This is a $1,399,174 Formula Grant awarded on May 23, 2025 by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The purpose of the grant is to fund the construction of a new facility for the White Earth Public Transit service in Waubun, Minnesota. The new transit facility will provide repair, storage, and office space to support the service's operations and improve transit services for employees and clients in the White...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded $518,496 to the White Earth Band of Chippewa through the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) on March 8, 2021. The grant supported public transportation services in nonurbanized areas and small cities through April 18, 2022. Specifically, the grant provided operating assistance to the White Earth Band of Chippewa to improve and continue rural and tribal transit in Minnesota through the...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $460,996 Project Grant to the White Earth Band of Chippewa under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant period runs from March 17, 2021 through April 8, 2022 to support public transportation services in nonurbanized areas of Minnesota. Specifically, the funding will improve, initiate, or continue rural and tribal transit through April 2022, consistent with the program's...
This Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Formula Grant award, under the CFDA 20.509 "Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program", provides $810,909.00 in funding to the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians located in Minnesota. The grant award period is from April 14, 2025 to March 30, 2027. The funding will be used to provide operating assistance, including salaries, fuel, and overall operating support for the Red Lake Nation Transit system. The expected outcomes are to...
This $998,271 Formula Grant award, provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509), will fund operating assistance for the Red Lake Nation Transit system in Minnesota. The funding will be used for salaries, fuel, and other operating expenses to maintain and improve the efficiency and safety of public transportation services for residents in the Red Lake area. The award period runs from July 31, 2024 through...
The Federal Transit Administration awarded the Minnesota Department of Transportation a $13.04 million Project Grant under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) on July 13, 2021 to support rural public transportation services through March 30, 2027. The grant will fund rural operating expenses, state program administration, and the Rural Transit Assistance Program. Approximately $9.36 million will support operating costs for non-intercity bus routes. The...
This $14.7 million project grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) supports rural public transportation services in Minnesota through March 2026. Awarded in July 2021, the Minnesota Department of Transportation will administer funding and oversee sub-awards to 20 local transit agencies across the state. Sub-awardees will use their Calendar Year 2022 Rural Operating Assistance allocations, totaling the full $14.7M...
This $799,874 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will provide operating assistance to Big Woods Transit in northern Minnesota from January 2024 through December 2027. The funding will cover eligible operating expenses such as wages, fuel, and preventive maintenance to enable Big Woods Transit to continue providing public transportation services to Native and non-Native communities in the...
This Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.509 - Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program) provides $1,244,237.00 in funding to the Spirit Lake Tribe to support the continued operation of the Spirit Lake Tribal Transit Program. The grant supports operating assistance, project administration, and preventive maintenance for the Spirit Lake public transit services, which provide necessary transportation to the reservation communities, including the...
This $349,501 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) provides funding to the White Mountain Apache Tribe for public transportation services. The grant supports salaries for the transit manager, dispatchers, and drivers, as well as operational costs like bus maintenance supplies and office supplies. Key activities include ensuring quality bus maintenance and implementing new transit routes through...