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List of Awarded Grants

Your search returned 34 grants as shown below.

1: Community Action Program - Belknap-Merrimack Counties   

Project:Transportation Study
Grant Type:Applied Research Grant
Amount:$12,722
Grant Date:July 18, 2005
Duration:3 months
Area(s):State of NH
Description:To increase the knowledge of geographic barriers to heath in New Hampshire by analyzing a statewide survey and other related data on tranporation access issues.
Detail:To support data analysis and initial report draft work as well as some dissemination of report results.

2: Community Action Program - Belknap-Merrimack Counties   

Project:One-Day Brokerage Conference
Grant Type:Convening Grant
Amount:$9,673
Grant Date:September 23, 2003
Duration:1 month
Area(s):State of NH
Description:To convene and help fund a one-day conference regarding transportation coordination with national experts, regional and state leaders and developing NH community models.
Detail:To convene and help fund a one-day conference regarding transportation coordination with national experts, regional and state leaders and developing NH community models.

3: Advance Transit, Inc.   

Project:Statewide Transportation Summit
Sub Title:A statewide collaboration to improve New Hampshire's mobility options
Grant Type:Convening Grant
Amount:$4,750
Grant Date:November 30, 2008
Duration:1 month
Description:To organize a high level summit meeting to encourage collaboration of state agencies, associations, and organizations to improve mobility options for New Hampshire citizens.
Detail:Funds will be used to cover summit meeting expenses.

4: Tri County Community Action Program, Inc.   

Project:Carroll County Transportation Project
Grant Type:Discretionary Grant
Amount:$10,000
Grant Date:April 19, 2007
Duration:12 months
Area(s):Conway HSA, Plymouth HSA, Rochester HSA, Wolfeboro HSA
Description:To provide additional support for nationally-funded planning efforts for improved community transportation in Carroll County.
Detail:To fund added staff time to support planning, staffing of a VISTA volunteer, travel and expenses related to community transportation planning process in Carroll County.

5: United Way of Sullivan County   

Project:Transportation Summit
Grant Type:Discretionary Grant
Amount:$2,000
Grant Date:September 19, 2005
Duration:3 months
Area(s):Claremont HSA, Keene HSA, Lebanon HSA
Description:To decrease geograhic barriers to health and health care by conveing a transportation summit for Sullivan County that will bring together stakeholders from the local community, community agencies and local and state government to develop solutions to improve access to transportation.
Detail:To provide funds to support facilitation for the summit meeting and related data analysis for the project

6: Community Action Program - Belknap-Merrimack Counties   

Project:Lakes Region Public Transportation
Grant Type:Discretionary Grant
Amount:$15,000
Grant Date:July 28, 2005
Duration:12 months
Area(s):Laconia HSA
Description:To maintain access to needed public transportation services in the Lakes Region by assuring a smooth transition between GLTA and the new service provider, supporting a community planning process to oversee future development, and establishing community support for the system
Detail:To provide partial match for federal funds to keep fixed route service in operation.

7: American Red Cross-NH West Chapter   

Project:Red Cross Transportation Program
Grant Type:Discretionary Grant
Amount:$7,500
Grant Date:February 08, 2005
Duration:1 month
Area(s):Claremont HSA, Keene HSA
Description:The New Hampshire West-American Red Cross Transportation Program will make it possible for individuals in Cheshire and Western Hillsborough County who do not have access to transportation, to be provided rides to medical appointments.
Detail:To assist in funding the replacement of a vehicle for medical transportation program.

8: Greater Derry/Gr. Salem Regional Transportation Council   

Project:Assuring Transportation Service in the Greater Derry/Greater Salem Area
Grant Type:Discretionary Grant
Amount:$12,000
Grant Date:May 18, 2004
Duration:6 months
Area(s):Derry HSA
Description:To continue to provide demand response transportation services to the elderly and disabled of the Gr. Derry region until the anticipated infusion of FTA funding for transportation is received by leveraging a local donation with foundation match.
Detail:To fulfill a local match opportunity and to provide an additional challenge grant.

9: Rockingham Planning Commission   

Project:Best Practices for Integrating Volunteer Drivers into Transit Brokerages
Grant Type:Planning Grant
Amount:$14,347
Grant Date:December 17, 2007
Duration:6 months
Area(s):Dover HSA, Exeter HSA, Portsmouth HSA
Description:To identify Best Practices for integrating volunteer drivers into regional human service transportation brokerages, and develop an action plan for implementing these Best Practices in transportation coordination efforts ongoing in the southeast corner of the state.
Detail:To support surveying coordinated transit systems that have developed successful volunteer driver programs, analyzing the Best Practices, developing an implementation plan and related expenses.

10: Granite State Organizing Project   

Project:GSOP Souhegan Valley Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Project
Grant Type:Planning Grant
Amount:$20,000
Grant Date:September 17, 2007
Duration:12 months
Area(s):Nashua HSA
Description:To remove geographic barriers to health care access through the implementation of an effective, efficient, sustainably funded Non-Emergency Medical Transportation System in the Souhegan Valley.
Detail:To help fund staff and related costs to encourage development of and funding for transportation in the Souhegan communities.

11: Bonnie CLAC   

Project:Work Plan to Expand Bonnie CLAC's Transportation Services
Grant Type:Planning Grant
Amount:$30,000
Grant Date:June 18, 2007
Duration:6 months
Area(s):State of NH
Description:To increase the number of low-income and vulnerable populations in New Hampshire who have access to services to purchase new reliable cars for personal transportation by undertaking a planning process to include siting of new offices, increasing cultural awareness in program design, and planning a policy change effort.
Detail:To support staff and related expenses for the planning process.

12: Mascoma Valley Health Initiative   

Project:Reducing Geographic Barriers to Health Care Access in the Mascoma Valley
Grant Type:Planning Grant
Amount:$38,383
Grant Date:September 18, 2006
Duration:27 months
Area(s):Lebanon HSA
Description:The goal of this project is to create a plan to improve access to health care services for the geographically isolated residents of the five towns of the Mascoma Valley. This will be accomplished by first creating and considering a cost-effectiveness analysis of two distinct solutions to this problem of access: 1) improving public transportation to existing health care resources in the Hanover/Lebanon area; and 2) creating a health care center within one of the five towns to serve the needs of residents locations.
Detail:These funds will be used to pay the salary of the Program Coordinator to research methods of addressing geographic barriers to health care access in the Mascoma Valley, as well as to convene a planning task force to make recommendations on the above, create a succinct plan to address these barriers, and to research funding opportunities for implementation of the plan.

13: Monadnock Community Hospital   

Project:Transportation for Everyone: Contoocook Valley Transportation Cooperative
Grant Type:Planning Grant
Amount:$55,900
Grant Date:June 18, 2007
Duration:12 months
Area(s):Peterborough HSA
Description:To increase mobility options for residents of the Contoocook River Valley by conducting a second phase of planning for the development of regional and local organizational transportation infrastructure.
Detail:To fund staff and related costs to develop a regional membership organization: Contoocook Valley Transportation Cooperative and to develop town volunteer networks in the area.

14: Associates in Career and Community   

Project:Transportation for Everyone
Grant Type:Planning Grant
Amount:$32,411
Grant Date:September 18, 2006
Duration:8 months
Area(s):Peterborough HSA
Description:To create a community-generated plan for a Transportation Cooperation serving geographically isolated people in the eastern Monadnock region to improve access to health care and other services by creating 1) citizen groups from several abutting towns to identify and document transportation needs and opportunities; and 2) project steering group composed of health-related non-profit organizations, planners and representatives of town groups to identify and document organizational needs and opportunities.
Detail:Funds will be used to bring Sonke Dorblut's transportation expertise to the Peterborough area one day a week; to pay Kristen and John Vance's expertise to replicate the Grapevine Model of citizen groups; to pay for office operations that include supplies for each of the 4 citizens group, and the production of an 8-page pamphlet summarizing planning research and presenting an action plan to community members (10,000 copies).

15: Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission   

Project:Sullivan County Community Mobility Project
Grant Type:Planning Grant
Amount:$12,930
Grant Date:March 17, 2008
Duration:6 months
Area(s):Claremont HSA, Keene HSA, Lebanon HSA, New London HSA
Description:To improve community in Sullivan County by developing a transportation coordination pilot in Charlestown and by planning and developing a Regional Coordinating Council for transportation in Sullivan County.
Detail:To support staff, facilitation, and related expenses for the Community Mobility Project.

16: United Way of Sullivan County   

Project:Community Mobility Project
Grant Type:Planning Grant
Amount:$19,910
Grant Date:December 11, 2006
Duration:9 months
Area(s):Claremont HSA, Keene HSA, Lebanon HSA, New London HSA
Description:To improve transportation in Sullivan County by developing a comprehensive regional mobility plan.
Detail:To support facilitation of monthly meetings, collaboration building within the Community Mobility Committee, and administrative costs.

17: United Way of Sullivan County   

Project:Community Mobility Project
Grant Type:Planning Grant
Amount:$17,934
Grant Date:March 20, 2006
Duration:9 months
Area(s):Claremont HSA, Keene HSA, New London HSA
Description:To improve access to transportation by developing a community-based, collaborative and comprehensive regional transportation plan.
Detail:To support facilitation and administrative costs for convening the Community Mobility Committee and developing its work products.

18: Strafford Network   

Project:Transportation Brokerage for Strafford and Eastern Rockingham Counties
Grant Type:Planning Grant
Amount:$18,288
Grant Date:December 11, 2006
Duration:12 months
Area(s):Dover HSA, Exeter HSA, Portsmouth HSA, Rochester HSA
Description:To increase access to care and enhance mobility in Strafford and Eastern Rockingham Counties by planning and subsequently implementing a transportation brokerage system.
Detail:To fund consulting, office expenses, and costs for participation in CTAA.

19: Strafford Network   

Project:Strafford County Transportation Collaborative
Grant Type:Planning Grant
Amount:$5,602
Grant Date:September 20, 2004
Duration:12 months
Area(s):Dover HSA, Rochester HSA
Description:To improve regional transportation services for people in Strafford County by assessing existing transportation resources in Strafford County and developing an action plan for future efforts.
Detail:To help fund a consultant to assess the full scope of current transportaion resources in Strafford County and develop recommendations for future collaboration.

20: Health First Family Care Center, Inc.   

Project:Coordinated Transportation & System Improvement
Grant Type:Planning Grant
Amount:$10,208
Grant Date:September 20, 2004
Duration:12 months
Area(s):Concord HSA, Franklin HSA, Laconia HSA, New London HSA
Description:To increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the current transportaion system of the Twin Rivers and Lakes regions in order to improve access to health care by establishing an effective working model for rural transportation for this NH region.
Detail:To fund the consultation and support necessary to develop recommendations for improved coordination of services.

21: Rockingham Planning Commission   

Project:Greater Derry-Salem Transit Planning/Implementation
Grant Type:Planning Grant
Amount:$29,044
Grant Date:March 24, 2003
Duration:7 months
Area(s):Derry HSA, Exeter HSA, Manchester HSA
Description:The limited nature of transit services in the Gr. Derry-Salem region creates a barrier to accessing health care for many of the region's transit dependent residents. During 2002 Gr. Derry Gr. Salem Region Transportation Council, together with 3 regional planning commissions, conducted a study analyzing the need for transit in the region; and defining an action plan for improving transit through coordination and expansion of existing demand response services; and development of standard fixed route bus service. Implementing this action plan is the focus of the project. This proposal requests funds to implement 7 tasks identified in the Action Plan. These include establishing an Advisory Committee to guide development of a transit brokerage; developing a series of Memoranda of Understanding that set out how agencies will coordinate transit services; approaching towns for funding; developing joint training for staff providing transit services; developing a marketing campaign to promote expanded service; and establishing a brokerage call center. this project is intended to dovetail with a Theme Grant proposal to fund a pilot transit brokerage project.
Detail:To help fund the implementation of an action plan to coordinate and expand existing demand response services to improve transportation to access health care for the residents of the greater Derry/Salem community.

22: North Country Health Consortium   

Project:North Country Coordinated Transportation
Grant Type:Planning Grant
Amount:$9,502
Grant Date:September 24, 2002
Duration:12 months
Area(s):Lancaster HSA, Littleton HSA
Description:To help fund the personnel capacity for the North Country Health Consortium to do an inventory and analysis of resources and needs and to design and begin implementation of a coordinated system in the Lancaster to Littleton route in conjunction with the pilot project to be funded by NH Department of Transportation.
Detail:To continue to provide ongoing support of this project by funding for one year a finance consultant, an administrative assistant,communications specialist, a development consultant, PR materials & supportive costs to implement the Year 2 goals and objectives of this long term project.

23: Caring Community Network of the Twin Rivers   

Project:Collaborative Transportation Planning in the Twin Rivers & Lakes Reg
Grant Type:Planning Grant
Amount:$18,483
Grant Date:September 24, 2002
Duration:12 months
Area(s):Concord HSA, Laconia HSA, Lebanon HSA, Plymouth HSA
Description:To help fund personnel costs, including consultants and meeting costs, to develop through a series of planning activities a sustainable plan for a regional, coordinated transportation system to access primary, secondary, and tertiary health care in the Twin Rivers and Lakes Region.
Detail:To help provide the necessary personnel including consultants and meeting costs, to develop a sustainable plan for a regional, coordinated transportation system to access primary, secondary, and tertiary health care in the Twin Rivers and Lakes Region.

24: Bonnie CLAC   

Project:Bridging the Gap to Affordable Car Ownership
Sub Title:Increasing access to automobiles and financial counseling in order to increase economic opportunities for low-income families
Grant Type:Theme Implementation Grant
Amount:$75,000
Grant Date:June 16, 2008
Duration:12 months
Area(s):State of NH
Description:To meet the immediate transportation needs of more low-income and vulnerable NH residents and enable them to participate fully in Bonnie CLAC's compreshensive program by expanding Bonnie CLAC's fleet of cars for its Bridge Program and partially funding compensation of the Bridge Care Manager.
Detail:To support the purchase of cars for the Bridge Car program and partial funding of the Bridge Car Program Manager.

25: Tri County Community Action Program, Inc.   

Project:Carroll County Transportation Project
Sub Title:To develop a community transportation system in the County
Grant Type:Theme Implementation Grant
Amount:$71,550
Grant Date:June 16, 2008
Duration:12 months
Area(s):Conway HSA, Plymouth HSA, Rochester HSA, Wolfeboro HSA
Description:To improve access to health and health care by continuing development of a regional transportation system for the Carroll County region.
Detail:To support staff and project expenses for year 1 of the project.

26: Monadnock Community Hospital   

Project:Contoocook Valley Transportation Cooperative
Sub Title:Developing transportation options in the region
Grant Type:Theme Implementation Grant
Amount:$65,631
Grant Date:June 16, 2008
Duration:12 months
Area(s):Peterborough HSA
Description:To improve and develop mobility options for residents of the Contoocook River Valley through the development of regional and local organizational transportation infrastructure.
Detail:To provide support for staffing, office operations and related costs.

27: Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission   

Project:Sullivan County Community Mobility Project
Sub Title:A comprehensive plan to improve regional transportation services for the people of Sullivan County
Grant Type:Theme Implementation Grant
Amount:$48,640
Grant Date:June 16, 2008
Duration:12 months
Area(s):Claremont HSA, Keene HSA, Lebanon HSA, New London HSA
Description:To support the development of a regional system to improve mobility services in Sullivan County.
Detail:To support staff, consulting and related expenses to develop a Regional Coordination Council for transportation in Sullivan County and to initiate coordinated services.

28: Strafford Network   

Project:Transportation Brokerage For Strafford and Eastern Rockingham Counties
Sub Title:Coordinating transportation resources to improve access
Grant Type:Theme Implementation Grant
Amount:$175,936
Grant Date:June 16, 2008
Duration:24 months
Area(s):Dover HSA, Exeter HSA, Portsmouth HSA, Rochester HSA
Description:To improve regional transportation services for people in Strafford and Eastern Rockingham Counties by coordinating transportation services offered by COAST and multiple human service transportation provider agencies.
Detail:To fund staffing and related costs related to implementing a transportation brokerage project in Strafford and Eastern Rockingham Counties.

29: Strafford Network   

Project:Transportation Brokerage for Strafford and Eastern Rockingham Counties
Grant Type:Theme Implementation Grant
Amount:$110,729
Grant Date:June 18, 2007
Duration:12 months
Area(s):Dover HSA, Exeter HSA, Portsmouth HSA, Rochester HSA
Description:To improve regional transportation services for people in Strafford and Eastern Rockingham Counties by coordinating transportation services offered by COAST and multiple human service transportation provider agencies.
Detail:To fund costs related to developing a transportation brokerage project in Strafford and Eastern Rockingham Counties.

30: North Country Health Consortium   

Project:North Country Transportation Implementation Project
Grant Type:Theme Implementation Grant
Amount:$176,661
Grant Date:June 21, 2004
Duration:36 months
Area(s):Lancaster HSA, Littleton HSA
Description:To improve access to health care, employment and educational opportunites for residents of the North Country especially the mobility-impaired, by reducing geographic barriers posed by a lack of public transportation through the implementation of a reliable, affordable, sustainable transit system in the Littleton-Lancaster corridor.
Detail:To fund personnel expenses, consulting services, promotional materials, advertising, equipment, travel/conferences and facility and office operations.

31: Cooperative Alliance for Regional Transportation (CART)   

Project:Greater Derry-Salem Regional Brokerage Demonstration Project
Grant Type:Theme Implementation Grant
Amount:$90,552
Grant Date:September 17, 2007
Duration:12 months
Area(s):Derry HSA, Exeter HSA, Manchester HSA
Description:To continue to develop a coordinated, easily accessible transportation system that provides quality services to the transit dependent residents of the Greater Derry-Salem region.
Detail:To support Year 3 of a regional transit brokerage call center to schedule and dispatch rides for several regional human service agencies and expand access to transit by activating vehicles owned by agencies, but not fully utilized.

32: Greater Derry/Gr. Salem Regional Transportation Council   

Project:Greater Derry-Salem Regional Brokerage Demonstration Project
Grant Type:Theme Implementation Grant
Amount:$47,725
Grant Date:June 20, 2005
Duration:9 months
Area(s):Derry HSA, Exeter HSA, Manchester HSA
Description:To develop a coordinated, easily accessible transportation system that provides quality services to the transit dependent residents of the Greater Derry-Salem region.
Detail:To support Year 2 of a regional transit brokerage call center to schedule and dispatch rides for several regional human service agencies and expand access to transit by activating vehicles owned by agencies, but not fully utilized.

33: Greater Derry/Gr. Salem Regional Transportation Council   

Project:Greater Derry-Salem Regional Brokerage Demonstration Project
Grant Type:Theme Implementation Grant
Amount:$90,000
Grant Date:June 16, 2003
Duration:12 months
Area(s):Derry HSA, Exeter HSA, Manchester HSA
Description:To implement the recent Greater Derry-Salem Regional Transportation action plan to improve transit in the Greater Derry/Salem region (area does not have a public transportation system or agency) through coordination and expansion of existing demand/response services and the eventual development of a standard fixed route bus service.
Detail:To fund the establishment of a call center to serve as the broker to coordinate scheduling and dispatching of rides for regional human services agencies.

34: Community Action Program - Belknap-Merrimack Counties   

Project:Coordinated Brokerage System
Grant Type:Theme Implementation Grant
Amount:$95,081
Grant Date:June 24, 2002
Duration:42 months
Area(s):Concord HSA
Description:To establish a model coordinated transportation brokerage system that will maximize the use of existing transportation services & expand availability of transportation to medical services for the low-income, elderly & disabled residents of Merrimack County.
Detail:To support the implementation of this project by funding community outreach, hardware/software, office & radio equipment.


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