The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe was awarded a $416,930 project grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration on January 19, 2021 to complete the project by September 30, 2021. The grant was awarded under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to improve public transportation services in nonurbanized areas, including rural communities and small cities under 50,000 in population. Funding will support the Tribe in providing public...
The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe was awarded a $297,882 Project Grant 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 grant funds will be used to purchase three replacement transit vehicles, insulate the transit facility's wash bay, repair/replace overhead doors, update office furniture and equipment, and purchase a self-service pressure washer. These activities are expected to...
The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe received a $416,930 project grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to provide rural transit services from December 27, 2021 through January 27, 2022. The grant funds will be used for operating assistance to continue providing public transportation to residents of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe reservation in South Dakota, helping ensure...
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...
The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe received a $526,018 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). With the funding, the Tribe purchased four Ford Transit vans and two cutaway transit buses to improve public transportation services for surrounding communities on the Cheyenne River Reservation. The new vehicles will enhance efficiency, quality of service, and ensure access...
This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.509 - Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program) provides $567,990 to the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe to support rural transit services. The funding will be used to purchase a new bus and minivan, as well as cover operating and preventive maintenance costs for the tribe's transit operations. The expected outcomes are the continued provision of critical rural transit...
The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe received a $651,446 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). The grant funds will support the purchase of four replacement transit vehicles and new garage doors to improve public transportation services for tribal residents and visitors in and around Eagle Butte, South Dakota and several other communities on the reservation. Replacing...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $726,249 Formula Grant for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to the Rosebud Sioux Tribe on June 18, 2025. The purpose of this grant is to support transit service on the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Reservation in South Dakota. The grant funding will be used for two scope activities: 1) administrative assistance and 2) operating assistance. The expected outcome is to maintain transportation options for tribal members and visitors in and...
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 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Formula Grant award, under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509), provides $366,566.00 in funding to the Yankton Sioux Tribe to continue safe and reliable public transportation services for the general public and tribal community in South Dakota. The grant supports operating assistance activities to fund the delivery of these essential transit services from April 2025 through March 2028. As a federally recognized...