P.O. Box 2220

Cottonwood

86326-2220

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Ms. Michia Casebier is President of M.G. Tech-Writing, LLC (MGT), a multimodal transportation planning, grant and technical writing sole proprietorship, that has funded nearly $26 million dollars in grants.  Steadfastly committed to livable community development and design, Michia has extensive experience developing/facilitating rural and tribal transit program trainings and completing safety and built-environment site visit assessments for bicycle/pedestrian access, Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plans, Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Route/Travel Plans, and Tribal Transportation Safety Plans.  Casebier has worked as a National Rural Transit Assistance Program (NRTAP) trainer since 2019, and completed the original version of the “Engaging with Tribes” webpages found on the NRTAP’s website as a subcontractor to the KFH Group, Inc. in 2019.  In addition to developing/facilitating 17 rural and Tribal Transit trainings in 13 states, Casebier facilitated more than 50 SRTS trainings, grant writing workshops, and community meetings in 28 Arizona, six Alaska, four New Mexico, and two Colorado communities, and has expertise in the comprehensive development of effective and engaging workshop activities, curricula, and training materials.

M.G. Tech-Writing, LLC is a sole proprietorship with: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) recertification through the California and Arizona Departments of Transportation and pending DBE recertification in both Alaska and New Mexico.

TRAINING TOPICS: It's Not Just About the Money: Writing Grants for the End Gain; Tribal Transit Planning; How to Write/Update Your Tribal Transit Plan; Case Studies in Tribal Transit Success: Approaches & Techniques; Enhancing Tribal Self- Determination and Economic Development through Transit; Effective Tribal Transit Leadership and Maintaining Strong Tribal Council Relationships; Tribal Transit Program Development With or Without FTA Funding; Tribal Transit Funding: Tips for Competitive FTA Tribal Transit Grant Writing; Steps to Engaging with Tribes: How to Work More Effectively with Tribal Partners; Building Tribal Bus Stops: Accessibility When Roadways Remain Unimproved; and a Capital Development/Construction Project Management workshop with the following modules: project initiation and scoping, project funding, capital improvement program planning, construction project management, capital project focus group discussion, and hands-on small group exercise.

TRAINING REGION: Casebier will train anywhere upon request, and provides virtual training.