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Rural Passenger Transportation Technical Assistance Program - Short-term Technical Assistance

 
Program
web site
http://web1.ctaa.org/webmodules/webarticles/articl
efiles/M-STAPP.pdf
Sponsor Community Transportation Association of America
Deadlines Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Purpose Short Term Technical Assistance is available to help small communities enhance economic growth and development by improving community transportation services. Short Term Technical Assistance can assist recipients in solving relatively small scale, discrete problems. Typically, Short Term Technical Assistance is provided through a site visit of one to four days, and subsequent follow-up work. No local match is required, but recipients should be prepared to provide in-kind support for the project.
Eligibility Proposed projects must meet the following eligibility requirements:
  • Project must benefit an existing or new non-profit or for-profit small and emerging business. A community transportation system can be a small and emerging business.
  • Project must be located in a rural area, defined as being not within the outer boundary of a city having a population of 50,000 or more and its immediately adjacent urbanized or urbanizing area with a population density greater than 100 persons per square mile.
  • Geographic
    coverage
    Nationwide
    Amount of
    funding
    No local match is required, but recipients should be prepared to provide in-kind support for the project.
    Application
    process
    Application materials are available on the Program web site. Applications for Short Term Technical Assistance can be submitted at any time, and will be evaluated on a continuing basis.
     

    For more information contact:
    Charles A. Rutkowski, Assistant Director
    (202) 661.0219
    FAX: (202) 737-9197
    E-Mail: rutkowski@ctaa.org

    Summaries of funding programs are provided by RAC for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.