The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska was awarded a $316,930 Project Grant 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 April 6, 2021 through December 22, 2021. The Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program aims to improve, initiate, or continue public transportation services in nonurbanized areas and provide technical assistance to rural...
The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska was awarded a $798,435 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The Tribe will use the funding to maintain existing transit services on the reservation and surrounding rural areas from October 1, 2022 through November 30, 2025. Specifically, the Tribe will purchase four replacement vans for $130,500 and conduct $60,000 in preventive...
The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska a $436,346 Section 5311 Formula Grant for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) for the period of October 1, 2022 to April 30, 2025. The funds will be used for the following activities: purchasing 2 replacement vans ($100,000), providing preventive maintenance ($30,000), and supporting operating assistance ($306,346). The grant will enable the Tribe to maintain safe,...
This federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) provides $636,952 to the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska. The funding will be used to support the tribe's transit service over the period of October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2025. The key activities funded include the purchase of two replacement vans ($160,000), preventive maintenance ($60,000), and operating assistance ($416,952). This grant...
This $156,061 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 support for the Santee Sioux Nation's rural transit system in northeastern Nebraska. The grant will cover eligible expenses such as driver wages, fuel, maintenance, and insurance to sustain transit services connecting the Santee Sioux community to employment, medical, educational, and other essential...
This $147,492 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will fund the purchase of two full-sized vans for the Wind River Inter-Tribal Council's transit program. These vans will allow the program to provide transportation services and access to facilities and businesses on and off the reservation for tribal members, enabling them to get rides to medical appointments and local businesses. The grant...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe a $411,745 project grant under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant will fund operating assistance for rural transit services provided to residents of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe from April 19, 2022 through July 11, 2022. Specifically, the grant will allow the Tribe to continue providing and prepare for coronavirus public transportation to...
The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska (PTN) received a $381,567 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) to maintain existing transit services from June 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025. The funding will allow PTN to continue providing demand response transit services for tribal members and surrounding communities across a 15-county region in Nebraska, Iowa, and South...
The Oneida Nation received a $309,891 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to purchase two replacement vehicles for their public transit fleet. The award will allow the Oneida Nation to replace aging fleet vehicles with newer, safer, and more cost-effective buses that will support secure and reliable transportation services for the Oneida community and surrounding areas. The project aims to...
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...