$1,001,924 awarded to northern cheyenne tribe of the northern cheyenne reservation for rural and tribal assistance pilot program to support legal, technical, and financial advisors to help advance…

The Department of Transportation Immediate Office of the Secretary awarded a $1,001,924 Cooperative Agreement to the Northern Cheyenne Tribe on September 1, 2026, under the Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program (CFDA 20.943) to support legal, technical, and financial advisors advancing the Lame Deer Regional Multi-Use Pathway Planning Project.

The award funds development-phase assistance to advance a transportation infrastructure project in the Lame Deer region of Montana. The Northern Cheyenne Tribe, headquartered in Lame Deer, Montana, will deliver a work plan, quarterly reports, project deliverables, and 2 CFR 200 compliance documentation. Beneficiaries include Lame Deer region residents.

The period of performance runs from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2029. Work is performed in Montana. The Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program, established by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, provides grants to support hiring of staff or procurement of expert firms delivering financial, technical, and legal assistance for projects reasonably expected to be eligible for certain DOT credit and grant programs.

$1,001,924 awarded to northern cheyenne tribe of the northern cheyenne reservation for rural and tribal assistance pilot program to support legal, technical, and financial advisors to help advance infrastructure projects. Activities to be performed: lame deer regional multi use pathway planning project . Deliverables/expected outcomes: work plan, quarterly reports, project deliverables and 2 CFR 200 compliance. Beneficiaries: lame deer region residents.