MHA Nation received $1,000,000 in federal funds through TIGER (announced on September 15, 2014), which will allow for a first-class and ground-breaking plan that will help to guide infrastructure development in the Fort Berthold area for many years to come. The funding is being provided on a local match basis which means that for every dollar awarded to the project, the Tribe must match the amount paid for by the TIGER Grant. This means that with $2,000,000, there is incredible potential for transportation planning and improvements on Fort Berthold.

The awarding of this TIGER grant positions MHA Nation to take the lead in the region on building and maintaining roads, deploying safety initiatives, developing a ferry boat system, implementing a transit system, and exploring additional rail, pipeline, and air systems. Investing and developing this additional infrastructure will have the intended effect of removing the large amounts of truck traffic from Fort Berthold roads. The roads are already in disrepair with an estimated 30,000 trucks currently licensed to be on Fort Berthold. Some projections put as many as 50,000 trucks on the roads in the next few years. Not only does this affect the ease and comfort of traveling on deteriorating Fort Berthold roads, it poses a significant safety concern for the local community. Planning and developing a coordinated regional multi-modal transportation plan will be an important first step to improving the oil impacted communities in and around the Fort Berthold and make MHA Nation more competitive for further Federal and State transportation related funding.