NCMM – Cross Sharing and Cross Partnership Funding Models

In this brief, NCMM has researched and sourced national examples that support the ability of transit agencies, human service and non-transportation organizations to connect services across multiple types of funding sources. By implementing cost sharing and cross partnership funding programs to coordinate transportation services, agencies and organizations can leverage resources to allow for expanded services to vulnerable populations and other riders who may not have access to standard public transportation options. This guide explores available funding sources and highlights a diverse range of cost sharing and cross partnership funding examples and case studies that have been obtained by interviewing stakeholders from around the country, and is intended to be utilized by mobility managers as a tool to implement similar models in their communities.