The Kenaitze Indian Tribe received a $140,892 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 will fund operating assistance including wages, fringe benefits, and indirect program administration costs to allow the Tribe's on-demand transportation service to continue and expand operations through the implementation of a fixed-route service. The grant will also...
This $140,892 project grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration will fund the Kenaitze Indian Tribe to expand public transportation services in central Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. The grant supports the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509), which aims to improve, initiate, or continue public transportation in nonurbanized areas and provide technical assistance to rural transportation providers. Under the award, the Kenaitze...
This $660,322 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will fund the Kenaitze Indian Tribe's expansion of public transit services throughout central Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. The Tribe will use the funding to acquire vehicles, hire transit staff, and conduct administrative activities from July 2022 through December 2023. Specifically, $158,683 in FY2020 and $171,478 in FY2021 will...
This Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) award of $1,129,019 to the Kenaitze Indian Tribe will expand transportation access and options in the Kenai Peninsula region of Alaska. The grant funds will be used to establish a new fixed-route bus service connecting the communities of Nikiski, Kenai, Soldotna, and Sterling along key transportation corridors. Project activities include operating assistance, training, equipment...
The Kenaitze Indian Tribe was awarded a $311,496.99 Formula Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration on March 21, 2023 under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). This grant will support the Tribal Transportation Program, which aims to assist tribes in providing construction, preservation, and improvement of highways. As a Formula Grant, the funding is allocated based on a predetermined formula and will allow the Kenaitze Indian Tribe to...
This $104,210.31 Project Grant awarded by the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA Program 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) on July 31, 2024 provides funding for the Kenaitze Indian Tribe's transportation program in Alaska for fiscal year 2024. The grant will support a range of transportation infrastructure projects and services delivered by the tribe, which serves approximately 2,023 enrolled members and 4,740 Alaska Native/American Indian residents across a 15,000 square mile...
This $296,562.83 federal Project Grant award, provided by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), will fund the Kenaitze Indian Tribe's transportation program for fiscal year 2024. The grant supports a range of transportation-related projects under the FHWA's Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205), which provides funding for highway construction, bridge replacement and rehabilitation, roadway improvements, and multimodal transportation infrastructure development. The Kenaitze...
The Kenaitze Indian Tribe was awarded a $291,868 Formula Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration on March 10, 2022. The grant was awarded under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205), which provides funding for construction, preservation, and improvement of highways. The funding will support highway-related projects for the Kenaitze Indian Tribe in Kenai, Alaska. As a Formula Grant awarded under the Highway Planning and Construction...
This $195,772 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509), provides two years of operating assistance and project administration to the Sitka Tribe of Alaska to maintain existing public transit services in Sitka, Alaska. The funds will cover eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, preventive maintenance, and other items necessary to operate the tribal transit program. The...
This Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509), will provide $309,925 to the Sitka Tribe of Alaska to purchase approximately one replacement bus for their RIDE transit service. This purchase will improve safety, mobility, and service reliability for tribal members and members of the general public in and around Baranoff Island who use the transit service to...