Our Community Events

April 29, 2022

**SCA’s Salutes Florence Citizens 100 Years or Older **

On Friday, May 20, 2022, the Senior Citizens Association in Florence County will honor Florence County’s citizens that are 100 years or older at its 18th Dorothy Blackwell Annual Celebration. Any Florence resident born in 1922 or before will be honored. If you would like to add a senior Florentine to our list, please contact us at 843-669-6761 ext 231 or 229. The deadline for submission is May 1, 2022, for our “Salute to Centenarians in Florence County”.
The celebration will not be in-person this year due to COVID. Dorothy Blackwell was the first director of the Senior Citizens Association. Each year SCA celebrates her memory and honors her work with a community luncheon. With the help of our community and corporate sponsors, we will celebrate our Florence Centenarians. Proceeds from this event will help our SCA programs such as Meals on Wheels of Florence County, Home-Bound Delivered Meals, and other senior programs.

**Announcement Of State Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Enhanced Mobility Of Seniors And Individuals With Disabilities Program**

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) announces the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2022-2023 call for projects for rural and small urbanized area Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (Section 5310) program.

The Governor of South Carolina has designated the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT), Office of Public Transit (OPT), as the designated recipient for (both rural and small urban, Section 5310) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funds to administer in accordance with state and federal laws, statutes, and regulations. As it relates to the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program; the Office of Public Transit is responsible for administering the Rural and Small Urban apportionments. The Large urbanized areas receive their funds directly from FTA.

This year’s awards shall be as follows:

Vehicle purchase: Purpose-Built ADA Vehicle - $70,000

Cutaway Vehicle - $100,000.00

Purchase of Service: $50,000.00

Mobility Management: $40,000.00

The 2022-2023 Section 5310 Application is due to the Office of Public Transit no later than May 26, 2022. The application must be submitted on or before the due date in order to be considered for funding. Documents not submitted to the OPT or received after the posted due dates will not be considered for funding. Applications for any or all programs can be submitted prior to the posted due dates. Applicants must submit a separate application for Rural or Small Urbanized area projects as appropriate.
The applications will be reviewed, evaluated and prioritized by the Council of Governments (COG). All Priority Authorization Form must be submitted to SCDOT no later than June 30, 2022. SCDOT will review all COG prioritized recommendations for final determination and recommendation for funding.

It is anticipated that funding recommendations will be presented to the SCDOT Commission at its regularly scheduled meeting.