This project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration totaling $351,599 will fund operating assistance, project administration, and GPS/asset tracking for the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians of Washington's demand response transit services through March 2025. The funding is provided through the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509), which supports public transportation in nonurbanized areas and tribal lands to improve access to...
This $104,151 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.509 - Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program) supports the Cowlitz Indian Tribe's public transit operations and related administrative costs, as well as the purchase and funding of dispatch hardware, software, and related licensing and subscription expenses. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: Sustaining transportation options for the general public and...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $342,835 Project Grant to the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians of Washington under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant will fund operating assistance and project administration through an indirect cost rate for the Tribe's demand response transit services from November 1, 2021 through December 31, 2024. The services are intended to provide Tribal members and the...
The Lummi Indian Business Council, a federally recognized tribal government in Bellingham, Washington, was awarded a $1,008,316.00 Project Grant on August 1, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program (CFDA 20.939). The grant funding will be used by the Lummi Tribe to develop and implement a comprehensive Lummi Tribe Traffic Safety Treatment Plan. The Plan will focus on improving transportation safety...
The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation received a $350,694 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 funding will provide three years of operating assistance from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025 for the Pahtho Public Passage Transit Program. Funds will cover eligible indirect costs, preventive maintenance, and operating expenses to...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded a $411,795 Project Grant through the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to the Squaxin Island Tribe located in Shelton, Washington. The funding will support the engineering design and construction of a new bus facility to house vehicles currently stored outdoors. Key activities include site preparation, laying foundations, constructing the bus barn structure, installing...
This $34,898,141 Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration supports public transportation services in rural areas across the state of Washington. The primary activities funded include sustaining existing fixed-route and on-demand ADA-accessible transit services, providing demand response (dial-a-ride) services for elderly, low-income, and special needs populations, and continuing to...
This $315,178 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration will fund operating assistance and indirect costs for the Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel Reservation through September 2024. The funding is provided through the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic. As the full allocation under Section 5311 of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental...
This Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.509 - Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program) provides $408,221.00 in operating assistance and project administration funding to the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians for a 3-year period from 10/01/2023 to 9/30/2026. The funding will support the Stillaguamish Tribal Transit Services (STTS) by maintaining GPS navigation, asset tracking, and diagnostics monitoring. The...
This $122,000 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509), will be used by the Grand Portage Reservation Tribal Council to partially cover the cost of acquiring a 14-passenger coach to add to their fleet. The award will fund the purchase of this new vehicle, which is expected to cost approximately $97,174. This acquisition will help the tribal council alleviate downtime and maintain...