Deadline: 26-May-23
Applications are now open for the Newfoundland and Labrador Community Transportation Program to support the development, implementation and evaluation of accessible and inclusive community transportation services.
These services make it easier for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians to get around their communities; attend work, school, and appointments; run errands; visit loved ones; and participate in social activities. Community transportation services should be:
Criteria
- Available
- Description: Service is available to reach desired destinations at desired times
- Consideration
- Daytime and evening service
- Weekday and weekend service
- Accommodates all types of trips
- Acceptable
- Description: Service is comfortable, safe, and user-friendly
- Consideration
- Drivers trained to work with seniors, persons with a disability etc.
- Easy to schedule and arrange trips
- Service can be booked on-demand
- Minimal wait times
- Well maintained vehicle(s)
- Accessible
- Description: Service is accessible
- Consideration
- Accommodates riders during all stages of life
- Passenger assistance provided to and from the vehicle and into and out of the vehicle
- Wheelchair accessible vehicle(s)
- Adaptable
- Description: Service can be adapted to meet the diverse needs of riders
- Consideration
- Routes and schedules have flexibility to change and meet demand
- Door-to-door service
- On-demand service
- Fixed route service
- Ride-sharing or ride-hailing
- Affordable
- Description: Service is affordable for all riders
- Consideration
- Free, discounted service, or sliding scale option
- Community-led or advised
- Feedback from the community and people who will use the service
- Fits existing resources
- Sustainable
- Description: The service is reliable in its ability to provide a consistent service over time
- Consideration: A consistent source of funding
Funding Information
- Contributions of up to $100,000 are available.
Eligible Activities
- Planning activities that support the development of a new or expansion of an existing community transportation service. Activities may include public engagement, needs assessments, feasibility or viability studies, surveys, assessments of routes, modes of travel, and Business Plan development.
- Implementation Projects
- Supports the purchase of an accessible vehicle or conversion of an existing vehicle, implementation of a long-term sustainable community transportation service, and ongoing monitoring and evaluation.
- Eligible expenses are those considered direct and necessary for the development, implementation or evaluation of a community transportation service and support day-to-day activities.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants are encouraged to partner with nearby or neighbouring communities. Eligible applicants include:
- Municipalities
- Indigenous Governing Bodies
- Provincially incorporated not-for-profit organizations
- For-profit organizations, individuals, and federal entities are not eligible to apply but may partner with an eligible applicant.
For more information, visit Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.