The Highly Rural Transportation Grant (HRTG) is a Federal Grant under the US Department of Veterans Affairs which was awarded to the North Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs (NDDVA). This grant appropriates funds to the NDDVA to provide transportation to VA authorized medical appointments for Veterans of Highly Rural Counties. The NDDVA contracts with existing ND Transit providers. These transit contractors will provide transportation for Veterans to VA authorized medical appointments at no charge to the Veteran. The medical appointments can be at a VA health care facility or any non-VA health care facility.
Only Veterans in Highly Rural areas are eligible. In North Dakota 36 of its 53 counties are eligible. They are: Adams, Benson, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Cavalier, Dickey, Divide, Dunn, Eddy, Emmons, Foster, Golden Valley, Grant, Griggs, Hettinger, Kidder, Lamoure, Logan, McHenry, Mcintosh, McKenzie, McLean, Mountrail, Nelson, Oliver, Pierce, Renville, Sargent, Sheridan, Sioux, Slope, Steele, Towner, and Wells.
Grantees must be able to provide copies of current registration for vehicles used as well as provide documentation of compliance with the following insurance requirements.
Secure and keep in force from insurance companies, government self-insurance pools or government self-retention funds, authorized to do business in North Dakota, the following insurance coverages:
Commercial general liability, including premises or operations, contractual, and products or completed operations coverages (if applicable), with minimum liability limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence. Automobile liability, including Owned (if any), Hired, and Non-Owned automobiles, with minimum liability limits of $250,000 per person and $1,000,000 per occurrence. Workers’ compensation coverage meeting all statutory requirements. Employer’s liability or “stop gap” insurance of not less than $1,000,000 as an endorsement on the workers compensation or commercial general liability insurance. This insurance may be in policy or policies of insurance, primary and excess, including the so-called umbrella or catastrophe form and must be placed with insurers rated “A-” or better by A.M. Best Company, Inc., provided any excess policy follows form for coverage. Less than an “A-” rating must be approved by the State. The policies shall be in form and terms approved by the State.
