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...
This Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) award of $1,129,019 to the Kenaitze Indian Tribe will expand transportation access and options in the Kenai Peninsula region of Alaska. The grant funds will be used to establish a new fixed-route bus service connecting the communities of Nikiski, Kenai, Soldotna, and Sterling along key transportation corridors. Project activities include operating assistance, training, equipment...
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 Kenaitze Indian Tribe received a $140,892 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant will fund operating assistance including wages, fringe benefits, and indirect program administration costs to allow the Tribe's on-demand transportation service to continue and expand operations through the implementation of a fixed-route service. The grant will also...
The Kenaitze Indian Tribe received a $165,639 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to support and expand their on-demand transportation services. The Tribe will use the funding to pay the salaries and benefits of an estimated three full-time drivers to allow their on-demand transportation system to continue operating and implement a new fixed-route service for...
This $195,772 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509), provides two years of operating assistance and project administration to the Sitka Tribe of Alaska to maintain existing public transit services in Sitka, Alaska. The funds will cover eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, preventive maintenance, and other items necessary to operate the tribal transit program. The...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $151,284 Formula Grant under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to the Ninilchik Village, doing business as Ninilchik Traditional Council, in Alaska. The grant funding will provide operating assistance, vehicle preventive maintenance, and indirect administrative costs to support continued fixed-route public transportation service on the Kenai Peninsula, covering 750 miles per week on 250 road miles...
This is a Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The $127,790 award provides operating assistance and indirect cost expenses to the Ketchikan Indian Community (KIC) to continue public transit service in the Ketchikan, Alaska area. The grant will support operations and maintenance of the community's transit system, which serves tribal members and the broader public in the rural...
The Kenaitze Indian Tribe was awarded a $311,496.99 Formula Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration on March 21, 2023 under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). This grant will support the Tribal Transportation Program, which aims to assist tribes in providing construction, preservation, and improvement of highways. As a Formula Grant, the funding is allocated based on a predetermined formula and will allow the Kenaitze Indian Tribe to...
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...