DERA Tribal & Territory Grants
Program Overview and Other
Funding Opportunities -

Lucita Valiere, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Tribal andTerritory Program Co-Lead EPAOffice of Transportation & AirQuality | Christina Guerra, DERATribal and Territory Program Co-Lead, EPA Office of Transportation& Air Quality

Harmonizing transportation through mobility management

Enjoli Dixon

Technical Assistance Specialist II

Project Associate, FTA Nat. Ctr for Mobility Management

Regional Liaison, FTA Region 4 and Region 7

GAO's Past and Ongoing Tribal Transportation and Consultation Work

• About GAO

• GAO Key Issues

• GAO Reports
  􏰀 Tribal Transportation (GAO-17-423)

  􏰀 Tribal Consultation (GAO-19-22) 􏰀 Tribal Funding (GAO-22-104602)

• Ongoing GAO review on Accessible Transit Services for Rural and Tribal Communities

US DOT Modal Panel -
FAA

• Points of Contact within the FAA - RTCOs

• Who they are

• Where they are

• Aviation Lead Emissions

• Aviation Workforce Development Grants

• Questions

GIS – A POWERFUL TOOL FOR EFFECTIVE
TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

• UNDERSTANDING THE CAPACITIES OF GIS IN TRIBAL
  TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND BEYOND

Full Court Press:  Judicial Perspectives on Impaired Driving

• JUDGE ROBERT ANCHONDO, ABA REGION 6 JOL

• JUDGE KATE HUFFMAN, ABA NATIONAL JUDICIAL FELLOW

Implementing PASER in a Rural Community

• Carrie Brown, MSML

NCHRP 08-144
Rural Transit Fleet Mix and Vehicle Size Decision Tools

• Jeremy Mattson – North Dakota State University

• Michia Casebier – M.G. Tech-Writing, LLC

• David Kack – Montana State University

Enhancing Traffic Safety Through Enforcement and Technology:
   Developing a Tribal Electronic Search Warrant System

• Judge Kate Huffman
  American Bar Association
  National Judicial Fellow

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Funding Opportunities for Tribes

• Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Tribal and Territory Program Overview
  Lucita Valiere
  United States Environmental Protection Agency
  Office of Transportation and Air Quality

Focus on Reducing Rural
Roadway Departures

• Tori Brinkly, PE
  Senior Safety Engineer
  FHWA Resource Center
  Safety & Design Team
  tori.brinkly@dot.gov

Planning & Implementation of
BRIC Grants & Other
Transportation Funding Programs

• Paul Bjornson, PE (ND)
  KLJ Engineering – Devils Lake, ND
  (701)350-1488
  Paul.Bjornson@kljeng.com

• Clarence Greene, Assistant Director
  Spirit Lake Tribal Roads – Fort Totten, ND
  (701)351-2307
  cgreene@gondtc.com

• Blake Wilcox, Grant Writer
  KLJ Engineering – St. Paul, MN
  (651)726-5056
  Blake.Wilcox@kljeng.com

A Tribal Transit Facility Planning and Construction

• Neil Rodriguez, National RTAP

• Michele Smith, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe

• Darrel Williams, Ninilchik Village Tribe