The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) wants to understand the transportation needs of your organization, your staff, and your clients. Please take this survey to help us enhance the mobility of seniors and persons with disabilities and improve the way people get around Orange County.

As a continuation of our planning effort to promote coordination between agencies and organizations that provide special needs transportation, your feedback is highly appreciated, as it helps us to inform future strategic planning efforts, guide future grantmaking and program development, and support opportunities for outreach activities.

The survey should take about 3 minutes to complete.

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* 1. Agency / Organization Contact Information

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* 2. Does your organization provide transportation services for seniors and/or persons with disabilities?

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* 3. Which of the following best describes your organization? (Check all that apply)

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* 4. Which service(s) does your organization provide? (Check all that apply)

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* 5. What specific group(s) (i.e., ethnic, social, age, etc.) does your organization serve within Orange County?

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* 6. Please answer the following questions regarding the size of your organization/ client pool living in Orange County.

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* 7. How do you currently collect information from your clients on what transportation services they need? (Select all that apply)

The Orange County Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Disabled (EMSD) Grant Program offers grant opportunities to non-profit organizations and local public agencies to help meet the special transportation needs of seniors and individuals with disabilities.

The EMSD grant program replaces the Federal Transit Administration’s Section 5310 Program by providing local funding to support special needs of seniors beyond traditional public transportation and for those with disabilities beyond that required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

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* 8. Check the appropriate box below to indicate your organization's EMSD/ Section 5310 grant application and funding status.

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* 9. Indicate the type(s) of EMSD/ Section 5310 project your organization has previously applied for funding assistance? (Select all that apply)

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* 10. If you have not applied, what was the reason for not applying for the funds? (Select all that apply)

PROPOSED PROGRAM ASSESSMENT/FEEDBACK

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* 11. Based on the proposed 2021 EMSD funding guidelines, would you be able to apply for EMSD funds under these guidelines?

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* 12. Do you have any additional suggestions/modifications/improvements for the EMSD grant program?

WORKSHOP REGISTRATION

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* 13. OCTA will be conducting virtual workshops to provide education about EMSD funding availability, guidelines, and the application process.

Is there a person within your organization who might be interested in participating in one of these workshops? If so, RSVP for a workshop by filling out the information below.

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* 14. Please select a workshop session you wish to attend.

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* 15. What's the best way for OCTA to assist you during the application process? (Check all that apply)

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* 16. Would you like to stay notified of other OCTA information, including calls for projects and funding opportunities?

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