$612,500 awarded to iowa tribe of oklahoma for rural and tribal assistance pilot program to support legal, technical, and financial advisors to help advance infrastructure projects

The Department of Transportation awarded $612,500 to the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma on August 24, 2026, through the Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program (CFDA 20.943) to support legal, technical, and financial advisors advancing the Iowa Tribe Interchange Access Project. The award funds development-phase assistance for the infrastructure project, with deliverables including a work plan, quarterly reports, project deliverables, and 2 CFR 200 compliance documentation. Performance occurs in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, over a three-year period ending August 23, 2029. The Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program, authorized by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, provides reimbursable grants enabling rural and tribal entities to employ or procure expert services for transportation infrastructure projects reasonably expected to qualify for DOT credit and grant programs. The program supports applicants that are units of local government outside urban areas exceeding 150,000 residents, states advancing rural projects, federally recognized Indian tribes, or the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. Beneficiaries are Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma residents.

Activities to be performed: iowa tribe interchange access project. Deliverables/expected outcomes: work plan, quarterly reports, project deliverables and 2 CFR 200 compliance. Beneficiaries: iowa tribe of oklahoma residents