Formula Grant AK2026016
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Chickaloon Native Village $274,746 through the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) on May 22, 2025, to support the Chickaloon Area Transit Service operating in and around Chickaloon, Sutton, and Palmer, Alaska. The award funds eligible indirect costs, vehicle preventive maintenance, and operating expenses including driver and operational staff wages, salaries, benefits, fuel, and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Ninilchik Village $149,028 on August 25, 2025, under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to support public transportation operations on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska through December 31, 2027. The grant funds operating assistance, vehicle preventive maintenance, and indirect administrative costs for a fixed-route bus service that operates between Homer and Kenai, covering...
- The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded a $791,559.44 Formula Grant to the Chickaloon Village Traditional Council on March 18, 2022 under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). The funding will support the Tribal Transportation Program, which provides assistance for planning, design, construction, and maintenance of roads and bridges serving tribal and native communities in Alaska. The grant award will allow the Chickaloon Village Traditional...
- The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded $509,038 to Ninilchik Village through the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) on July 8, 2025, to expand public transportation services on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula. The award provides Section 5311 Tribal Transit discretionary funding to acquire a replacement bus, hire driver workforce, and conduct training at the National Transit Institute, enabling the expansion of regularly scheduled transit service from three...
- 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 $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 Ketchikan Indian Community received $141,658 in Formula Grant funding from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509), awarded on February 24, 2026, with a completion date of December 31, 2026. The funding supports operating assistance and indirect cost expenses for public transit service delivery in the Ketchikan, Alaska area, enabling the continuation of essential transportation services for tribal members...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Kenaitze Indian Tribe received $549,645 in Formula Grant funding from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509), awarded January 29, 2026, with a completion date of September 30, 2027. These funds support the operation of fixed-route transit service and facility maintenance for the Kenai Peninsula communities, including Kenai, Soldotna, Sterling, Nikiski, and surrounding areas. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Kenaitze Indian Tribe $960,155 under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) on January 29, 2026, to establish and operate a fixed-route public transit bus service across the central Kenai Peninsula region of Alaska. The two-year project, with completion scheduled for December 30, 2027, will pilot bus service connecting the communities of Nikiski, Kenai, Soldotna, and Sterling via the...
- The Sitka Tribe of Alaska received a $1,355,771 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on March 17, 2025. The grant funding is provided under the FTA's Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509), which supports public transportation infrastructure and services in rural and tribal communities. The grant will enable the Sitka Tribe to undertake a range of transit-related activities, including operating...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Chickaloon Native Village $295,900 through the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) on May 13, 2026, to support the Chickaloon Area Transit Service serving the Chickaloon, Sutton, and Palmer, Alaska region through December 30, 2028. The funding provides operating assistance, vehicle preventive maintenance, and eligible indirect costs necessary to maintain safe and reliable transit service for tribal citizens and the general public in the service area. The grant funds driver and operational worker salaries and benefits, fuel, vehicle maintenance, and consumable supplies with a useful life of less than one year. These services enable community members to access essential medical services, social services, education, employment opportunities, recreation, and cultural activities. No sub-recipient activities were identified under this award, indicating direct implementation by the Chickaloon Native Village as the primary recipient and operator of the transit service.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $295.9k | 5/13/26 |