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NADO Rural & Tribal Transportation Assistance Request Form

The National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation and our technical assistance partners offer a variety of types of assistance on rural and Tribal transportation and mobility in communities under 50,000 population in the United States.

Our team may be able to provide research and planning assistance to support existing programs or planned projects, or we can develop informational workshops or technical training to build your organization's capacity. Although NADO does not have funding to grant directly to rural communities, we can share information about potential transportation funding opportunities that your community could apply for.

In the past, we have helped Tribes, regional development organizations, communities, and transit agencies with:
  • conducting stakeholder outreach
  • exploring new partnerships and identifying regional assets
  • identifying noteworthy practices related to mobility, community/economic development, and rural wealth creation
  • developing strategies for addressing transportation and economic development challenges
  • estimating transportation demand, mobility service options, or costs
  • writing RFP templates
  • analyzing data (such as public transit route analysis, walkshed/bikeshed, community activity density, safety challenges affecting regional connectivity, rural bicycle level of traffic stress)
  • conducting walk audits
  • connecting with peer communities that are addressing similar mobility challenges
  • training for agency staff, board members, or stakeholders
  • other mobility and economic development issues
Most of our assistance is supported through federal funding that NADO applies for annually, including USDA Rural Development. Availability is subject to our team's capacity and the community or Tribe's eligibility for funding sources that support NADO's work. USDA RD, NADO, and our partners are equal opportunity providers.

If we cannot assist you, we may refer you to other organizations providing transportation assistance or follow up with you about seeking funding to support your assistance request.
1.Your contact information:
2.Transportation challenge: Please share a short description of a mobility challenge or the type of information or assistance you would like to request.

If relevant, please provide links to documents related to your request (for example, link to planning documents, data reports, or other information related to this issue).
3.Geographic area: List the communities, counties, or Tribal areas that would benefit from your assistance request (to help us determine eligibility).
4.Timeline: Technical assistance timing will depend on the request, the availability of our team to assist, and the availability of funding for our staff to help address your challenge. If you need assistance by a specific deadline, indicate your timeline. We may need to seek new funding to support your request.
5.Other transportation training needs: Does your organization have any other training needs related to transportation and economic-development? This does not need to be directly related to the assistance request in the previous questions.
6.Please add any other comments or questions.