Section 5310 Transit Funding
5310 Program Overview
The Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program (49 USC Section 5310) "Section 5310" Program provides grants to assist non-profit organizations, private operators, and public agencies providing coordinated transportation services that are planned, designed, and carried out to meet the needs of elderly persons and persons with disabilities. This funding originates with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and is administered by GoRaleigh with assistance from CAMPO.
The FTA's Section 5310 funding program provides capital and operating grants to private non-profit corporations and public agencies coordinated transportation services that meet the needs of elderly persons and persons with disabilities. The City of Raleigh is a recipient of these funds and is responsible for its oversight, final selection of projects from CAMPO's recommended Prgram of Projects, and administration to local, eligible grant subrecipients. Along with these responsibilities, Raleigh with CAMPO is required to frequently update the Program Management Plan and ensure it is consistent with the Raleigh Urbanized Area Locally Coordinated Public Transit- Human Services Transportation Plan (LCPT-HSTP), which provides guidance on meeting local transportation needs for the disabled and elderly populations.
CALL FOR PROJECTS August 17, 2026 - September 14, 2026
The upcoming Call for Projects will provide funding for eligible applicants for projects that are scheduled to occur within a two-year period from October 1, 2027 to September 30, 2029. There is $1.9M available to fund eligible projects and grants administration in the current grant cycle. The Call for Projects will open on August 17, 2026 and all applications will be due to GoRaleigh no later than September 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT.
Note that all disbursements under the new program cycle are dependent upon a successfully executed grant agreement with the FTA.
Section 5310 Grant Engagement Opportunities - New Options Added this Year!
For this year’s grant cycle, GoRaleigh and CAMPO are providing enhanced resources and learning opportunities for grant applicants, including holding an expanded grant webinar prior to the call and providing Office Hours during the grant application period.
Grant Application Webinar - Interested parties are invited to attend a grant application webinar on August 10, 2026 from 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm.
Coming soon - Recorded Presentation - The grant webinar will be recorded and posted here by August 17.
Office Hours - Prospective applicants are encouraged to sign up to attend office hours to have specific questions answered and get help with preparing applications. Time slots are available on Tuesdays and Fridays between August 18 and September 4, and on Thursday September 10. A drop-in session will be held on Tuesday, Sep 8, 2026 from 1:00 - 4:00 pm - information will be posted here on the drop-in session once details are available.
- Visit the booking page to reserve your Office Hour slot!
Coming soon - Application and Applicant Resources Toolkit - Information will be posted to this site at the opening of the call of project including the Section 5310 application, templates, examples and other resources to support applicants.
Section 5310 Program and Eligibility Requirements
Section 5310 funds are available for capital and operating expenses to support the provision of transportation services to meet the specific needs of elderly persons and persons with disabilities. Requirements are detailed in the Section 5310 Program Management Plan (PMP). All projects must either be situated in the Raleigh-Cary Urbanized Area or may originate in a rural area but must have the final destination situated in an urbanized area within the region to qualify for Section 5310 Urbanized Area funds.
At least 55 percent of any rural, small urbanized area, or large urbanized area’s annual apportionment must be utilized for public transportation capital projects that are planned, designed, and carried out to meet the specific needs of elderly persons and persons with disabilities.
In addition to the above required capital projects, up to 45 percent of an area’s apportionment may be utilized for additional public transportation projects that:
- Exceed the ADA minimum requirements,
- Improve access to fixed-route service and decrease reliance by persons with disabilities on ADA-complementary paratransit service, or
- Provide alternatives to public transportation that assist elderly persons and persons with disabilities with transportation.
Such projects must be targeted toward meeting the transportation needs of elderly persons and persons with disabilities, although they may be used by the general public. The FTA encourages projects that are open to the public as a means of avoiding unnecessary segregation of services.