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Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations


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AAA Area Agency on Aging
ACCT Agency Council on Coordinated Transportation
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
AHCA Agency for Health Care Administration
APR Annual Performance Report
ASDS Automated Scheduling and Dispatch System
CATS Coordinated Agency Transportation System
CAUSE Council of Actions United for Service Efforts
CBD Central Business District
CBMS Community-based Mobility Strategy
CDC Child Development Center
CIP Community Integration Program
CMMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
COP Community Operations Program
CRAC Community Resource and Assistance Center
CT Community Transit
CTC Community Transportation Coordinator
CTSP Community Transportation Service Plan
DATC Detroit Assisted Transportation Coalition
DD Developmental Disabilities
DDOT Detroit Department of Transportation
DES Department of Economic Security
DHHS Department of Health and Human Services
DHR Department of Human Resources
DHS Department of Human Services
DSHS Department of Social and Health Services
EMS Emergency Medical Service
FTA Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation
GIS Geographic Information Systems
HCFA Health Care Financing Administration
HSA Human Services Agency
HSTC Human Services Transportation Council
LAC Local Advisory Committee
LCOG Lane Council of Governments
LTD Lane County Transit District
MAC Metropolitan Affairs Commission
MAG Maricopa Association of Governments
MDTA Miami Dade Transit Agency
MOA Memorandum of Agreement
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MPO Metropolitan Planning Organization
MR Mental Retardation
MRDD Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
MTA Mass Transportation Authority
NFTA Niagara Frontier Transit Authority
NGA National Governors Association
OCP Ohio Coordination Program
ODA Ohio Department of Aging
ODOT Ohio Department of Transportation
PAT Port Authority of Allegheny County
PACT Program for Coordinated Transportation
Plan Long Range Transportation Plan
RSC Rehabilitation Services Commission
RTP Regional Transportation Plan
RTPA Regional Transit Planning Authority
SEMCOG Southeastern Michigan Council of Governments
SMART Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transit
STAR Sweetwater County Transit Authority
TANF Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
TD Transportation Disadvantaged
TEA-21 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
TIP Transportation Improvement Plan
U.S. DOT United States Department of Transportation
U.S. DHHS U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Volpe Center John A. Volpe Transportation Systems Center, Research and Special Programs Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation




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