NOFA800 - FTA Section 5310 FY2028-FY2029

The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), the metro Atlanta Area Agency on Aging, issues this Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) and is the sole point of contact. [...] The FTA Section 5310 program provides funds for the Atlanta UZA to improve mobility for seniors and persons with disabilities by providing funds for programs to serve the special needs of transit-dependent populations beyond traditional public transportation services and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) complementary paratransit services.

The program aims to improve mobility for seniors and individuals with disabilities by removing barriers to transportation service and expanding transportation mobility options. This program supports transportation services planned, designed, and carried out to meet the special transportation needs of seniors and individuals with disabilities in all areas – large urbanized (over 200,000), small urbanized (50,000-200,000), and rural (under 50,000). Eligible projects include both "traditional" capital investment and "nontraditional" investment beyond the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) complementary paratransit services.

The Atlanta Regional Commission's overarching goal in the FTA Section 5310 Notification of Funding Availability is to improve mobility for older adults and individuals with disabilities in the metro region through activities and projects that remove barriers to transportation services, identify new/innovative approaches to transportation for clients, expand mobility options and allow maximum flexibility in allowing consumers to travel when and where they desire to go.

The transportation section within the Offices of Facilities and Support Services in the Georgia Department of Human Services confirmed in writing to the Atlanta Regional Commission that Capital expenditures may include the following projects:

• mobility manager staff positions and related program costs,
• Trips (Paratransit, Demand-Response, Fixed/Flex Route Shuttles, etc.) regardless of whether they are voucher run programs with subcontractors
• short range transit planning if it is a part of mobility management,
• demonstration projects and technology such as scheduling software and hardware. planning and operation of coordinated systems inclusive of Geographic information Systems (GIS), global Positioning System Technology, coordinated vehicle scheduling, dispatching, and monitoring technologies.
• technologies to track costs and billing in a coordinated system.
• single smart customer payment systems.
• Coordination of individualized travel training and trip planning activities projects and technology such as scheduling software and hardware.

If awarded, Grantees will be expected to:

• Attend ARC meetings and trainings designed for the Aging Services Provider Network
• Participate in ARC's onsite and/or virtual financial and program monitoring
• Conduct annual independent monitoring of all sub-contractors
• Meet all required fiscal and programmatic deadlines

All proposals must be submitted electronically through the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) procurement website: https://procurement.atlantaregional.org/opportunities/ Proposals submitted by any other method (including email, mail, fax, or hand delivery) may not be accepted unless specified in the solicitation document.

Respondents must register and complete the application on the ARC procurement website to submit a proposal. Proposals must be received no later than **5:00pm EST on November 9, 2026**. Late proposals will not be accepted under any circumstances.

This NOFA covers a one-year period beginning on October 1, 2027, and ending on September 30, 2028, with an option to renew for one additional year.

The FY27 Allocation that ARC received from the Georgia Department of Human Services totals **$687,500** in Capital FTA 5310 funds. All funding is reimbursed at 80% with a 20% local match requirement. Any respondent awarded funding through 5310 will be responsible for the 20% match.

Project proposals without required matches will be automatically disqualified.