MDOT is soliciting grant proposals for pilot projects with the purpose of connecting Michigan residents, especially low-income residents, to multiple modes of transportation and enabling access to various services, jobs, and destinations that improve their quality of life, while increasing equity and accessibility.
Donor Name: Michigan Department of Transportation
State: Michigan
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Challenge
Deadline: 09/22/2022
Details:
The State of Michigan is launching the Michigan Mobility Wallet Challenge to explore a mobility wallet pilot program that could increase the interoperability of transit services and create greater access to personal mobility for Michigan residents. The Challenge is a collaborative effort including the Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME), Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO), and the Michigan Poverty Task Force (PTF). The goal of this program will be to simplify the transit payment process by allowing riders or third-party stakeholders to load funds and/or connect bank accounts to a single platform and create a streamlined mechanism for fare payment/collection, thereby increasing access to vital mobility services in Michigan.
Project Selection/Scoring
Proposals will be evaluated and scored by MDOT and the OFME based on the following criteria:
- Understanding of mobility gap(s) noted above and how they will be addressed by the proposed project (40 points)
- Process for identifying and recruiting potential funding partners for the wallet
- Methods for identifying, recruiting and supporting wallet beneficiaries
- Coordination plan for all partners
- Utilization/consideration of the existing transportation network
- Sustainability of the service after the demonstration period (20 points)
- Letters of commitment/roles and responsibilities from each partner including financial commitment with identification of funding sources
- Service evaluation plan/metrics (15 points)
- Capacity and experience of the team (15 points)
- Overall quality of the proposal (10 points)
Proposals that score within a competitive range will move on to the second level of evaluation and will be considered for funding. The final selection of projects will be based on the following elements:
- The desire to select proposals that will test and demonstrate a variety of mobility options including a diverse set of geographic areas within the state, a diverse set of targeted populations – especially those that take advantage of, or enhance the future adoption of, emerging technologies.
- Cost of the proposal. There is a strong desire to fund projects of varying sizes and scopes that have a high probability of being financially sustainable after the grant-funded demonstration period is over.
For more information, visit Michigan Department of Transportation.
