The Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma received a $351,400 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.509 - Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program) to provide safe, reliable, and affordable public transportation services within a 100-mile radius of the Grand Gateway EDA dba Pelivan Transit service territory. The grant funding supports the delivery of transportation services to elders, tribal members, and others in...
The Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma (ESTOO) received a $337,417 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). The funding will support ESTOO's expansion and upgrading of on-demand rural shared ride public transportation services for tribal residents and all citizens of Ottawa County, Oklahoma through the Northeast Oklahoma Tribal Transit Consortium (NTTC) and its...
The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded a $638,699 Project Grant to the Cheyenne Arapaho Tribe under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant funding will be used to support the ongoing operations and delivery of the Tribe's existing public transit system serving a 9-county rural service area in western Oklahoma. Specifically, the grant funds will cover operating expenses such as staff salaries, fuel, training,...
This $371,691 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.509 - Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program) provides operating funding to the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes for the continued delivery of public transit services across a 9-county service area in western Oklahoma. The grant funds will be used to cover operating expenses such as salaries, fuel, training, maintenance, and travel, enabling the transit system to...
The Cheyenne Arapaho Tribe received a $1,890,774 project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) on June 29, 2022. The funding will support the continuation of existing transit services on the Cheyenne Arapaho reservation through January 31, 2026. Specifically, the Tribe will use the funds to cover eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, and preventative...
This $447,687 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.509 - Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program) will provide operating assistance and indirect cost support for the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes' public transportation program. The funding will sustain transportation options and services in and around the Fort Hall Reservation, reducing congestion and improving efficiency for tribal members, current/future transit users, and the general public in the...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $625,726 Project Grant to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The funding will support existing transit services on the Qualla Boundary and other tribal lands through March 30, 2027. Specifically, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will utilize the funding to cover eligible operating expenses such as employee salaries, vehicle fuel,...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $1,556,354 Formula Grant under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. The grant will cover the salaries of 26 tribal transit para-transit drivers for 12 months, allowing the Choctaw Nation to continue providing transportation services to clients in southeast Oklahoma for medical appointments. This funding will enable the tribe to retain its current staff levels to serve...
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma received a $2,557,688 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant funding will cover the salaries of 26 tribal transit para-transit drivers for 6 months, enabling the Choctaw Nation to continue providing transportation services to medical appointments for their clients across 10 1/2 counties in southeastern Oklahoma....
The Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma was awarded a $295,755 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to maintain and expand their existing transit services on the tribal reservation. The funding will be used to cover eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, office supplies, facility and equipment maintenance, administration, travel, training, and technical assistance for bus operations. Additionally,...