The Jicarilla Apache Nation was awarded a $415,580 Project Grant 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 to purchase two new cutaway-style transit buses to operate on the North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) 170 Jicarilla bus route serving the Jicarilla Apache Nation. The new buses will replace two existing NCRTD buses that will exceed their useful life before the...
The Jicarilla Apache Nation was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant will fund a capital project to upgrade three bus stops in the Jicarilla Apache Nation to ADA standards. The project entails designing, constructing, and installing concrete boarding/alighting pads, shelters, and other infrastructure and amenities at the existing bus stops served by the North Central...
The Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.505 - Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to the Yavapai Apache Nation to assess and evaluate the tribe's current transit operations, including its relationship to the Public Works Department. The grant funds will be used to hire outside transit experts to conduct a detailed assessment of the existing transit system, provide feedback, and highlight areas for...
The Yavapai Apache Nation received a $128,018 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Section 5311 Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to support the continued operation and expansion of the Yavapai Apache Transit System. This funding will be used to cover driver salaries and benefits, vehicle maintenance, fuel, supplies, and employee training and travel for the tribal transit system serving the Verde Valley region of central Arizona. The grant...
The Yavapai Apache Nation received a $194,924 Formula Grant in 2024 from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant funds will support the continued operation and expansion of the Yavapai Apache Nation's public transit system, including salaries, benefits, vehicle maintenance, fuel, and training for transit operators and support staff. Key activities include reviewing employee compensation, adding new transit...
The Yavapai-Apache Nation received a $295,148 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The funds will be used to continue operating the Yavapai-Apache Transit System, which provides public transportation services to the Yavapai-Apache Nation, the Verde Valley region, and surrounding rural areas of Yavapai County, Arizona. The grant will cover costs such as driver salaries and benefits,...
This Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) provides $100,000.00 to the White Mountain Apache Tribe's Fort Apache Connection Transit (FACT) program. The funding will be used to purchase a mobile maintenance vehicle to support FACT's three fixed/deviated transit routes that travel over 175 miles per day. The mobile maintenance vehicle will enable FACT to perform 80% of their maintenance functions...
The White Mountain Apache Tribe was awarded a $628,918 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) for the period of August 24, 2022 through June 30, 2024. The grant funds will support the Tribe's public transportation services and administration. Specifically, $114,000 will go towards preventative maintenance of vehicles, while $200,459 will fund operating assistance. An...
This $739,619 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) supports transit service operations and replacement vehicle purchases for the San Carlos Apache Tribal Council in Arizona. The key activities funded include administrative and preventive maintenance costs such as office supplies, PPE, printing, advertising, website maintenance, driver training, contractual services, and vehicle maintenance....
The San Carlos Apache Tribal Council received a $628,657 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant will support two main objectives: 1) Continuing transit service operations by providing fuel costs for the tribal transit service fleet, and 2) Initiating planning activities for a new administrative, maintenance, and vehicle storage facility....