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...
<p>The Yankton Sioux Tribe received a $443,618 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.509 - Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program) on September 17, 2024. The grant will be used to continue operating rural transit services on the Yankton Sioux Tribe's reservation in South Dakota, providing transportation for both visitors and residents. The award supports the ongoing delivery of these critical transit services in the tribal community.</p>
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Yankton Sioux Tribe a $366,566 project grant under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant reimbursed the Tribe for transit service and personnel administrative leave expenses incurred from March 14, 2020 through December 31, 2020 to maintain transit services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, $300,000 was provided for operating assistance and $66,566 for program...
This federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) provides $436,276 in funding to the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate tribe in South Dakota. The grant will be used to maintain existing rural transit services on the tribe's reservation, enabling the continued provision of public transportation for the local residents. The grant scope of work is for operating assistance to support the ongoing...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.509 - Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program) provides $690,327 to the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribe to expand their existing transit services on the reservation. The key activities funded include hiring a full-time dispatcher and part-time driver, replacing two vehicles, and purchasing dispatching software. This will allow the tribe to offer expanded fixed...
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 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 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 $956,956 to the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribe to maintain existing rural transit services on the tribal reservation and purchase vehicle capital. The award will enable the continued provision of critical public transportation services to the residents of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribe. This funding supports...
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...
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...