Northern Plains Tribal Technical Assistance Program (NPTTAP)
The National Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) mission is to foster a safe. Efficient, environmentally sound transportation system by improving skills and knowledge of local transportation providers through training, technical assistance, and technology transfer.
The NPTTAP is a Tribal Local Technical Assistance Program. Established under ISTEA in 1992, the Tribal Technical Assistance Program (TTAP) is comprised of six American Indian LTAP Centers. The goals of the program are to assist American Indian Tribal Governments by increasing their technical capabilities in transportation and to expand their workforce's to effectively address their transportation needs.
Tribal centers are funded annually through the cooperative agreement between their host institutions and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). LTAP funds are matched dollar for dollar by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
The NPTTAP was established at the United Tribes Technical College in the Spring of 1999. The Regional Service Area includes Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Northern Nebraska.
Dennis Trusty, Director
Phone: (701) 255-3285 ext. 1262
Fax: (701) 530-0623
E-Mail: Dennis's Hotmail Account
or Dennis's UTTC Email
Karlita Knight, Technology Specialist
Phone: (701) 255-3285 ext. 1353
Fax: (701) 530-0623
E-Mail: Karlita's Hotmail
or Karlita's UTTC Email
Matt See Walker, Transportation
Development Specialist
Phone: (701) 255-3285 ext. 1363
Fax: (701) 530-0623
E-Mail: Email Matt
Regional Service Area Indian Reservations
- Ft. Peck
- Blackfeet
- Rocky Boy
- Crow
- Ft. Belknap
- Northern Cheyenne
- Wind River
- Cheyenne River
- Crow Creek
- Lower Brule
- Oglala
- Rosebud
- Sisseton-Wahpeton
- Spirit Lake
- Standing Rock
- Ft. Berthold
- Turtle Mountain
- Yankton
- Winnebago
- Ponca
- Flathead
- Flandreau
- Omaha
Program Objectives:
- Transfer transportation technology to American Indian Tribal Governments through training, technical assistance, and information access.
- Improve communication on technical transportation issues among Federal Highway Administration, Bureau of Indian Affairs, state transportation agencies, tribal governments, cities, counties, metropolitan and regional transportation organizations, and rural planning organizations.
- Assist in developing and implementing innovative transportation technologies and administrative procedures and the tribal level.
- Provide tribal governments with training and technical assistance in Public Law 93-638 Contracting and Self-Governance Compacts.
- Provide training and technical assistance in transportation planning, recreational travel and tourism planning, and related economic development.
Please revisit us after construction is completed for links to the tribes we serve, our summer newsletter, calendar of events, upcoming training, and to request info from our lending library.
