STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
NOTICE FOR
FTA SECTION 5310 GRANT PROGRAM
The State of Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is soliciting applications from qualified private non-profit organizations and government entities seeking federal capital assistance for vehicle acquisition to provide special transportation services for elderly and/or persons with disabilities.
For the Federal Fiscal Year 2006, the proposed apportionment amount of $558,579 is expected to be released by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for the Section 5310 Grant Program. The federal grant program allows up to an 80% federal cost share of the capital cost, with the remaining balance to be provided by the applicant.
Applications received will be reviewed by the HDOT Statewide Trannsportation Planning Office and evaluated for recommendation by the Evaluation and Selection Committee headed by the Director of HDOT or his designee. The Director will recommend the applicant projects in a consolidated master grant for approval by FTA.
Interested non-profit organizations or government entities may obtain a copy of the 2006 Section 5310 Capital Assistance Application for the Transportation of the Elderly and Disabled from the HDOT website, http://www.state.hi.us/dot/stp, or at the following:
Department of Transportation
Statewide Transportation Planning Office
869 Punchbowl Street, Room 404
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Attention: Section 5310 Application
Ken Tatsuguchi
If there are any questions, please contact Ken Tatsuguchi at:
Telephone: (808) 587-2028
Facsimile: (808) 587-2362
E-Mail: dotstp@hawaii.gov
Applications must be received by 4:30 p.m. on May 26, 2006, at the address above.
RODNEY K. HARAGA
(SB05522212 4/13/06) Director of Transportation
