FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Ed Domansky
Director, Corporate Communications
(770) 994-4579
ATLANTA, APRIL 25, 2005 – The LogistiCare Foundation Inc. is proud to announce that it has awarded a $63,000 transportation grant to the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL). Up to 20 of the NCIL’s member organizations – Centers for Independent Living (CILs) and State Councils for Independent Living (SCILs) – will be eligible to receive funds from this grant.
In order to be selected, interested NCIL-membership organizations – in 14 states and the District of Columbia – will be required to present a “problem statement” describing transportation needs of their clientele and a proposal explaining how they will use the funds. Councils in the following states are eligible to apply for the grants: Georgia, Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Florida, Colorado, Maryland, Connecticut, California, Delaware, Oklahoma and Nevada.
“We are very excited that the NCIL has accepted our challenge to participate in this ‘demonstration grant,’” said Chanda Forsythe, program director for The LogistiCare Foundation. “We hope to assist NCIL clientele with their transportation needs and also to learn more about the mobility problems they face in their communities.”
“It is a great feeling to know that we will be getting some additional money to help the people we serve with their transportation needs,” said John Lancaster, executive director of the NCIL. “It’s also particularly innovative that The LogistiCare Foundation is making this into a challenge, so that our member organizations will really need to think through how they can best make use of funds they might receive.”
The NCIL will communicate the challenge to its member organizations. They also will participate in the review and selection process to determine which organizations will receive the grants.
Each of the 20 organizations will be eligible for $3,000 in grant funds. The NCIL will also receive $3,000 for its part in helping to coordinate the grant applications and judging among its member organizations. The LogistiCare Foundation will consider future grant funding based upon the findings from this demonstration year.
For more information about this program or general grant submission and funding guidelines for The LogistiCare Foundation, please contact Ms. Forsythe at 770.994.4608.
About The LogistiCare Foundation
The LogistiCare Foundation was established in 2004 and is based out of Atlanta. It is recognized as a private charitable foundation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. As a private foundation, the mission of the LogistiCare Foundation is to increase access to transportation for senior citizens, persons with disabilities and persons living in poverty.LogistiCare is the nation's leading provider of specialized transportation network management. For more information, visit www.logisticare.com.
About the NCIL
The National Council on Independent Living (NCIL), as a grassroots membership organization, advances independent living and the rights of people with disabilities through consumer-driven advocacy. NCIL envisions a world in which people with disabilities are valued equally and participate powerfully.
