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An ongoing Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Entrepreneurial Services Challenge Grant program call "Access to Jobs" is described.FTA presented the Maryland Mass Transit Administration with the 1991 Administrator's Award for Excellence in Service Enhancement in recognition of this local effort to encourage privately operated van and minibus service. This program builds on the principles of a free market: rules and oversight are kept to a minimum, transportation providers and employers are expected to work in their own self-interest, and providers are given financial assistance based on results. Access to Jobs can serve as a regional model for fostering privately operated local service. (Author/publisher)