This $122,000 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509), will be used by the Grand Portage Reservation Tribal Council to partially cover the cost of acquiring a 14-passenger coach to add to their fleet. The award will fund the purchase of this new vehicle, which is expected to cost approximately $97,174. This acquisition will help the tribal council alleviate downtime and maintain...
The Bois Forte Band of Chippewa received a $359,675 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant period runs from March 19, 2021 through March 8, 2022. The Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program aims to improve, initiate, or continue public transportation services in nonurbanized areas and tribal lands. For this award, the Bois Forte...
This $222,980 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.509 - Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program) provides operating assistance to the Bay Mills Indian Community to support its tribal transit program. The funding will allow the tribe to continue operating its public transportation services, including retaining program staff and providing reliable transportation for community members, elders, students,...
This $214,053 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will provide operating assistance for the Fort Peck Assiniboine Sioux Tribal Transit Program. The funding will cover driver/dispatch salaries, fringe benefits, fuel, and other operating expenses to continue transit services for tribal members in the Fort Peck Indian Reservation area of Montana. This grant supports the tribe's efforts to improve,...
This $425,122 federal Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will provide operating assistance, project administration, and the purchase of a replacement vehicle to the Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes. The grant aims to allow transit service to continue and maintain the transit fleet in good working condition for the benefit of tribal members. The award was made on September...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $412,770 Formula Grant under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians. The 3-year grant, effective May 16, 2024, will provide operating assistance and project administration support, including maintaining GPS navigation and asset tracking for the Tribe's Stillaguamish Tribal Transit Services. The expected outcomes are to maintain reliable transit service for tribal...
This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.509 - Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program) provides $956,956 to the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribe to maintain existing rural transit services on the tribal reservation and purchase vehicle capital. The award will enable the continued provision of critical public transportation services to the residents of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribe. This funding supports...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $393,734 Project Grant to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The funding will support public transportation services and capital expenditures from July 2022 through September 2025. Specifically, $111,867 will provide operating assistance for public transit operations within the tribal community, covering expenses such as salaries,...
This $447,687 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.509 - Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program) will provide operating assistance and indirect cost support for the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes' public transportation program. The funding will sustain transportation options and services in and around the Fort Hall Reservation, reducing congestion and improving efficiency for tribal members, current/future transit users, and the general public in the...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.509 - Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program) provides $690,327 to the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribe to expand their existing transit services on the reservation. The key activities funded include hiring a full-time dispatcher and part-time driver, replacing two vehicles, and purchasing dispatching software. This will allow the tribe to offer expanded fixed...