1. FHWA Office of Tribal Transportation
Alaska Tribal Liaison Interagency Group (ATLIG)
November 27, 2018
FHWA Office of Tribal Transportation
Overview
Karl Gleason, P.E.
Tribal Coordinator

2. FHWA Office of Tribal Transportation Team
Alaska Field Team
Erin Kenley
Director – Office of Tribal Transportation
HQ DC
Cindi Ptak
Senior Program and Technical Manager HQ DC
(Vacant)
Program Assistant
HQ DC
Adam Larsen
Safety Engineer
Vancouver WA
Brian Allen
Program Oversight Manager
Vancouver WA
Kyle Kitchel
Team Leader & Sr. Planner - Vancouver WA
Jamie Torres-Gonzalez
Team Leader & Sr. Tribal Coordinator - Lakewood CO
Russell Garcia
Program Coordinator
HQ DC
Danny Capri
Sr. Tribal Coordinator
Vancouver WA
Karl Gleason
Sr. Tribal Coordinator
Vancouver WA
Darcel Collins
Sr. Tribal Coordinator
Sterling VA
Matt Bird
Finance Manager
Salem, OR
Blane Kunihisa
Tribal Coordinator
Vancouver WA
Jolena Palau
Tribal Coordinator
Santa Fe, NM
Manuel Sanchez
Sr. Tribal Coordinator
Lakewood CO
Doug Roberts
Management Analyst
Tallahassee, FL
Terry Schumann
Enviro. Specialist & Tribal Coordinator Vancouver WA
David Cremer
Environmental Specialist
Lakewood CO
Misty Klann
Tribal Coordinator
Lakewood CO
Lorna Wilson
Management & Program Analyst
HQ DC
Kevin Spohrer
Tribal Coordinator
Vancouver WA
Anthony Spann Sr. Tribal Coordinator
Sacramento, CA
Todd Brockmann
Tribal Coordinator
Vancouver WA

3. Major Funding source: What is the FAST Act ?
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Major Funding source: What is the FAST Act ?
“ Fixing America’s Surface Transportation ” (FAST) Act
Replaced MAP-21 in December 2015;
FAST Act funds many programs 5 years: FY ;
Website at
Fast Act signed by President Obama on December 4, 2015

4. Funding & Assistance Programs For Tribes’ Transportation Activities & Projects
Tribal Transportation Program ( TTP ) Tribal Shares
TTP Safety Fund
Tribal Transportation Bridge Program
Federal Lands Access program ( FLAP )
BUILD Grants ( formerly TIGER )
Infrastructure For Rebuilding America ( INFRA )
Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects Program ( NSFLTP )
DoD Innovative Readiness Training ( IRT )
ERFO and FEMA
FTA – Federal Transit Administration Programs
TTP is the Tribal Transportation Program.

5. The TTP What is it? TTP = Tribal Transportation Program
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The TTP What is it?
TTP = Tribal Transportation Program
Largest Federal Lands Highway Program
Bigger than National Park Roads, and Forest Service Roads
Began in 1983 – as the IRR Program.
Serves 573 Federally recognized Tribes.
Administered by FHWA, BIA, OSG and Tribes.

6. Choices for a Tribe (or Consortium) to participate in the TTP
Program Agreement (with FHWA)
Tribe takes over TTP responsibilities listed in it, and in the TTP regulations.
Government-to-Government (G2G) (with BIA)
Similar to FHWA Program Agreement.
“BIA 638 Contract” - Public Law ,
Subpart J Contract / Model 108 Contract.
Office of Self-Governance (OSG) Funding Agreements
With TTP provisions;
OSG Tribes also can use Options 1, 2 and 3 above.
Tribes can (often do) have a combination of these Delivery Options going on at the same time. Tribes with a G2G or PA can still have BIA 638 Contracts going..

7. 87 Tribes in Alaska have Program Agreements with FHWA
Above Maps show locations of Tribes who have Program Agreements with FHWA.
Photos:
New boardroad next to old on in Eek, AK
Road reconstructed and raised up on fill in Alakanuk, AK

8. Contact & Program Info Karl Gleason FHWA TTP Tribal Coordinator
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FHWA TTP website: 
FHWA Program Delivery Guide: