This award supports the continued operation and maintenance of the hualapai transit system through FY 2024 and FY 2025 section 5311 rural transit funding.project includes $522000 in federal…

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Hualapai Tribal Council $1,010,000 on August 13, 2026, under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to support continued operation and maintenance of the Hualapai Transit System through fiscal years 2024 and 2025.

The award funds two categories of activity. Operating assistance totals $900,000 ($522,000 federal and $378,000 local match) to support transit service delivery, including driver wages, dispatch, administrative support, fuel, insurance, and system operations. Preventive maintenance funding totals $110,000 ($88,000 federal and $22,000 local match) for routine inspections, servicing, and minor repairs to maintain fleet reliability and keep vehicles in a state of good repair. Local match derives from previously obligated Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Transportation Improvement Program funds. No capital purchases are included in the award.

The Hualapai Tribe will perform all activities in accordance with federal and state requirements. Performance occurs in Arizona and extends through March 31, 2030. The award supports continued access to essential transportation services for the general population, including low-income individuals within the service area, with expected outcomes including reduced service interruptions, extended vehicle useful life, compliance with federal safety standards, and sustained mobility and economic stability.

Activities

The hualapai tribe will carry out operating and preventive maintenance activities under two project years.project will utilize $900000 in total operating funds ($522000 federal and $378000 local match) to support transit service delivery including driver wages dispatch and administrative support fuel insurance and system operations. Preventive maintenance activities will be funded at $110000 ($88000 federal and $22000 local match) and will include routine inspections servicing and minor repairs necessary to maintain fleet reliability. All activities will be performed by hualapai transit in accordance with federal and state requirements. No capital purchases are included.

Expected outcomes

This award will support continued transit operations and maintain the fleet in a state of good repair across both project years.overall outcomes include reduced service interruptions extended vehicle useful life compliance with federal safety standards and continued access to essential services. The project will maintain mobility and support economic stability within the service area.

Intended beneficiaries

The grant will allow for the tribe to continue to offer transportation to the general population including low income individuals who would not otherwise have the means to access employment education medical shopping or entertainment opportunities on and off of the reservation. The nearest full size small city with these amenities is over 50 miles away. Since the transit service began the buses have greatly enhanced the reservation populations quality of life. The demand is increasing as fuel prices increase the lower income households are greatly affected. Without the transit service many would lose access to employment or other amenities not found locally.