This project will identify and prioritize highway mitigation measures to improve the safety of the traveling public while maintaining and improving wildlife movement along the approximately 5-mile…

The Federal Highway Administration awarded Three Affiliated Tribes, doing business as MHA Nation, $1,000,726 on March 2, 2026, under the National Infrastructure Investments program (CFDA 20.933) to identify and prioritize highway mitigation measures along a five-mile corridor of Highway 22 in North Dakota. The project will improve public safety and wildlife movement, with particular focus on the section where the highway bisects the tribe's newly established tribal national park. Three Affiliated Tribes is a federally recognized tribal government headquartered in New Town, North Dakota, serving approximately 17,145 enrolled members on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. Work will be performed in New Town, North Dakota, with a period of performance through January 31, 2029. The National Infrastructure Investments program funds capital and planning investments in surface transportation infrastructure for projects with significant local or regional impact; eligible applicants include federally recognized Indian Tribes and consortia of such tribes. Grantees must maintain project accounts and records disclosing grant proceeds, total project cost, and cost contributions from other sources, subject to audit under the Single Audit Act.

This project will identify and prioritize highway mitigation measures to improve the safety of the traveling public while maintaining and improving wildlife movement along the approximately 5-mile corridor of highway 22, with a particular focus on the portion of this corridor where the highway bisects north dakota s first tribal national park.