This $130,365 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will provide operational assistance to the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribal Transit Program during fiscal years 2024-2025. The funding will cover eligible operating expenses such as transit employee salaries, fuel, office supplies/furniture, uniforms, and equipment/supplies. This support will enable the tribal transit program to continue its current...
The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe received a $106,688 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration. The grant was awarded on July 10, 2019 under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to fund operational expenses through April 7, 2023. The Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program aims to improve, initiate, or continue public transportation services in nonurbanized areas including rural communities and...
This $138,000 Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500) will enable the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe to purchase a new bus and rehabilitate its existing bus fleet to expand and improve transit services on the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation. The grant funds will be used to purchase one new 14-passenger bus to establish a direct route from the Sutcliffe community to the Reno-Sparks area, a significant service...
This $1,217,812 federal Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will fund the construction of a new bus storage facility for the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe in Nevada. The grant will be used to build a pre-engineered metal building with five bus bays to safely and securely store the tribe's existing fleet of four 14-passenger cutaway buses, as well as two new buses scheduled for delivery...
This federal Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) provides $976,360 to the Walker River Paiute Tribe to deliver transportation services for tribal members in the Walker River Paiute Reservation community. The funding will support transporting community members to access healthcare, work opportunities, educational programs, and household shopping needs outside the reservation. The expected outcomes...
This $458,540 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will support the Hualapai Tribal Council's public transportation operations and capital investments. The funding will cover eligible preventive maintenance costs, driver salaries, fuel, and other operating expenses. Additionally, the grant will enable the purchase of a replacement 36-passenger bus with transit-style seating, wheelchair lift,...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $116,800 Project Grant under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to the Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians. The grant funding will support the purchase and deployment of two replacement transit vehicles to serve the Kaibab Paiute Indian Reservation in Arizona, with an estimated population of 300 residents. The new vehicles will enable the tribe to maintain mobility and transportation services for tribal...
The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded a $385,242 Project Grant to the Hualapai Tribal Council through the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant will support the Tribal Council's transit operations from June 2023 through September 2024. Key activities include upgrading employee classifications and salaries to retain qualified transit workers, covering operating expenses like fuel and supplies, and acquiring larger...
This $187,747 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will provide funds to the Santa Clara Pueblo in New Mexico for continuing public transportation services. The grant will cover costs associated with operating the district's adopted service plan, including driver time, fuel, preventive maintenance, and other operating expenses. The intended outcomes are to increase access for tribal and...
The Hualapai Tribal Council was awarded a $395,089 Formula 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 will fund the tribal transit program's operating expenses, such as driver salaries, fuel, vehicle maintenance, and other eligible costs. Additionally, the funding will be used to purchase a replacement 36-passenger bus. The grant award period runs from September 21,...