This $317,110 federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (CFDA 20.509) Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program will provide operating assistance to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (PBPN) in Kansas. The funding will be used to cover a range of transit operating expenses, including salaries/benefits, fuel, maintenance, supplies, and training, to enable the PBPN to continue offering demand-response public transportation services on a first-come,...
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation received a $963,024.30 Formula Grant award on March 17, 2021 from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. The funding supports the Tribal Transportation Program, which falls under the Highway Planning and Construction federal grant program (CFDA 20.205). The Tribal Transportation Program provides funding for planning, design, construction, and maintenance of roads serving Indian reservations and communities. This particular award allows...
The Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma was awarded a $295,755 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to maintain and expand their existing transit services on the tribal reservation. The funding will be used to cover eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, office supplies, facility and equipment maintenance, administration, travel, training, and technical assistance for bus operations. Additionally,...
The Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma was awarded a $285,967 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The funding will allow the Tribe to maintain existing transit services on its reservation through December 2025 by covering eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, and preventive maintenance. Capital expenses funded include camera services and GPS tracking for...
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation received a $285,803 Formula Grant award on March 18, 2022 from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. The funding supports tribal transportation programs under the Highway Planning and Construction federal grant program (CFDA 20.205). Formula Grants under this program help tribal governments construct, preserve, and improve reservation roads and bridges. The Citizen Potawatomi Nation will use the funds to deliver infrastructure projects...
The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska was awarded a $376,516 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to maintain existing transit services from June 2023 through December 2026. Funds will cover eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, and preventive maintenance to permit the Tribe to continue providing safe, effective, and reliable public transit for riders in a...
The Forest County Potawatomi Community (FCPC) was awarded a $235,434 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration to support the expansion of its transit services. Under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509), FCPC will acquire a 10-passenger electric transit van, a 6-passenger plug-in hybrid van, and associated charging equipment. This equipment will allow FCPC to add approximately 1,036 new demand response...
This federal Project Grant award of $258,184.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (CFDA 10.567). The funding enables the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, a federally recognized tribal government located in Mayetta, Kansas, to operate a local food distribution program that provides USDA Foods to income-eligible Native American households living on or near the reservation. The grant supports the...
The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska (PTN) received a $381,567 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to maintain existing transit services from June 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025. The funding will allow PTN to continue providing demand response transit services for tribal members and surrounding communities across a 15-county region in Nebraska, Iowa, and South...
The Federal Highway Administration awarded a $1,254,740.68 Formula Grant to the Citizen Potawatomi Nation on May 17, 2024 under the Highway Planning and Construction (CFDA 20.205) program. This funding supports a range of transportation infrastructure development, maintenance, and improvement projects on tribal lands. The Citizen Potawatomi Nation, a federally recognized Native American tribe in Shawnee, Oklahoma, will utilize this Formula Grant to fund critical transportation initiatives such...