The U.S. Department of Transportation announced on Thursday more than $21 million to improve road safety across Indian Country — including three tribes across the Grand Canyon State.
The Colorado River Indian Tribes, Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians and White Mountain Apache Tribe were awarded $389,740.
In all, 61 federally recognized tribes from more than a dozen states got grants through the Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund, which falls under the Federal Highway Administration.
Since the fund’s founding in 2012, more than $141 million has been disbursed to at least 1,000 projects meant to reduce roadway fatalities. Indigenous peoples have the highest rates of motor vehicle-related deaths per capita compared to all racial and ethnic groups.
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