The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded the Hydaburg Cooperative Association (HCA) a $144,445 Project Grant under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The funding will be used for preliminary engineering and design of ADA accessibility improvements at two ferry landing site locations on Sukkwan and Spook Islands near Hydaburg, Alaska that are part of HCA's demand-response ferry service area. The project aims to enhance...
This $351,319 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration's Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will provide 3 years of operating assistance, vehicle preventive maintenance, and indirect cost support for the Gulkana Village Council's transit program from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. The funding will cover eligible costs such as driver and other operation worker wages, salaries and benefits, fuel,...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $115,606 Project Grant under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to the Huslia Village, doing business as the Huslia Tribal Council, located in Huslia, Alaska. The grant funding will be used to provide operating assistance, including covering driver salaries, fuel, and other short-lived operating expenses, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The intended beneficiaries are the public tribal community...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $124,150 Project Grant under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to the Huslia Tribal Council in Huslia, Alaska. The purpose of this grant is to purchase a bus with a CB radio and first aid kit to establish Huslia's first tribal transit bus service. The expected outcomes are to help revitalize the Koyukon Athabascan culture, subsistence way of life, and increase wellness in the community by providing...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $809,200 Project Grant to the Hydaburg Cooperative Association (HCA) on August 14, 2024. The grant is funded through the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) and will be used for the construction of two boat landings at two culturally significant sites to improve accessibility, safety, efficiency, and reliability for HCA's demand-response ferry service in the southern portion of Prince of Wales Island,...
The Asacarsarmiut Tribal Council was awarded an $812,594 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to initiate and maintain public transit service for the Asacarsarmiut Tribe in Alaska. Funding will support operating assistance, vehicle preventive maintenance, project administration, and the purchase of vehicles, snow tracks, computer equipment, and other miscellaneous...
This $140,892 project grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration will fund the Kenaitze Indian Tribe to expand public transportation services in central Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. The grant supports the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509), which aims to improve, initiate, or continue public transportation in nonurbanized areas and provide technical assistance to rural transportation providers. Under the award, the Kenaitze...
The Asacarsarmiut Tribal Council was awarded a $353,200 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant funds will support the initiation of transit services for the Asacarsarmiut Tribe in Alaska through August 31, 2026. Specifically, the grant will fund operating assistance, vehicle preventive maintenance, project administration using an approved indirect cost rate,...
The Hydaburg Cooperative Association was awarded a $7.55 million Formula Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration on May 12, 2022. The grant was awarded under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205), which provides funding to assist states in constructing, preserving, and improving highways. The funding will support tribal transportation programs and projects for the Hydaburg community in Alaska. As a Formula Grant, the funding is provided...
This $660,322 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will fund the Kenaitze Indian Tribe's expansion of public transit services throughout central Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. The Tribe will use the funding to acquire vehicles, hire transit staff, and conduct administrative activities from July 2022 through December 2023. Specifically, $158,683 in FY2020 and $171,478 in FY2021 will...