Transportation to Support Rural Healthcare resources via the Rural Health Information Hub

Resource: Expanding Mobility Options in Rural Western South Carolina: Upper Savannah Transit and Mobility Feasibility Study for Abbeville, Laurens, and Saluda Counties

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:02:47 -0500

Examines transportation in rural South Carolina counties and the impact of transportation gaps on employment, healthcare, education, and overall community well-being. Provides information and data on transportation needs, demographic profile of rural residents, and transit/mobility options, such as fixed and flexible transit, volunteer driving programs, carpooling, and more. Includes resources on medical and rural health transportation needs.

Resource: CCAM-Technical Assistance Center Rural Health Transformation Program Toolkit

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:07:22 -0500

Offers Rural Health Transformation Program information and resources with a focus on transportation and transit, federal fund braiding guidance, data, and more. -- Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility Technical Assistance Center

Resource: Understanding Artificial Intelligence and How It Can Be Used in Transit

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:35:39 -0500

Discusses the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in transit agencies. Includes the results of a survey among 24 rural, tribal, and other transit agencies about their use of AI, potential uses of AI, regulations, and potential funding sources. Offers a 6-step process for implementation following best practices. -- National Rural Transit Assistance Program

Funding opportunity: NADO Rural and Tribal Transportation Assistance

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:15:41 -0500

Planning assistance, workshops, technical training, and fundraising assistance to build rural transportation organization capacity and to support existing programs and planned projects. -- National Association of Development Organizations

Event: 2026 Annual APRIL (Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living) Conference

Thu, 21 May 2026 10:44:31 -0500

Niagara Falls NY
October 23, 2026 -- Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living

Organization: U.S. Department of Transportation

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:10:42 -0500

Federal agency responsible for the planning and coordinating federal transportation projects, setting safety regulations for all major modes of transportation, transportation infrastructure, and other transportation safety and security guidelines. Shares transportation data and statistics, grant opportunities, and training and technical assistance programs to support transportation and related infrastructure in rural and tribal communities.

Resource: Collaborating for Transportation Access in Rural Communities

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:10:39 -0500

Features the nonprofit Feonix – Mobility Rising and its work to support Waupaca County Catch a Ride in Wisconsin and the Transportation Rx program in South Texas. Shares how these programs work to improve transportation in their communities so people can more easily access healthcare, employment, and other needs. -- Rural Health Information Hub

Resource: Roadblocks to Rural Health: State Transportation Policies' Impact on Health Care Access in Virginia's Rural Communities: 2021–2022

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:03:15 -0600

Examines transportation barriers that impact healthcare access and provides actionable strategies to remove barriers. Discusses collaboration with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to change signage policy and install directional signs to a rural Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). Analyzes the subsequent impacts on access and cancer screening rates, as well as the importance of collaborating across community agencies.

Resource: Transportation for Rural People with Disabilities: Example Programs from Minnesota and Idaho

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 10:22:52 -0600

Results of a study examining two rural organizations in Marshall, Minnesota and Ketchum, Idaho and the ways in which they provide transportation services to individuals with disabilities. Uses data collected through interviews conducted via Zoom in May and June 2025. -- University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center

Event: 2026 National Transportation in Indian Country Conference (NTICC)

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:20:50 -0600

Chandler AZ
November 14, 2026

Resource: Thriving Communities Transportation Toolkit

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:22:15 -0600

A transportation toolkit that provides resources, guidance, and success stories related to transportation and infrastructure projects in rural and tribal communities. Focuses on finding opportunities, building teams, developing a project, financing, and maintaining infrastructure.

Resource: Quick-Build Project Resources for Rural Transportation

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 14:42:44 -0600

Provides information on and examples of quick-build transportation projects in rural areas that are designed to improve infrastructure and address safety issues and accessibility. -- National Association of Development Organizations

Resource: 2024 Rural Community Innovations: Transportation Planning Grant

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 11:40:22 -0500

Summarizes the efforts to increase accessible transportation services by 11 grantees of the 2024 National Aging and Disability Transportation Center's Rural Community Innovations Transportation Planning Grant. Includes a report highlighting lessons learned by the grantees discussing community partnerships, outreach, and sustainability. Features programs from Maine, Michigan, New York, Massachusetts, Montana, Texas, Washington, Georgia, and Missouri. -- National Aging and Disability Transportation Center

Resource: National Aging and Disability Transportation Center 2025 Innovations Showcase

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 09:29:02 -0500

Highlights 6 programs offering transportation services that are innovative in accessibility, coordination, cross-jurisdictional boundaries, healthcare access, and technology, particularly for older adults and people with disabilities. Includes rural-focused programs in Michigan and South Carolina, offering lessons learned and advice for replication. -- National Aging and Disability Transportation Center

Resource: Rural and Tribal Transit: The Federal Transit Administration Should Evaluate Its Efforts to Help Improve Accessibility and Service

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 09:17:29 -0500

Explores the primary federal funding sources for accessible transit for older adults and people with disabilities for rural and tribal communities. Describes the approaches these communities have used to provide accessible transit, and the challenges they have faced. Discusses how the Department of Transportation (DOT) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) have helped communities use funds to improve these transit services. -- Government Accountability Office

Resource: "I Now Have the Freedom to Do What I Want, When I Want, Like Anybody Else": The Impact, Creation, and Management of Transportation Voucher Programs

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 14:06:15 -0500

Explores the impacts and implementation of transportation voucher programs supporting people with disabilities in rural areas via interviews with CIL staff and disabled voucher program participants. Discusses the experiences of rural people with disabilities and highlights benefits and challenges of transportation voucher programs. -- University of Montana: Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities

Resource: Public Transit Supports for Food Access: 2021 National Survey of Community-Based Policy and Environmental Supports for Healthy Eating and Active Living (CBS HEAL)

Fri, 23 May 2025 11:16:23 -0500

Examines public transit availability and planning, presence of demand responsive transportation (DRT), and DRT services to food retail destinations in 1,956 municipalities. Provides data on demographic disparities in public transit access and planning, including rural-urban disparities. Discusses health impacts of access to healthy food and the importance of planning for adequate public transit.

Funding opportunity: Mobility, Access, and Transportation Insecurity Program

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 12:06:40 -0600

Funding to support the planning and development of community-shaped, innovative demonstration projects that can help address issues of transportation insecurity. -- Federal Transit Administration

Resource: National Rural Transit Assistance Program Cost Allocation Calculator

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 12:13:47 -0600

An interactive calculator for transit agencies to assist in determining expenses by various travel modes, jurisdictions, and service types, as well as costs of services for grant funding management and planning. Includes a Microsoft Excel and Access version. -- National Rural Transit Assistance Program

Resource: Transportation Provider Survey

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 09:50:11 -0600

Surveyed 445 transportation providers for people with disabilities and older adults in Fall 2023 to describe provider experiences and perspectives. Includes findings related to accessibility of vehicles, Section 5310 funding, fares, workforce challenges, technology, coordination activities, and equity. Discusses rural throughout. -- National Aging and Disability Transportation Center

Resource: Mobility Management Certificate Program

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 16:17:46 -0500

Free training offering participants the skills and knowledge to identify community transportation barriers and resources at the community, state, and national levels. At the completion of the course, participants will have developed their own national, state, and local mobility management resources toolkit. Course content covers mobility management basics, community health needs assessments, inclusivity, and the mobility ecosystem.

Resource: Nonemergency Medical Transportation: Leading Practices Would Help the Federal Transit Administration Evaluate Its Pilot Program

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 14:36:03 -0500

Provides an overview of non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) services and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant programs that can be used to support NEMT services. Evaluates the design and implementation of the FTA's Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility (ICAM) pilot program, the only FTA program that includes NEMT as a primary objective. Discusses how FTA communicates the availability and use of its funding for NEMT. Offers recommendations for FTA related to evaluating ICAM and consolidating and publishing information about FTA funding for NEMT. -- Government Accountability Office

Resource: Ground Ambulance Industry Trends, 2017–2022: An Analysis of Ground Ambulance Organization Entrance and Exit

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 14:23:12 -0500

Describes ground ambulance trends from 2017 to 2022, focusing on organizational characteristics associated with organizations' entry into or exit from the Medicare program. Presents data on the likelihood of entry and exit by a ground ambulance transportation organization by ownership status; urban, rural, or super rural location; and volume. Examines the change in traditional fee-for-service Medicare ground ambulance transport volume at the county level after an organization enters or exits the market. -- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Resource: HealthTran: Provider Sustainability and Patient Empowerment

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 15:51:22 -0500

Video featuring Community Asset Builders' HealthTran, a volunteer driver program that helps mobility-challenged clients in over 40 rural Missouri counties get to and from medical appointments. -- Rural Health Information Hub

Organization: ITNAmerica

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 14:19:47 -0600

Leads a national transportation network to provide sustainable, community-based transportation for older adults with mobility needs. Focuses on research, policy analysis, education, and transportation services and programs.

Resource: Impact of Driving Cessation on Health-Related Quality of Life Trajectories

Fri, 02 Feb 2024 10:55:07 -0600

Examines the impact of driving cessation (DC) in older drivers aged 65-79 on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in rural and urban populations. Includes charts showing differences in HRQoL related to DC in metro core, metro non-core, and small town/rural areas. Discusses the impact of access to alternative transportation on mental health and HRQoL in older adults.

Resource: Interest in Shared-Use Mobility Services in Tribal Communities

Tue, 16 Jan 2024 08:42:11 -0600

Explores the impact that technology-enabled, shared-use mobility services such as rideshare, carshare, bikeshare, microtransit, and more may have on rural and tribal areas. Identifies relevant literature on shared-use mobilities services, a case study based on a tribal community in Oklahoma, and best practices and challenges related to emerging transit technologies. -- Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

Resource: Discretionary Transportation Grants: DOT Should Improve Transparency in the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America Program

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:57:50 -0600

Examines the Department of Transportation (DOT)'s processes to solicit, evaluate, and select applications for Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant awards in fiscal year (FY) 2022, and the extent to which DOT's evaluation and selection processes aligned with federal guidance. Includes information about the Rural Surface Transportation program, which receives INFRA funding, and statistics on number of INFRA grant awards in FYs 2016–2022, with breakdowns by urban and rural areas. -- Government Accountability Office

Resource: An Active Roadmap: Best Practices in Rural Mobility

Wed, 10 Jan 2024 10:57:58 -0600

Provides a literature review and case studies related to the ways rural communities encourage health-focused infrastructure, multimodal transportation, economic development, and environmentally safe practices. Describes the typology and demographics of rural areas and discusses how transportation is linked to wellness and community health outcomes.

Resource: Resources on Rides for Employment for Older Adults and People with Disabilities

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 10:08:41 -0600

Describes differences in transportation accessibility for older adults and people with disabilities based on resources available in particular communities. Provides resources and example programs focused on improving transportation options in rural areas. -- National Aging and Disability Transportation Center