Project Grant AK2025022
- This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.509 - Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program) provides $1,425,464.00 to the Native Village of Unalakleet in Alaska to acquire equipment for year-round maintenance of the community's transit corridors. The funded activities include purchasing a dump truck, loader, skid steer, and grader to haul gravel, remove snow, and maintain dirt road surfaces. This project...
- This $187,168 Project Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will enable the Native Village of Tununak, a remote Alaska Native community on Nelson Island, to purchase an ADA-compliant all-wheel-drive vehicle and provide regular transportation services to key locations including the airport, clinic, post office, and tribal offices. The grant will fund operating expenses and preventive...
- 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,...
- 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 $509,038 Project Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will support public transportation services in the Ninilchik Village area of Alaska. The grant funding will be used to obtain a replacement bus, hire a driver, and conduct workforce development and training activities to expand the regularly scheduled transit service from 3 to 5 days per week. This will connect residents to local...
- 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...
- The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $4,527,837 Formula Grant under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to the Gulkana Village Council in Alaska on February 25, 2025. This program provides funding for public transportation capital projects, operating costs, and planning in rural and tribal communities across the United States. The grant award will support the Gulkana Village Council's Soaring Eagle Transit program, which offers critical...
- 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 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 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...
The Native Village of Unalakleet received a $1,638,786 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The award will fund the construction of a bus garage and vehicle maintenance facility to house the community's transit equipment and provide sheltered space for vehicle maintenance and repair. Key project activities include purchasing a prefabricated metal building, connecting it to existing utilities, and acquiring a shop truck lift and other equipment to service and repair the transit vehicles. The expected outcomes are extended useful life for the transit vehicles, enabling more reliable services for Unalakleet residents, visitors, and regional service providers who rely on the community's public transportation. The project will benefit a range of stakeholders, including tribal elders, homebound individuals, and those traveling to access essential services.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $1.6m | 7/30/25 |