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 Formula Grant award, provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509), will fund the Kenaitze Indian Tribe's operating expenses and administrative costs to maintain transit services for the Alaska Native and American Indian communities in the Kenai Peninsula Borough region. The $421,547 grant, awarded on September 17, 2024, will support the operation of the tribe's transit facility and...
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 $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 $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 Alaska State Department of Public Transportation received a $15.8 million project grant award from the Federal Transit Administration under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to provide operating assistance to rural public transportation providers in Alaska from June 2022 through June 2025. The grant funding will support continued public transportation operations in non-urbanized areas of Alaska, including in Bethel, Sitka, Kenai, Juneau, Girdwood,...
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...
This $351,319 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration's Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will provide 3 years of operating assistance, vehicle preventive maintenance, and indirect cost support for the Gulkana Village Council's transit program from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. The funding will cover eligible costs such as driver and other operation worker wages, salaries and benefits, fuel,...
This $274,746 Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will provide operating assistance, vehicle preventive maintenance, and indirect costs for the Chickaloon Area Transit Service in and around Chickaloon, Sutton, and Palmer, Alaska. The funds will be used for eligible indirect costs, vehicle preventive maintenance, and operating expenses including driver and other operation worker...
This $1,355,771 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will provide funding to the Sitka Tribe of Alaska to improve, initiate, and continue public transportation services in the rural, non-urbanized area of Sitka, Alaska. The award, dated March 17, 2025, supports a range of activities including operating expenses, capital investments, vehicle acquisitions, facility improvements, technical...