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Southern Plains TTAP
Tribal Technical Assistance Program
Oklahoma State University
Serving Tribes in Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Texas
Transportation News Update
April 15, 2013
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 Write like a PRO and make your proposal stand out!
Sharpen your Grant Writing Skills and learn how to access more funding for your program!
Wednesday, April 24
Make your grant proposal stand out! In these times of tight budgets and competitive funding, the skills associated with good grant writing become even more vital for an organization. The TTAP Grant Writing Class will help agencies make the most of their grant writing skills in the 9 am to Noon session.
Nani Pybus, Ph. D, Proposal Development Specialist, Oklahoma State University, will offer information and tips on the basics of grant writing including the following: how to find funding sources, how to develop a funding proposal, and how to get it funded.
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 RIFDS
Road Inventory Field Data Systems
Three RIFDS training sessions have just been scheduled. Here are the dates:
April 25-26
May 7-8 May 21-22 Lunch will be provided at 10:45 am.
All sessions will be held at the National Indian Pueblo Training Center (NIPTC).
NIPTC 1011 Indian School Rd Albuquerque, Nm 87104
All sessions will be on the 2nd floor, Room 268
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 Jurney captures 2013 SCAUG Founder's Award
April 2013
Pamela Jurney, Environmental Coordinator, Red Plains Professional, Inc., is the recipient of the SCAUG 2013 Founder's Award. The South Central Arc Users Group (SCAUG) is an organization that is dedicated to the benefit of users of Esri's Geographic Information Systems (ArcGIS) software in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Mississippi. The Founder's Award was created in 1990 to recognize exceptional contributions by an individual or agency, from either the private or public sector, which have significantly enhanced the importance of geospatial sciences and made significant contributions toward advancing the use of GIS. Jurney recently conducted two ArcGIS classes at the Southern Plains TTAP in Stillwater, OK.
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 BIA Notice of Tribal Consultation
Please see the link below for a Federal Register notice from the Bureau of Indian Affairs regarding "Tribal Consultation on the Draft Regulations Governing the Tribal Transportation Program" that was published Friday, April 12, 2013. 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.
Federal Register Notice Draft Proposed Regulations, 25 CFR 170
The consultation meeting dates and locations are as follows:
May 14, 2013 Anchorage, AK 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
May 16, 2013 Phoenix, AZ 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
May 21, 2013 Minneapolis, MN 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
The notice states that comments on the draft rule are due by June 14, 2013. This notice does not provide an addresses for the consultation sites. Additional information will be provided as it becomes available.
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
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 2013 National Tribal GIS Conference Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute 9169 Coors Road NW., Albuquerque, NM INTGISC is pleased to announce its 4th year milestone of fostering
education and professional connections at its annual conference. Join a
prestigious group of industry leaders and Tribal GIS Professionals who
provide valuable information about real world applications of
geospatial technologies. Registration and more information to come. National Conference is November 4-8, 2013. MORE
INFO about Upcoming Regional Meeting:
June 12, 2013 (10 am - 2pm)
Oklahoma Regional Tribal GIS Meeting Hosted by: TBA *Please rsvp (lunch provided) Contact: Events@tribalgis.com
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 Crash Data Collection Training April 22 - ODOT Training Center in OKC Millions of dollars are spent annually to make our highways safe and efficient, with most safety improvements resulting from the analysis of crash information at specific locations. The Crash Data Collection class will teach you how to log in to the Oklahoma's Safe-T System where you will be able to access crash data for your area. This 2 1/2 hour class will be conducted by Ken Hess, Oklahoma DOT, Traffic Engineering Division, Collision Analysis & Safety Branch.
The Southern Plains TTAP is sponsoring this training this training at the following location:
ODOT Training Center
1025 Southeast 59th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73129-7007
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 National Transit Database Reporting Deadline April 30 The regular reporting deadline for the National Transit Database for the 2012 Report Year is April 30, 2013. The 2012 Report Year is the data that will be used for the FY 2014 apportionments, including the Tribal Transit Formula apportionment for next year.
If you are a current Tribal Transit Provider of Public Transportation and want to be included in the FY 2014 Formula Apportionment then you must report to the NTD by the deadline.
If you have any questions about getting your data reported to the NTD, contact the NTD Help Desk at 888-252-0396 or ntdhelp@dot.gov. You may access the NTD at the following link:
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Southern Plains TTAP
Oklahoma State University Jim Self, Director Karla Sisco, TTAP Specialist
405.744.6049
 Making today's workforce Stronger, Smarter and Safer through Technology, Training, and Education!
This material is based upon work supported by the U. S. Department of Transportation under Agreement No. DTFH61-12-H-00004. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the Author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Federal Highway Administration.
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Let us know what's happening with Tribal Transportation in your area!
karla.sisco@okstate.edu
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