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 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,...
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 $13.7 million 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 state administration, capital assistance, and rural training and technical assistance projects across Alaska through August 2025. The Alaska State Department of Public Transportation will administer the award and provide sub-awards to 16 organizations to support public transportation services in rural...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a Project Grant of $167,850 to the Allakaket Village, a Tribal Government in Alaska, under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The funds will be used to procure an ADA-compliant van and cover one year of operating costs to start up a transit service for the Allakaket Village community. This project aims to provide residents and visitors with greater access to jobs, school, healthcare,...
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 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 received a $165,639 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) to support and expand their on-demand transportation services. The Tribe will use the funding to pay the salaries and benefits of an estimated three full-time drivers to allow their on-demand transportation system to continue operating and implement a new fixed-route service for...
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...