Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program
Forecasted
Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program supports Wisconsin seniors and people with disabilities through vehicles, transportation services, and coordination to improve mobility.
Funder: Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Due Dates (Anticipated): August 2027 (Brown County MPO) | August 2027 (WisDOT) | August 2027 (Greater Madison MPO) | September 2027 (SEWRPC/Milwaukee)
Funding Amounts: Vehicles: up to 80% of listed prices; mobility management: minimum 20% local match; operations: 50% local match of net expenditures; nontraditional awards last one year
Summary: Supports transportation vehicles, operations, mobility management, and coordination that improve mobility for Wisconsin seniors and individuals with disabilities.
Key Information: Projects must align with a locally developed coordinated public transit–human services transportation plan.
Description
Wisconsin’s Section 5310 program uses federal and state funds to improve mobility for seniors and individuals with disabilities. Supported in part by the Federal Transit Administration, it funds Human Service Vehicles, operating assistance, mobility managers, coordination, and non-vehicle capital. Projects address transportation that is insufficient, inappropriate, or unavailable, exceed Americans with Disabilities Act requirements, improve access to fixed-route services, or provide transportation alternatives.
WisDOT administers funding for small urban and rural areas. Appleton, Green Bay, Madison, and Milwaukee administer their own geographic areas through regional partners. Supported activities include travel training, trip planning, transportation brokerages, one-stop traveler call centers, volunteer driver programs, and new or expanded fixed-route or demand-response services. Mobility management supports coordination rather than operating transportation services.
