$741,000 awarded to chippewa cree tribe for rural and tribal assistance pilot program to support legal, technical, and financial advisors to help advance infrastructure projects

The Department of Transportation's Immediate Office of the Secretary awarded a $741,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy Reservation on November 2, 2026, under the Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program (CFDA 20.943) to support legal, technical, and financial advisors advancing the Rocky Boy Agency Street Rehabilitation Project.

The tribe will deliver a work plan, quarterly reports, project deliverables, and 2 CFR 200 compliance documentation. The program funds development-phase assistance for transportation infrastructure projects in rural and tribal communities, enabling recipients to employ or procure advisory services reasonably expected to advance projects eligible for certain DOT credit and grant programs.

Performance occurs in Montana, USA, with an ultimate completion date of November 1, 2029. The award obligates the full $741,000.

Activities to be performed: rocky BOY agency street rehabilitation project. Deliverables/expected outcomes: work plan, quarterly reports, project deliverables and 2 CFR 200 compliance. Beneficiaries: users of agency street