Dakotas tribes getting federal transit grants

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Tribes in the Dakotas are getting a share of $15 million in federal money being doled out nationwide for public transit programs.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says that with high unemployment on reservations, reliable public transportation offers a vital link to jobs and training centers.

In South Dakota, the Cheyenne River Sioux tribe is getting $500,000, the Oglala Sioux about $345,000 and the Lower Brule Sioux $250,000.

In North Dakota, Sitting Bull College in Fort Yates is getting about $200,000. The college is the authorized transit provider for the Standing Rock Sioux reservation, which straddles the North Dakota-South Dakota border.

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