The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma a $1.3 million Project Grant under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) on March 16, 2022. The funding will support the Choctaw Nation Tribal Transit's provision of rural public transportation services in southeastern Oklahoma through December 1, 2025. Specifically, the grant will enable the hiring of ten new employees, purchase of new dispatching software from Trip Master, and miscellaneous equipment. The Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program aims to improve, initiate, or continue public transportation in nonurbanized areas and small cities through 50,000 in population. No sub-recipients or sub-award details were indicated.
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