This $1,110,772 federal Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) provides sustained public transportation services to low-income families, seniors, persons with disabilities, commuter employees, and the general public in the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation service area. The grant funds administrative and operating costs to maintain and improve mobility, accessibility,...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation a $454,676 Project Grant under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant will support sustained transit operations through September 2024 to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the funding will cover operating costs such as driver salaries, benefits, fuel, and equipment to disinfect...
The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation a $464,654 Project Grant under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The funding will support sustained transit operations and related indirect costs through March 2025 to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Operating costs covered include driver salaries and benefits, fuel, and equipment to disinfect...
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 provide $409,708 in operating assistance to the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) Public Transit Section to support fixed route transit service operated by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) around the Walla Walla, Oregon urbanized area. The grant funds will help CTUIR maintain...
This $152,303 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) provides operating assistance to the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde in Oregon. The purpose is to fund continued public transit service for the Grand Ronde community. The award supports operating activities by two transit agencies, Tillamook County Transit District and Pacific Crest Bus Lines, to reduce congestion and improve efficiency of...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $230,786 Formula Grant under the CFDA 20.509 Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program to the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (CTSI) to sustain transit services on and around the tribal reservation. The funding will be used to purchase transit services from Lincoln County Transit, with the intended outcome of providing continued public transportation for the general public and tribal...
This $105,129 Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.509 - Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program) will support the continuation of existing transit services for the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde community and surrounding areas in Oregon. The funds will be used to pay for the services of the Tillamook County Transportation District and Yamhill County Transit, with which the tribe has intergovernmental agreements. These agencies will provide...
This $27,086,715 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) supports a range of public transportation activities in rural Oregon. The award, which runs from April 2025 through September 2027, provides funding to over 40 subrecipient transit providers and agencies across the state. Key products and services delivered through this grant include: Operating assistance for rural and intercity bus...
This Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration totaling $476,531 will fund preliminary engineering and design services for the expansion of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation's (CTUIR) administration/maintenance facility located in Pendleton, Oregon. The funding is provided through the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to improve and continue public transportation services in nonurbanized...
This $153,170 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration supports public transportation services between Warm Springs and Madras, Oregon through March 2023. Awarded in September 2021 under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509), the funding will improve rural and tribal transit for the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon through their Cascades East Transit operations. Specifically, $84,534 in...