General Information / Notices
The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) acts as a facilitator of public and specialized transportation services. SDDOT does not directly provide the services, but contracts for services to be delivered within South Dakota through the awards of grants to transit providers.
This office administers the following programs:
- Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 5311 grants for rural public transit agencies
- FTA 5303, 5304 and 5305 transportation planning in metropolitan areas and states.
- FTA 5339 capital grants to replace, rehabilitate and purchase buses and related equipment and to construct bus related facilities
These public transit programs are also funded by rider fares, private contributions, donations, and state, city, and county money. Any questions regarding funded projects contact the Public Transit staff.
FFY 2026 Capital Application.docx
FY2026 PUBLIC NOTICE 5339 Applications.pdf
Program Meeting: The Spring Program Meeting is Tuesday, May 13th in Pierre.
Please send Jess Marlow the number of people from your agency that will be attending the program meeting.
- American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
- American Public Transportation Association (APTA)
- Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA)
- Dakota Transit Association
- Federal Ban on Texting
- Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
- Federal Transit Association Charter Bus Service
- BlackCat Transit
- National Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP)
- Small Urban and Rural Transit Center (SURTC)
- South Dakota Safety Council
- South Dakota Secretary of State
- South Dakota State Contracts
- South Dakota Coordinated Plans
- System for Award Management (SAM)
- Transit Cooperative Research Program
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Becker-Hansen Building
700 E. Broadway Ave.
Pierre, SD 57501
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Becker-Hansen Building
700 E. Broadway Ave.
Pierre, SD 57501
Modern Logic