The united keetoowah band of cherokee indians in oklahoma received $70555 in FY 2024 and $72054 in FY25 formula apportionment funds

The Federal Transit Administration awarded the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma $142,609 in formula grant funding on March 31, 2026, under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509).

The recipient will use the funds to operate safe and reliable public transit service across two office locations in Tahlequah and Stilwell, Oklahoma. Funding supports eligible operating expenses including employee salaries for transit drivers and dispatchers, vehicle preventative maintenance, fuel, and supplies. The award obligates $70,555 in FY 2024 and $72,054 in FY 2025 apportionment funds.

Performance runs through December 30, 2029, with place of performance in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The tribe operates transit service across a 14-county jurisdiction in northeastern Oklahoma serving its 14,404 enrolled members. No sub-recipients are identified for this award.

Activities

Funds will be used to cover eligible operating expenses such as preventative maintenance on transit vehicles employee salaries fuel and supplies.

Expected outcomes

Funding will permit the UKB to provide a safe and reliable public transit service.

Intended beneficiaries

Commuters will continue to receive safe and efficient transit services. UKB transit employees will continue to be provided competitive wages and benefits.