To be used for operational expenses of fond DU LAC transit between 07/01/2026 and 12/31/2027.

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Fond DU Lac Reservation $1.058 million on May 27, 2026, under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to fund operational expenses of Fond DU Lac Transit.

The award covers salaries, fuel, supplies, and other consumable operational costs for the transit system serving the Fond DU Lac Reservation and surrounding service area in Minnesota. The funding enables the transit system to continue providing access to health care, shopping, education, recreation, public services, and employment for reservation residents and visitors through reliable public transit service.

The period of performance runs from July 1, 2026, through December 31, 2027, with an ultimate completion date of March 30, 2028. No sub-recipients are identified in this award. The assistance type is a formula grant, which apportions federal funding directly to Indian tribes under 49 U.S.C. 5311 without a competitive selection process.

Activities

Provide funding for operational expenses of the transit system such as salaries gas and supplies with a useful life of less than a half year for the term of the grant.

Expected outcomes

The additional funds will continue to improve the access of reservation residents and visitors to health care shopping education recreation public services and employment through reliable public transit. These additional funds will allow fond DU LAC transit to continue these services longer into the years to come.

Intended beneficiaries

All people that live on or near the reservation and in the fond DU LAC transit service area