The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe was awarded a $416,930 project grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration on January 19, 2021 to complete the project by September 30, 2021. The grant was awarded under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to improve public transportation services in nonurbanized areas, including rural communities and small cities under 50,000 in population. Funding will support the Tribe in providing public...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe a $411,745 project grant under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant will fund operating assistance for rural transit services provided to residents of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe from April 19, 2022 through July 11, 2022. Specifically, the grant will allow the Tribe to continue providing and prepare for coronavirus public transportation to...
The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe was awarded a $297,882 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 funds will be used to purchase three replacement transit vehicles, insulate the transit facility's wash bay, repair/replace overhead doors, update office furniture and equipment, and purchase a self-service pressure washer. These activities are expected to...
The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe received a $526,018 project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). With the funding, the Tribe purchased four Ford Transit vans and two cutaway transit buses to improve public transportation services for surrounding communities on the Cheyenne River Reservation. The new vehicles will enhance efficiency, quality of service, and ensure access...
This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.509 - Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program) provides $567,990 to the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe to support rural transit services. The funding will be used to purchase a new bus and minivan, as well as cover operating and preventive maintenance costs for the tribe's transit operations. The expected outcomes are the continued provision of critical rural transit...
The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe received a $651,446 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant funds will support the purchase of four replacement transit vehicles and new garage doors to improve public transportation services for tribal residents and visitors in and around Eagle Butte, South Dakota and several other communities on the reservation. Replacing...
The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (CRST) was awarded a $654,576 Formula 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 continue the provision of rural transit services on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, including contracted transit operations and preventive vehicle maintenance provided by River Cities Public Transit. The grant is expected to support the continued...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Yankton Sioux Tribe a $366,566 project grant under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant reimbursed the Tribe for transit service and personnel administrative leave expenses incurred from March 14, 2020 through December 31, 2020 to maintain transit services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, $300,000 was provided for operating assistance and $66,566 for program...
This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.509 - Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program) provides $956,956 to the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribe to maintain existing rural transit services on the tribal reservation and purchase vehicle capital. The award will enable the continued provision of critical public transportation services to the residents of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribe. This funding supports...
The Cheyenne Arapaho Tribe received a $1,890,774 project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) on June 29, 2022. The funding will support the continuation of existing transit services on the Cheyenne Arapaho reservation through January 31, 2026. Specifically, the Tribe will use the funds to cover eligible operating expenses such as driver salaries, fuel, and preventative...