The Federal Transit Administration awarded KAW Nation a $416,604 project grant under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) on May 4, 2023. The grant funds will support KAW Nation's establishment of a rural transit system serving the tribal community through July 2026. Key activities include hiring a transit coordinator, purchasing vehicles, driver training, and operating the system to improve mobility for tribal citizens and residents of rural Kay County,...
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 $899,519 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will provide funding to cover the salaries of 26 tribal transit para-transit drivers for 6 months. The funding will allow the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma to retain its current level of staff to continue providing transportation services to clients for medical appointments across 10 1/2 counties in southeastern Oklahoma. The award supports the...
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...
This $660,322 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will fund the Kenaitze Indian Tribe's expansion of public transit services throughout central Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. The Tribe will use the funding to acquire vehicles, hire transit staff, and conduct administrative activities from July 2022 through December 2023. Specifically, $158,683 in FY2020 and $171,478 in FY2021 will...
This $722,796 federal Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will fund operating and capital assistance for the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma's public transit services. The grant will cover eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, and preventive maintenance, as well as the replacement of two 10-year-old ADA-compliant minivan vehicles with two new 4-passenger ADA minivans. This...
The Cheyenne Arapaho Tribe received a $633,467 project grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant will fund public transportation services in nonurbanized areas of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from June 2021 through June 2024. The Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program aims to improve, initiate, or continue rural and tribal public transportation and...
The Kaw Nation was awarded a $368,359 project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to establish a transit system within the Kaw Nation Service Area in Oklahoma. The Kaw Nation will use the funding to create a transit department with offices, supplies, and staff including a coordinator and vehicle operators. Funding will also support the purchase of vehicles and provide for operations...
This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509), will fund the Kenaitze Indian Tribe's operating expenses and administrative costs to maintain transit services for the Alaska Native and American Indian communities in the Kenai Peninsula Borough region. The $421,547 grant, awarded on September 17, 2024, will support the operation of the tribe's transit facility and...
The Cheyenne Arapaho Tribe received a $624,707 Project Grant award 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 its reservation from June 30, 2022 through December 31, 2026. Specifically, the funds will cover eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, preventive maintenance, and training and technical...