The hopi tribe will use $1050628 in FY 2023 (c) public transportation on indian reservation formula apportionments to support hopi senom transits needs for medium to heave duty buses that are more…

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Hopi Tribe $1,050,628 on August 25, 2026, under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to purchase one 32-passenger bus with two wheelchair-accessible spaces for $600,000 and to fund operating expenses, preventative maintenance, salaries, wages, general operating supplies, fuel, tires, uniforms and safety equipment, utilities, postage, repairs, training, professional services, vehicle insurance, dues, subscriptions, and travel for Hopi Senom Transit. The award supports five transit routes serving the Hopi Tribe and surrounding Arizona communities—the Keams Canyon, Flagstaff, Winslow, Tuba City/Moenkopi, and mid-day routes—with a period of performance from January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2027. The Hopi Tribe operates this transit service without internal drivers or third-party vendors, providing affordable and accessible transportation to tribal members and the general public for employment, health care, education, and shopping across one of the nation's longest rural transit route networks. The formula grant finances fleet replacement to extend vehicle useful life and supports preventative maintenance policies to maximize asset protection and service reliability across tribal lands in Arizona.

Activities

The award will provide for the purchase of a bus procurement and bus replacement - (1) 2027/2028 32-passenger bus with 2 wheelchair accessible @ $600000. Salaries wages preventative maintenance general operating supplies gas/oil/lubricants tires uniforms/safety utilities (telephone) postage non-capital equipment repairs maintenance (software) training/seminar fee indirect cost professional services insurance (vehicles) dues subscriptions travel travel (airfare) = $1050628THERE is no internal employment of drivers nor do we utilize a third-party vendor.

Expected outcomes

The project of the purchase of buses will address the mobility needs of the hopi tribe and residents of surrounding areas by providing affordable accessible and reliable transportation to the HOI and tewa people and the general public to employment health care education and shopping. Expand routes and increase transit services will increase the quality and frequency of service and will make our services more reliable to the hopi reservation and the general public. To support capital operating and other expenses generally eligible under section 5311 to prevent prepare for this includes rebuilding our staffing with driver recruitment increasing wages and salaries to retain and recruit qualified drug free employees. Improve ridership improve efficiency improve our compliance with new regulations.

Intended beneficiaries

Intended beneficiaries will be the residents of the hopi reservation a remote federally recognized native american tribe and the general public or surrounding areas will benefit from expanded routes and increase transit services for employment medical and human services education shopping governmental and other business.