# National Transportation Accessibility Center

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hhs-2022-acl-cip-dntc-0085-national-transportation-accessibility-center/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/339376

> Administration for Community Living offered grants of up to $500,000 (at least $485,000) to nonprofits. It expected to make one award worth $2.5 million in total. Applications closed on June 28, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HHS-2022-ACL-CIP-DNTC-0085 |
| Agency | Administration for Community Living |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 28, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $500,000 |
| Award floor | $485,000 |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $2.5 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.631 |

## Who can apply

- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

Domestic public or private non-profit entities including state and local governments, Indian tribal governments and organizations (American Indian/Alaskan Native/Native American), faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, hospitals, and institutions of higher education. Priority will be given to national public, national private non-profit agencies, national organizations including national faith and community based organizations (FBOs and CBOs), and national Indian tribal organizations. Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement.

## What the grant funds

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) plans to establish a National Transportation Accessibility Center (NTAC) that advances greater awareness, adoption and use of assistive technology and other accessibility strategies that make transportation systems, services, vehicles, program enrollment locations and websites, and apps accessible and responsive to the needs of people with disabilities, older adults and caregivers. The successful grantee will develop and maintain a website; create and support an Accessible Transportation Accelerator Network; identify, disseminate, and support replication of accessibility strategies, inclusive transportation planning, and mobility on demand transportation system; and facilitate a community of practice to increase access to and use of accessible transportation in the underserved communities.

## Questions people ask

### Is HHS-2022-ACL-CIP-DNTC-0085 still open?

No. It closed on June 28, 2022. A newer notice is forecast: HHS-2027-ACL-AOD-DNDP-0016, expected deadline March 14, 2027.

### Who can apply for National Transportation Accessibility Center?

Administration for Community Living accepted applications from nonprofits. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for National Transportation Accessibility Center?

Closed June 28, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $500,000 each. About $2.5 million in total for one award.

### Who has won Developmental Disabilities Projects of National Significance grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were University of Mass at Boston, University of Kansas Center for Research Inc, National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services. The program made 34 awards worth $39.5 million in that time.