The Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma was awarded a $302,319 project grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) on May 12, 2022. The grant will fund transit services and operations for the Tribe through August 31, 2023. Specifically, the funding will support operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, office supplies and maintenance costs to maintain existing transit services on the...
The Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma was awarded a $295,755 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to maintain and expand their existing transit services on the tribal reservation. The funding will be used to cover eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, office supplies, facility and equipment maintenance, administration, travel, training, and technical assistance for bus operations. Additionally,...
This $722,796 federal Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will fund operating and capital assistance for the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma's public transit services. The grant will cover eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, and preventive maintenance, as well as the replacement of two 10-year-old ADA-compliant minivan vehicles with two new 4-passenger ADA minivans. This...
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...
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...
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 Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded a $638,699 Project Grant to the Cheyenne Arapaho Tribe under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant funding will be used to support the ongoing operations and delivery of the Tribe's existing public transit system serving a 9-county rural service area in western Oklahoma. Specifically, the grant funds will cover operating expenses such as staff salaries, fuel, training,...
This $587,618 Formula Grant was awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on May 30, 2024 under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant funds will support public transportation infrastructure and services provided by the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, a federally recognized tribal government located in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The grant will enable the Citizen Potawatomi Nation to improve, initiate, and continue public transit operations in its...
This $899,519 federal Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will fund the salaries of 26 tribal transit para-transit drivers for 6 months. The grant supports the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma in providing transportation services to transport clients to and from their medical appointments across a 10 1/2 county region in southeastern Oklahoma. This funding will allow the tribe to retain...
This federal Project Grant award of $198,969.65 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (CFDA 10.567). The grant supports the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma, a federally recognized tribal government, in operating food distribution sites and providing culturally appropriate food assistance and nutrition education services to low-income Native American households living on or near the Ponca reservation. The...