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 $636,952 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) supports public transportation services provided by the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska. The funding will be used to purchase two replacement transit vans ($160,000), cover preventive maintenance costs ($60,000), and provide operating assistance ($416,952) for the tribe's transit services that serve Omaha tribal members and surrounding rural...
This $1,425,696 federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will fund the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska's transit program. The grant will cover salary and benefit expenses, training, fuel/oil, drug and alcohol testing, uniforms, vehicle wraps, and indirect costs to provide free and low-cost transportation to low-income riders across the tribe's 15-county service area in Nebraska, Iowa, and South...
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 Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska was awarded a $316,930 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant period runs from April 6, 2021 through December 22, 2021. The Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program aims to improve, initiate, or continue public transportation services in nonurbanized areas and provide technical assistance to rural...
The federal Project Grant award of $2,064,396 from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.933 - National Infrastructure Investments) is supporting transportation planning activities for the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska located in Macy, NE. The grant funding will enable the tribe to undertake comprehensive transportation planning and infrastructure improvements that enhance safety, mobility, economic competitiveness, and sustainability within their community. This multi-year grant, with a project...
The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska was awarded a $1,385,583 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The award will provide operating assistance to maintain the existing Winnebago Tribal Transit (WTT) service on the Winnebago Reservation over a 3-year period from FY2022 to FY2024. The funding will cover eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, and maintenance to continue transit...
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 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,...
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...