Photo courtesy of HIRTA

The Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency (HIRTA) was recently awarded funding that will help with the Complete Trip-ITS4US Deployment Program that was launched last year by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

HIRTA received $2,872,549 from the U.S. Department of Transportation after HIRTA received its first award for phase one of their project in 2020 which is HIRTA’s Health Connector for the Most Vulnerable: An Inclusive Mobility Experience From Beginning to End.

After completing the first phase, which was for concept development, they are one of four awardees selected to go on with phase two and three, which will be design and testing as well as operations and evaluations that will take place over the next three to four years. 

The project will provide enhanced and equal access to healthcare options for everyone in Dallas County with focus being placed on underserved communities including rural, veterans, persons with disabilities, low-income, older adults and people with limited English proficiency. 

For more information on HIRTA’s Health Connector for the Most Vulnerable: An Inclusive Mobility Experience From Beginning to End you can go here.