The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska received a $1,385,583 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant funding will be used from August 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026 to maintain existing transit services on the Winnebago Reservation, supporting approximately 4,000 tribal and non-tribal riders with safe transportation for critical needs like employment, healthcare, and social services....
The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska was awarded a $798,435 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The Tribe will use the funding to maintain existing transit services on the reservation and surrounding rural areas from October 1, 2022 through November 30, 2025. Specifically, the Tribe will purchase four replacement vans for $130,500 and conduct $60,000 in preventive...
This $1,425,696 federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.509 - Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program) will fund the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska's transit program from July 2024 through December 2027. The grant will cover 100% of the program's operating expenses, including staff salaries and benefits, training, fuel/oil, drug and alcohol testing, uniforms, and vehicle wraps. The expected outcome is to provide free and low-cost transportation...
This federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) provides $636,952 to the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska. The funding will be used to support the tribe's transit service over the period of October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2025. The key activities funded include the purchase of two replacement vans ($160,000), preventive maintenance ($60,000), and operating assistance ($416,952). This grant...
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 Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska a $436,346 Section 5311 Formula Grant for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) for the period of October 1, 2022 to April 30, 2025. The funds will be used for the following activities: purchasing 2 replacement vans ($100,000), providing preventive maintenance ($30,000), and supporting operating assistance ($306,346). The grant will enable the Tribe to maintain safe,...
This $156,061 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 support for the Santee Sioux Nation's rural transit system in northeastern Nebraska. The grant will cover eligible expenses such as driver wages, fuel, maintenance, and insurance to sustain transit services connecting the Santee Sioux community to employment, medical, educational, and other essential...
The Nebraska Department of Transportation was awarded an $8.5 million Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to provide mobility management, transit planning and oversight, training, and vanpool services across Nebraska from April 2022 to September 2025. Under the award, the University of Nebraska and Olsson Inc. will continue mobility management initiatives and provide transit technology support,...
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 Nez Perce Tribe received a $333,334 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) on August 26, 2021. The grant will fund the purchase of approximately two replacement 30-foot ADA accessible diesel buses to improve public transportation services in rural areas. The Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program aims to enhance mobility in...