State DOT Grants Awarded
Sunday, November 30th, 2014 -- 9:31 AM
The state Department of Transportation recently awarded grants totaling $3.4 to several nonprofit and government agencies in central Wisconsin.Agency officials said that these grants will enhance and support local transportation options for older folks and people who have disabilities.
According to a report in the Marshfield News Herald, a $117,600 grant will provide Wood county with two medium-sized wheelchair-accessible buses for its transportation program.
Opportunity Development Centers Inc. in Marshfield and Wisconsin Rapids, which serve disabled adults in the county, received $25,600 for a wheelchair-accessible minivan to transport clients.
The Bethel Center in Arpin was awarded $43,200 to purchase a medium-sized bus with wheelchair access.
And an $81,097 grant for Portage County will replace an aging bus used by the county's Aging & Disability Resource Center.
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