Bedford Ride Program

Title
Bedford Ride Program
Project Officer(s)
Pameal Pope
Start Date
End Date
Award
Grant
Description
This project will provide non-emergency medical transportation for Bedford City and County citizens. The transportation will include trips to and from dialysis treatments, cancer treatments, and preventative medical diagnosis services. It is anticipated that to carry out this service, 14,200 volunteer service hours will be required. The number of one-way trips will be approximately 10,000. The number of miles traveled will be approximately 186,333. These trips will be provided to those who have no other means of transportation. Vehicles and oversight will be provided by the Central VA Area Agency on Aging with drivers and dispatch operations carried out by volunteer groups throughout the county and city.
Funding
$161,812.00
Principal Investigator(s)
Brenda Lipscomb
Project Number
1C0CMS030271/01
Status
This grant is scheduled to close on December 31, 2010. No other requests for an extension have been received. OAGM will close out after final reports are received. The first period of performance (POP) for this project was from July 1, 2008 to Decmeber 31, 2009, with an award amount of $66,812. The continuation extended the POP to December 31, 2010, with an additional award amount of $95,000, for a total award of $161,812.
Awardee Address

3024 Forest Hills Circle
Lynchburg, VA 24501
United States

Awardee Name
Central Virginia Area Agency on Aging, Inc.