National Center on Senior Transportation: Projects & Funding: Student Projects

Description of 2009 - 2010 Program and Application Procedures

Deadline: Thursday, December 17, 2009, no later than 11:59 p.m. E.S.T.
Overview

The National Center on Senior Transportation (NCST) is a collaborative effort between Easter Seals and the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a). Its mission is to increase transportation options for older adults and enhance their ability to live more independently within their communities throughout the United States. Established in 2006, the NCST is funded through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration in cooperation with the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services’ Administration on Aging.

The NCST is once again pleased to announce an opportunity for currently enrolled university students to conduct a project that relates to older adult transportation. Through this program, the National Center on Senior Transportation anticipates awarding a number of post-baccalaureate students with awards up to $2,000 per award to expand upon current transportation/mobility-related projects to benefit older adults and transportation service delivery networks. Funding need not be used for new initiatives and can expand upon a project that is already underway.

Funds may be used to provide partial support to their research projects or for travel to disseminate research findings. The product generated as part of this program will be used to contribute solutions to transportation challenges that older adults, their caregivers, and the communities where they reside face. It is anticipated that products developed will be nationally distributed through the NCST library.

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