Via USDOT press release

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the award of $5 million to help American Indian and Alaska Native tribal citizens initiate, improve and enhance transit service in Indian Country. FTA’s Tribal Transit Programwhich provides a transportation lifeline to rural tribal citizens by connecting them with employment, education, healthcare, and other vital services, will provide grants to 34 tribes for 35 competitively selected transit-related projects in 12 states.

“Public transportation is a community function that connects individuals to more and better opportunities,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. “The Tribal Transit program targets the transportation challenges many Native Americans face on tribal land by providing grants to fund buses, vans and transportation planning.”

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