Community Spec Submits Grants for Hopeful Operators

Community Spec recently submitted 70 Federal Transit Administration Over The Road Bus Accessibility Grants (OTRBA), which provide funding that allows bus operators to offset the incremental costs of providing ADA accessibility to passengers. The 2010 cycle of OTRBA grants were recently submitted and will be announced for awards during late summer of this year. Community Spec has been very instrumental in securing Federal Transit Administration 5311(f) intercity fixed route funding for bus operator partners securing over $750,000 in South Carolina, $1,500,000 in Mississippi, and over $300,000 in Alabama. The funding received from the 5311(f) program will allow bus operators to purchase vehicles to provide intercity service and supplement operating and marketing costs.