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Are there programs or grant opportunities to help tribal communities improve transportation services?

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Are there programs or grant opportunities to help tribal communities improve transportation services?

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Yes, the Community Transportation Association of America has a program called the Tribal Transit Technical Assistance Program. This program is funded through the Rural Business Cooperative Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and is designed to assist tribal communities in enhancing economic growth and development by improving transportation services. The Administration for Native Americans (ANA) Social and Economic Development Strategies (SEDS) program will fund projects to develop community transportation activities that support the needs of the elderly, the disabled, and the local workforce. There is a new FTA Tribal Program, Public Transportation on Indian Reservations (Section 5311c), which provides planning, capital and operating assistance to designated tribal entities. For more information, contact regional FTA offices. The majority of the funding opportunities for general rural transportation projects are also applicable for tribal communities as well.