This $1,824,273 project grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration's Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will fund operating assistance for rural and intercity bus transportation services in Nebraska from September 2021 through January 2023. The Nebraska Department of Transportation will administer funding to support operations, driver compensation, fuel, maintenance, and marketing expenses for nine rural transit subrecipients. An additional $127,975 will support three intercity bus companies—Black Hills Stage Lines Inc. dba Express Arrow, Burlington Stagelines LTD dba Burlington Trailways, and Jefferson Partners LP dba Jefferson Lines—with operating assistance. The funding is intended to help rural and intercity transit services in Nebraska recover from reduced ridership and pandemic-related impacts through the period of performance.