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 federal Formula Grant award in the amount of $1,355,771.00 was provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) through the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The award supports public transportation infrastructure and services for the Sitka Tribe of Alaska, a federally recognized tribal government located in Sitka, Alaska. The funding will enable the tribe to improve, initiate, and continue transit services in the rural, non-urbanized area it...
This $1,077,451.00 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will support the maintenance and operation of the public transit system in Sitka, Alaska for one fiscal year. The grant will cover the majority of operating costs for the Ride Sitka fixed-route transit system and contracted complementary paratransit services, as well as project administration expenses. The key activities to be performed under...
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 $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...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $124,150 Project Grant under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to the Huslia Tribal Council in Huslia, Alaska. The purpose of this grant is to purchase a bus with a CB radio and first aid kit to establish Huslia's first tribal transit bus service. The expected outcomes are to help revitalize the Koyukon Athabascan culture, subsistence way of life, and increase wellness in the community by providing...
This federal Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) provides $1,129,019 to the Kenaitze Indian Tribe to expand transportation access and options with a pilot fixed-route bus service connecting the communities of Nikiski, Kenai, Soldotna, and Sterling in Alaska. The grant activities include operating assistance, training, purchase of equipment and supplies for bus operations, and supplies/construction...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration totaling $775,176 provides funding under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) to support transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities in rural and small urban areas of Alaska. Specifically, the grant will fund purchase of services, operating assistance, rolling stock, and state administration activities from September...
This $421,547 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will support operating assistance and administrative costs for the Kenaitze Indian Tribe to maintain public transit services in their rural service area in Alaska. The award period runs from September 17, 2024 through December 30, 2025, with the intended outcome of preserving essential transit operations for the Alaska Native and American Indian...
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...