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), is intended to fund operating assistance activities to continue safe and reliable public transportation services for the general public and tribal community in South Dakota. The $366,566 award to the Yankton Sioux Tribe, with a performance period from April 2025 to March 2028, will support the delivery of these transportation...
This $1,709,285 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will fund the Oglala Sioux Tribe's rural transit services on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. The grant will cover eligible operating expenses such as employee salaries, fuel, preventive maintenance, and project administration to maintain safe and reliable transit services for residents of the Pine Ridge Reservation. The...
The Yankton Sioux Tribe received a $443,618 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant will be used to continue the provision of rural transit services on the Yankton Sioux Tribe's reservation from September 2024 through October 2025. The scope of work includes operating assistance to support the ongoing delivery of public transportation for visitors and residents of the Yankton...
This $956,956 federal Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will allow the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribe to maintain existing transit services on the reservation and purchase new vehicle capital. The award period runs from August 13, 2024 through December 31, 2024. The intended outcome is the continued provision of critical rural transit services to the residents of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate...
The Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate tribe was awarded a $100,700 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.509 - Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program). The grant, effective September 11, 2023 through November 30, 2025, will be used to maintain existing transit services on the Lake Traverse Reservation. Specifically, the grant scope of work includes the capital purchase of a bus and costs for vehicle repairs, to support the...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe a $411,745 project grant under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant will fund operating assistance for rural transit services provided to residents of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe from April 19, 2022 through July 11, 2022. Specifically, the grant will allow the Tribe to continue providing and prepare for coronavirus public transportation to...
This $602,665 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.509 - Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program) will support transit services on the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Reservation in South Dakota. Key activities to be funded include administrative support, replacement of aging transit vehicles, technology upgrades to existing vehicles, and construction of a new transit administrative and garage facility. The expected outcomes...
This $713,077 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will support transit service on the Rosebud Sioux Tribe reservation in South Dakota. The grant funding will be used for two main activities: 1) administrative assistance and 2) operating assistance to maintain transportation options for tribal members and visitors within and around the reservation. The award was made on July 23, 2024 and is...
This $15,388,135 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will provide funding to the South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) to improve and continue public transportation services in rural and tribal communities across South Dakota. The grant will support a range of activities including operating assistance, project administration, preventive maintenance, and capital needs for rural...
This $881,102 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) supports operating and preventive maintenance expenses for the Spirit Lake Tribal Transit Program in North Dakota. The funding will enable the Spirit Lake Tribe to continue providing critical transportation services, including extended evening and weekend transit, for the elderly and individuals with disabilities on and around the...