Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program

To improve, initiate, or continue public transportation service in nonurbanized areas (rural areas and small cities under 50,000 in population) and to provide technical assistance for rural transportation providers. The Section 5311 program supports both the maintenance of existing public transportation services and the expansion of those services through the following program goals: • enhancing access in rural areas to health care, shopping, education, employment, public services, and recreation; • increasing availability of transportation options through investments in intercity bus services; and • encouraging mobility management, and employment-related transportation alternatives The Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program is a set-aside form the Formula Grants for Rural Areas program that consists of both a formula and competitive grant program for federally recognized…