$1,250,000 awarded to SAC & FOX tribe of the mississippi in iowa for rural and tribal assistance pilot program to support legal, technical, and financial advisors to help advance infrastructure…

The Department of Transportation Immediate Office of the Secretary awarded a $1.25 million Cooperative Agreement to the Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa on September 1, 2026, under the Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program (CFDA 20.943) to support planning and design of the Meskwaki Overpass at U.S. Highway 30 and F. Avenue in Tama County, Iowa.

The award funds legal, technical, and financial advisors to advance the infrastructure project through its development phase. Deliverables include a work plan, quarterly reports, project deliverables, and compliance with 2 CFR 200. The beneficiary is Tama County residents.

Performance extends from September 1, 2026, to August 31, 2029, with all work performed in Iowa. The Sac & Fox Tribe, a federally recognized tribal government headquartered in Tama, Iowa, is the prime recipient. The Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program provides reimbursable grants enabling recipients to employ or procure expert services for development-phase assistance on transportation infrastructure projects in rural and tribal communities reasonably expected to be eligible for certain DOT credit and grant programs.

$1,250,000 awarded to SAC & FOX tribe of the mississippi in iowa for rural and tribal assistance pilot program to support legal, technical, and financial advisors to help advance infrastructure projects. Activities to be performed: meskwaki overpass planning and design for U.S. Highway 30 and f. AVE. In tama county, iowa. Deliverables/expected outcomes: work plan, quarterly reports, project deliverables and 2 CFR 200 compliance. Beneficiaries: county of tama residents.