Alaska Tribal Technical Assistance Program
The Alaska Tribal Technical Assistance Program (AKTTAP) is located at the Interior Aleutians Campus in Fairbanks, Alaska. It is funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration to assist tribal governments in developing and managing their transportation programs. AKTTAP aims to improve transportation infrastructure in Alaska through education, training, and technology transfer.
Tribal Consultation on the Draft Regulations - Tribal Transportation Program
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is announcing tribal consultations to discuss draft revisions of the regulations governing the Tribal Transportation Program. The consultations will also cover requirements for proposed roads and access roads to be included in the National Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory and will include an update regarding the ongoing quality assurance review of the facility inventory.
Locations for the Tribal Consultation meetings:
May 14, 2013 - Anchorage, AK
William A. Egan Civic & Convention Ctr.
555 West 5th Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501
May 16, 2013 - Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix Airport Marriott
1101 N. 44th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85008
May 21, 2013 - Minneapolis, MN
Crowne Plaza MSP Airport
3 Appletree Square (I-464 & 34th Ave South)
Bloomington, MN 55425
Federal Register Notice
BIA Transportation Website
Draft Proposed Regulations, 25 CFR 170
For more information, please contact:
LeRoy M. Gishi, telephone (202) 513-7711; email: leroy.gishi@bia.gov
Robert W. Sparrow, Jr., telephone (202) 366-9483; email: Robert.sparrow@dot.gov
Tribal Transportation Safety - Webinars
Webinars have been held to discuss the proposed process for the Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund. Please see link below for the recorded session held on May 1st.
May 1st Recorded Webinar link: https://connectdot.connectsolutions.com/p8qt2t343e2/
Attached is a copy of the federal register notice for the Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund (TTPSF) proposed grant process. A 30-day comment period is now open. At the end of 30-days FHWA will respond to the comments and then publish the final process and a 60-day call for projects.
Please review the federal register notice and submit your comments. You can use the attached document or view the following link:
If you intend to submit an application for a safety project or plan, there are several steps you should begin very soon. These are outlined on pages 4 and 5 of the attached notice. The steps include:
- Registering with Grants.gov
- Acquire or locate a DUNS Number
- Acquire or Renew Registration with the CCR Database (Sam.Gov)
- Acquire an Authorized Organization Representative (AOR)
- Acquire Authorization for the AOR from the E-Business Point of Contact
FY 2012 Final Formula Run - TTAM
Please see attachments below for the FY 2012 Final TTAM.
Federal Highway Administration MAP-21 Website
On July 6, 2012 President Obama signed the new transportation bill, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century. The Federal Highway Administration has created a website to provided related resources as they become available, the site can be accessed at: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/MAP21/.
- Click here for FHWA Webinars
Federal Transit Administration MAP-21 Website
The Federal Transit Administration has also created a website for information on their implementation of MAP-21, including program information and guidance for grantees. The site can be accessed at: http://www.fta.dot.gov/map21/
Every Day Counts Initiative
Every Day Counts is designed to identify and deploy innovation aimed at shortening project delivery, enhancing the safety of our roadways, and protecting the environment.
For more information, visit: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/everydaycounts/
