The purpose of this grant award is to provide operational assistance for the plpt tribal transit program during the periods of FY2026-27 in the amount of $139371.

The Federal Transit Administration awarded the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe $139,371 on March 4, 2026, under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to provide operational assistance for the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribal Transit Program through December 31, 2027.

The award funds eligible operating expenses for the tribal transit system, including salary for transit employees, fuel for five existing transit buses, and utilities and administrative costs for newly constructed transit facilities. The tribe recently completed a transit administration building housing eleven staff members (a transit manager, operations specialist, buildings groundskeeper, six full time transit operators, and two on-call operators) and is constructing a bus shed. Awarded funds will cover utilities—electricity, propane, and technology—required to operate both facilities alongside the tribe's three bus routes serving the local area, Reno, and the lake corridor.

Place of performance is Nevada. No sub-recipients are designated for this award.

Activities

The formula funds will be used to cover all eligible operating expenses i.e.; salary related for transit employees RM and fuel for five existing transit buses equipment $5000 for the new facilitys buildings and grounds; equipment $5000 for the new facility buildings and grounds utilities and other administrative costs.

Expected outcomes

The formula funds will allow the plpt tribal transit program to continue providing sustainable operations of a tribal transit bus system on and off of the pyramid lake paiute indian reservation.

Intended beneficiaries

The pyramid lake paiute tribal transit recently constructed a transit facility to house the current administrative and operations staff of eleven (11). The newly constructed facility has costs related to utilities (electricity propane PUD technology) that are required to remain operational. In addition to the transit facility a bus shed is currently being constructed that will have similar related costs to operate. The awarded funds will assist with the newly added expenses. The plpt transit operates three (3) bus routes that are the local reno and lake bus routes. The buses are operated by six (6) full time transit operators and two (2) on-call transit operators. In the administrative area of the facility the personnel consist of a transit manager transit operations specialist and a transit buildings groundskeeper.