The National RTAP (NRTAP) Community Rides Grant Program offers current recipients and subrecipients of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA)'s Formula Grants for Rural Areas (Section 5311) program the opportunity to apply for grant awards of up to $100,000 for projects that develop or strengthen transportation partnerships that improve social determinants of health in rural and tribal communities. The project duration is 15 months. 

All applications must be submitted through National RTAP's online grant management portal (SurveyMonkey Apply), which will be open by April 7, 2021. The application deadline is May 10, 2021 at 11:59 PM ET.

NRTAP is offering two webinars for interested applicants, in order to answer questions and provide an overview of the RFP and the online grant application system. The webinars will also feature speakers who will share examples of transportation partnerships and lessons learned. Registration is required to attend. The webinars will be recorded. During registration, you can submit questions to be addressed during the webinar.

Webinar 1: Program Overview and Transportation Partnership Examples

Date: March 23, 2021
Time: 2:00-3:00 PM ET
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Webinar 2: Project Development, Performance Measures, and Application Portal Overview

Date: April 15, 2021
Time: 2:00-3:00 PM ET
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For more detailed information, please download the Request for Proposals (RFP). If you have questions about the Grant Program, please email Liz Taylor, NRTAP Assistant Director, at grants@nationalrtap.org.