CCAM Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility Meeting October 29, 2019 Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility
Introduction 2
Welcome from FTA Acting Administrator K. Jane Williams Introduction K. Jane Williams Acting Administrator Federal Transit Administration 3 Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility
Today’s Agenda Agenda: 9:00AM – 10:30AM • Review CCAM Mission and Accomplishments Introduction • Review and Adopt Strategic Plan • Commit to Strategic Plan Implementation, Recommendation Development, and Agency Points of Contact Intended Outcomes • Adoption of the CCAM Strategic Plan • Resource Commitments for: o CCAM Agency Points of Contact o Development of CCAM Cost-Sharing Policy o Development of Recommendations for Inclusion in the Report to Congress and the President; and o Review of the Report to Congress and the President 4 Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility
Today’s Invited Attendees Bruce Robinson K. Jane Williams Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Program Acting Administrator, Federal Transit Administration Management, Federal Transit Administration Department of Transportation Department of Transportation Anne DeCesaro Ed Puccerella Director of Policy and Regulation, Office of the Senior Advisor, Office of the Assistant Attorney General Undersecretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services Department of Justice Department of Agriculture Introduction Erin McHugh Senior Advisor, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Mark Zelden Secretary, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Director, Centers for Faith and Opportunity Initiative Development Department of Labor Department of Education Leith States Mary Lazare Acting Chief Medical Officer, Office of the Assistant Principal Deputy Administrator, Administration for Secretary for Health Community Living Department of Health and Human Services Department of Health and Human Services Garth Miller Michael Akinyele Executive Director of Member Services, Veterans Health Acting VA Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Director Administration of the VA Innovation Center Department of Veterans Affairs Department of Veterans Affairs Tara Katuk Mac Lean Sweeney Seth Appleton Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research Department of the Interior Department of Housing and Urban Development Leola Brooks Neil Romano Chairman Senior Advisor, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy National Council on Disability Social Security Administration 5 Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility
CCAM Strategy 6
CCAM Mission and Organization History Mission The CCAM is an interagency partnership established in The CCAM issues 2004 by Executive Order 13330 to coordinate the efforts policy recommendations CCAM Strategy of the Federal agencies that fund transportation for and implements targeted populations. activities that improve the availability , accessibility , and Organization efficiency of transportation for the DOT following targeted Secretary populations: HHS ED DOL VA USDA Individuals with Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary Disabilities HUD DOI Attorney SSA Older Adults NCD Chair Comm’r Secretary Secretary General Individuals of Low Income 7 Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility
CCAM Strategic Plan: Mobility for All CCAM agency representatives prepared a draft CCAM Strategic Plan with goals and objectives designed to realize the benefits of transportation coordination. Goal 1: Improve Access to Goal 2: Enhance Cost-Effectiveness Community through Transportation of Coordinated Transportation Objective 1 : Reduce Federal policy barriers Objective 1: Enable and promote equitable to coordinated transportation CCAM Strategy cost sharing Objective 2 : Encourage State and local Objective 2: Develop framework for transportation coordination transportation cost reporting Objective 3 : Promote public awareness of Objective 3: Advance awareness of Federal available transportation options fund braiding opportunities Goal 3: Strengthen Interagency Goal 4: Demonstrate Innovative Partnerships and Collaboration with Coordinated Transportation State, Local, and Industry Groups Objective 1: Refresh the CCAM operating Objective 1: Implement and evaluate CCAM model pilot programs Objective 2: Incorporate the use of Objective 2: Promote coordinated innovative technologies in coordinated transportation initiatives transportation Objective 3: Expand opportunities for external input 8 8 Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility
CCAM Strategic Plan: Mobility for All CCAM agencies offered final comments on the Strategic Plan prior to today’s meeting. The version adopted today addresses these comments. CCAM Strategy ✓ “…the Council shall publish a strategic plan…” —2015 Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act The CCAM must implement the Strategic Plan in order to improve transportation coordination 9 9 Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility
Recent CCAM Work 10
Progress on Statutory Requirements: CCAM in Action In order to continue to make progress on statutory requirements, the CCAM conducted the following activities: Recent CCAM Work 2017 2018 2018 2018 – 2019 2017 Strategic Plan Federal Work State and Local NCMM Survey Federal Development Groups Stakeholder Working The National Focus Groups Center for Mobility Sessions CCAM agency CCAM agencies Management representatives participate in The CCAM Several CCAM (NCMM) conducted prepared a draft Federal work conducted sub-agencies a survey of CCAM Strategic groups to develop stakeholder focus joined working transportation and Plan with goals and recommendations groups, engaging sessions to identify human service objectives to improve cost more than 200 programs that may providers on designed to realize allocation, vehicle- stakeholders from fund transportation coordination the benefits of sharing policies, 22 states on and to document practices and transportation and interagency perceived barriers Federal fund barriers. coordination. collaboration. to coordination. practices. 11 Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility
Top Perceived Barriers to Transportation Coordination Limited Awareness Lack of knowledge of the Federal funding sources available as well as the policies that enable coordination Recent CCAM Work Unengaged Stakeholders Challenge to establish and maintain organizational and community partnerships Program Restrictions Reporting issues, eligibility criteria, trip restrictions, and other program rules Insufficient Incentives Lack of financial motivation to pursue coordination initiatives Limited Guidance Lack of Federal guidance that States and communities need to coordinate in compliance with Federal law 12 Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility
CCAM Program Inventory: A Call to Coordination CCAM agencies identified 130 programs that may fund human services transportation. With the exception of Department of Transportation programs, transportation is a secondary or tertiary consideration and is eligible in order to increase access to other agency services. Recent CCAM Work Number of Programs by Department that May Fund Human Services Transportation 1 66 2 12 3 12 4 11 5 10 6 10 7 4 8 3 9 2 0 20 40 60 80 n=130 Although SSA reported that no programs may fund human services transportation, coordination opportunities were explored. NCD does not fund grant programs. 13 Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility
Commitment to Transportation Coordination: Department of Health and Human Services Recent CCAM Work Mary Lazare Principal Deputy Administrator Administration for Community Living 14 14 Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility
Commitment to Transportation Coordination: Department of Health and Human Services Recent CCAM Work 15 15 Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility
Commitment to Transportation Coordination: Department of Veterans Affairs Recent CCAM Work Michael Akinyele Acting VA Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Director of the VA Innovation Center Department of Veterans Affairs 16 16 Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility
Commitment to Transportation Coordination: Department of Veterans Affairs Recent CCAM Work 17 17 Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility
Agency Commitments 18
Maintaining Momentum: Agency Commitments CCAM agencies will identify a point of contact who will serve as a consistent representative to support the implementation of the Strategic Plan and make progress on remaining statutory requirements . Agency Commitments Roles and Responsibilities • Serve as liaison between your agency and the CCAM • Coordinate agency meetings, gather agency input, and facilitate agency reviews • Participate in CCAM-wide meetings to share agency perspectives and progress Next Steps Select your agency POC Send their name and contact information to CCAM@DOT.gov November 2019 Save the date! First meeting of agency POCs November 2019 19 Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility
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