nonprofit agencies, transit agencies are all eligible to receive funding through coordination in MPO planning process.