The Public Works Department's Office of Transportation recently received more than $270,000 in federal grants that will go to a half-dozen groups providing transportation services for the elderly and disabled.
In a statement, Acting Public Works Commissioner Wayne Callwood said two grants of $135,138 and $136,122 had been received for fiscal years 1999 and 2000. The six nonprofit organizations that will benefit from the funds are: St. Croix Dial-a-Ride, St. Thomas Dial-a-Ride, Adullan Shelter for the Homeless (St. Croix), Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral and All Saints Cathedral on St. Thomas, and V.I. Resource Center for the Disabled.
Callwood said the section 5310 program under which the federal grants are awarded provides annual funding to assist private and public groups in purchasing vehicles that are accessible in accordance with the American with Disabilities Act, along with related equipment.
For more information, call Constance Gumbs at Public Works, 776-4844, ext. 257.
