$1,600,000 awarded to brookings countyfor rural and tribal assistance pilot program to support legal, technical, and financial advisors to help advance infrastructure projects

The Department of Transportation Immediate Office of the Secretary awarded Brookings County a $1.6 million Cooperative Agreement on July 27, 2026, under the Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program (CFDA 20.943) to support legal, technical, and financial advisors advancing infrastructure projects.

Brookings County will reconstruct Brookings County Road 16A/214th Street from 473rd Avenue to 476th Avenue in Brookings County, South Dakota. The award funds development-phase advisory services to advance the project through preliminary stages reasonably expected to position it for subsequent DOT credit and grant programs. Deliverables include a work plan, quarterly reports, project deliverables, and compliance with 2 CFR 200. The work benefits Brookings County residents.

The total obligated amount is $1.6 million with a period of performance from July 27, 2026, through July 26, 2029. Place of performance is South Dakota.

Activities to be performed: reconstruction of brookings county road 16A/214TH street from 473RD avenue to 476TH avenue in brookings county, SD. Deliverables/expected outcomes: work plan, quarterly reports, project deliverables and 2 CFR 200 compliance. Beneficiaries: brookings county residents