Friends Aware, Inc., a private non-profit organization located in Allegany County, is applying to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration through the State coordinating Committee for Human Services Transportation of the State of Maryland for financial assistance to aid in the purchase of four (4) small buses for $178,410.76 designed to meet the special transportation needs of seniors and individuals with disabilities and $40,000.00 for Preventative Maintenance on current 5310 vehicles. Friends Aware, Inc. plans to provide transportation services as follows: to transport adult individuals with disabilities to Friends Aware Day Program, job sites and/or other destinations, five days a week and on week-ends and evenings as needed. The detailed service plan is available for review at 1601 Holland Street, Cumberland, MD from 8:00 AM 4:00 PM, Monday-Friday. Any private citizen, public or private transit or Para transit operator wishing additional information or desiring to submit comments on the project applied for or on the performance of Friends Aware, Inc., may be obtained by calling (301) 722-7268.
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