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Developing, Enhancing, and Sustaining Tribal Transit Services: Final Research Report Page 73 CHAPTER 3 Funding Tribal Transit Programs INTRODUCTION This chapter describes the various federal and state grant programs that support tribal transit planning, operations, and services. It begins with the 33 federal programs summarized in Table 3-1.
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Chapter 3 Funding Tribal Transit Programs Developing, Enhancing, and Sustaining Tribal Transit Services: Final Research Report Page 75 STATE FUNDING SOURCES Many states support tribal transit programs and services by providing state funding. The goals, specific requirements, and eligibility vary by state, but they illustrate the support for tribal transit planning at the state level.
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Funding Tribal Transit Programs Chapter 3 Page 76 Developing, Enhancing, and Sustaining Tribal Transit Services: Final Research Report to the delivery of transit services. Local match contributions may also be in the form of cash received through donations or in-kind services.
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Chapter 3 Funding Tribal Transit Programs Developing, Enhancing, and Sustaining Tribal Transit Services: Final Research Report Page 77 • In Washington State, tribal government funds from the Squaxin Island Tribe are used as 50 percent match to government operating grants in support of its transit operation. • The Winnebago Tribe in Nebraska bills its casino enterprise $2.00 monthly for each trip taken by a casino employee on its tribal transit system.
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Funding Tribal Transit Programs Chapter 3 Page 78 Developing, Enhancing, and Sustaining Tribal Transit Services: Final Research Report advisory committee which all stakeholders, not just partners, are invited to the table to discuss transportation issues." MRTP uses Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Indian Reservation Roads (IRR)
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Chapter 3 Funding Tribal Transit Programs Developing, Enhancing, and Sustaining Tribal Transit Services: Final Research Report Page 79 • Road Runner Transit is operated by the Southern Ute Indian Tribe in Colorado. According to Peter Tregillus, Program Director of Community Action Programs, partnerships that assist in covering costs are expected by tribal government.
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Funding Tribal Transit Programs Chapter 3 Page 80 Developing, Enhancing, and Sustaining Tribal Transit Services: Final Research Report their transportation. CSKT was able to reach an agreement with the College to provide their transportation and be reimbursed for the trips provided.
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Chapter 3 Funding Tribal Transit Programs Developing, Enhancing, and Sustaining Tribal Transit Services: Final Research Report Page 81 school, work, and for recreation purposes. The Garnishment for Passes is a program for enrolled members of the tribe that can use their casino profit (garnishment check)
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Funding Tribal Transit Programs Chapter 3 Page 82 Developing, Enhancing, and Sustaining Tribal Transit Services: Final Research Report Grant Matching Sources Tribes also use government grants that they and their partners are awarded as leverage for additional grants. • Concerned by the delay in receiving a Section 5311 (c)
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Chapter 3 Funding Tribal Transit Programs Developing, Enhancing, and Sustaining Tribal Transit Services: Final Research Report Page 83 Council, and the Idaho Department of Transportation. The partnership pools and leverages the Section 5307, 5310, and 5311 grants that each agency receives -- achieving a higher use of the grants than if they were retained separately by each agency.
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Funding Tribal Transit Programs Chapter 3 Page 84 Developing, Enhancing, and Sustaining Tribal Transit Services: Final Research Report community resources. This is illustrated by Citylink which began with local tribal funds; grew with federal, state, and county partnerships; and now -- due to its success as a regional carrier -- is acknowledged as a transportation lifeline and subsidized by a growing number of local and regional beneficiaries.
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Chapter 3 Funding Tribal Transit Programs Developing, Enhancing, and Sustaining Tribal Transit Services: Final Research Report Page 85 Continuity of service is related to three key factors: outside funding, local funding, and local policies. As funding levels change through grants such as the FTA tribal transit program, levels of service may fluctuate because of the changes.
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Funding Tribal Transit Programs Chapter 3 Page 86 Developing, Enhancing, and Sustaining Tribal Transit Services: Final Research Report only responsibility. Programs that have successfully implemented transit service in spite of various barriers, such as Oglala Sioux, have attributed that success to having a person who is dedicated to the transit program and not distracted by other responsibilities.
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