• Planning Modules

Partnering and Leveraging

Table of Contents

1. OVERVIEW
2. I. INTRODUCTION
3. II: WHAT ARE PARTNERSHIPS AND WHAT IS LEVERAGING?
4. III: STEPS IN PARTNERING AND LEVERAGING
   1. Step 1: Cultivate Partner Relationships.
   2. Step 2: Define a Specific Need.
   3. Step 3: Structure the Partnership.
   4. Step 4: Manage the Partnership Process.
5. IV: FROM INDIAN COUNTY
   1. Tribe-State Partnership: Upper Sioux Community and Minnesota Department of Transportation
   2. Tribe-State Partnership: Passamaquoddy Tribe and Maine Department of Transportation
   3. Region-Tribe Partnership: Reservation Transportation Authority and San Diego Association of Governments
6. V: TOOLBOX AND CHECKLIST
7. APPENDIX A: FOR FURTHER READING
8. APPENDIX B: PARTNERSHIP MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT: PASSAMAQUODDY TRIBE AND MAINE DOT
9. APPENDIX C: PRACTICE WHILE YOU LEARN! - ONE POSSIBLE ANSWER

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Figure 1: Training Modules for Tribal Transportation Decisionmaking

Figure 2: Practice While You Learn!

Figure 3: RTA Intertribal Service Area

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Table 1: Steps in Building Partnerships

Overview

You are participating in a training session sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).It is part of a continuing educational series designed for tribal governments entitled Transportation Decision-making: Information Tools for Tribal Governments. The series offers modules in transportation planning, transportation programming, intergovernmental relations, safety and asset management.This is shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1: Training model for Tribal Transportation Decisionmaking^[1]

This module topic is Partnering and Leveraging.Let’s begin!