Cantwell Applauds $1.1 Million in Transportation Safety Grants for Washington Tribes
Funding will support transportation safety projects in Indian Country
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) applauded the announcement that six Washington Tribes will receive a collective $1.18 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Tribal Transportation Program Safety Funds (TTPSF). The funding will be used to address transportation safety issues in and around Tribal communities.
|
Tribe |
Funding |
Description |
|
Samish Indian Nation |
$760,000 |
Funding will be used to build a roundabout at the intersection of SR-20 and Campbell Lake Road |
|
Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel Reservation |
$391,496 |
Funding will be used to build a bicycle and pedestrian pathway and crosswalks |
|
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation |
$12,500 |
Grant will help the Tribe develop their first transportation safety plan |
|
Cowlitz Indian Tribe |
$7,500 |
Funding will help update the Tribe’s transportation safety plan |
|
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe |
$7,500 |
Funding will help update the Tribe’s transportation safety plan |
|
Upper Skagit Indian Tribe |
$7,500 |
Funding will help update the Tribe’s transportation safety plan |
Tribal Transportation Program Safety Funds are used to address transportation safety issues in Indian Country, where traffic accidents are consistently higher than the rest of the nation as a whole. Funds are available to federally-recognized Indian Tribes through a competitive, discretionary program.
TTPSF selects projects that will address the prevention and reduction of death or serious injuries in transportation-related incidents. Eligible projects include road safety infrastructure improvements, developing or updating transportation safety plans, and crash data assessment, improvement, or analysis.
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