Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility (CCAM)

The Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility (CCAM) is an interagency partnership established in 2004 by Executive Order 13330 to coordinate the efforts of the federal agencies that fund transportation services for targeted populations. Read more about it on the U.S. DOT CCAM webpage.

Update on CCAM Activities – Nov 10, 2020 Webinar

Staff from the Federal Transit Administration joined the National Center for Mobility Management in discussing a range of recent activities by the Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility. The annotated slides from that webinar, complete with all speakers’ remarks, are available here. The resources referred to in the webinar are listed below.

CCAM-Related Resources

Below are additional resources related to coordination that will help inform mobility management efforts.

CCAM Summary of Recent Activities. This is a summary of activities of the Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility (CCAM) through the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020.

CCAM Report to the President (September 2020). This report, required by FAST Act Section 3006(c), identifies challenges and barriers to improving access to transportation for targeted populations and outlines activities undertaken by the CCAM to improve coordination across federally funded transportation services.

Federal Fund Braiding Guide (June 2020). Defines federal fund braiding for local match and program eligibility to enable federal agencies and federal grant recipients to more effectively manage federal funds and coordinate human service transportation.

CCAM Cost-Sharing Policy Statement (August 2020). Interagency policy statement recommends transportation cost-sharing to encourage greater state and local funding coordination. Fully coordinating transportation through vehicle and ride sharing for Medicaid, aging, and other human service transportation trips can result in a 10-percent increase in passengers per hour, which can create significant cost savings for federal, state, and local agencies.

Cost Allocation Technology for Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Final Report (June 2020). This is the Cost Allocation Technology for Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) phase 1 final report. With the passage of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, Congress challenged the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to lead the Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility (CCAM) to develop a cost allocation technology to account for divergent federal reporting requirements and maintain separation of funding sources by trip for NEMT. In February 2019, DOT, on behalf of the CCAM, issued a solicitation for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) phase 1 project to develop a cost allocation proof of concept model for an open source software application. Phase 2 – the development of this allocated cost model for NEMT – will begin in early 2021.

CCAM Strategic Plan 2019–2022 (October 2019). The CCAM strategic plan, approved in October 2019, aims to improve access to jobs, health care, education and community services through better access to transportation and coordinating 130 government-wide programs.

CCAM Program Inventory (October 2019). The CCAM Program Inventory identifies 130 Federal programs that are able to provide funding for human services transportation for people with disabilities, older adults, and/or individuals of low income. In 2018 and 2019, CCAM agency representatives determined which programs to include via internal agency program validation efforts and the CCAM Program Analysis Working Sessions. The CCAM Program Inventory includes detailed program information, such as CFDA numbers and statutory references, information on recipients and beneficiaries, and eligible transportation activities. The CCAM Program Inventory Summary document contains limited program details and is formatted for easy printing. View the webinar recordings here.

Summary Information on the October 29, 2019 CCAM Meeting (October 2019).

CCAM Program Inventory (2019). Identifies 130 Federal programs that are able to provide funding for human services transportation for people with disabilities, older adults, and/or individuals of low income. In 2018 and 2019, CCAM agency representatives determined which programs to include via internal agency program validation efforts and the CCAM Program Analysis Working Sessions. The CCAM Program Inventory includes detailed program information, such as CFDA numbers and statutory references, information on recipients and beneficiaries, and eligible transportation activities. The CCAM Program Inventory Summary document contains limited program details and is formatted for easy printing.

2018 Focus Group Report (September 2018). In response to FAST Act requirements, the Department of Transportation (DOT) sponsored federal interagency work groups in  2017 to identify coordination barriers and develop preliminary recommendations for addressing those barriers through statutory and regulatory changes. To further inform and refine the Council’s response to these requirements, DOT conducted a series of focus groups with state and local stakeholders in 2018. Through a combination of virtual focus groups, in-person focus groups and interviews, and industry listening sessions, DOT engaged over 200 stakeholders representing 22 states.