Cooperative Agreement 24TFSNM0001

This $199,496 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program (CFDA 10.180) will support the expansion of the Charging Buffalo Meat Processing Facility located in Rapid City, South Dakota. The Facility, operated by the non-profit organization One Spirit, currently employs local Lakota workers to process buffalo meat and serve the indigenous communities of the Oglala Lakota...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), through its Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), has awarded a $249,794.54 Project Grant to the Grand Portage Reservation Tribal Council to continue developing a bison grazing operation. The objective is to provide a healthy, local, affordable, and sustainable source of high-quality meat for the Grand Portage community in Minnesota. The grant has a period of performance from September 29, 2023 to September 28, 2026. The Tribal Council,...

This $748,611 three-year federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program will provide technical assistance, training, and introduction to USDA programs for Native and Native military veteran buffalo producers in South Dakota. The grant, awarded to the Tanka Fund, a Native American-owned non-profit organization, aims to help these underserved agricultural...

First Nations Development Institute was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program. The 36-month grant will fund the Native Farmer and Rancher Apprenticeship Network project to provide training, technical assistance, and networking opportunities to Native American beginning farmers and ranchers in the Great Plains and Southwest regions. Specific services include...

This $1,997,154 federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912), aims to support bison producers in the Great Plains region by utilizing bison as a sustainable grazer and implementing winter bale grazing techniques. The award, with a performance period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, will be administered by South Dakota State University (SDSU), a...

The Shinnecock Indian Nation received a $224,076 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service through the Pandemic Relief Activities: Local Food Purchase Agreements with States, Tribes, and Local Governments program (CFDA 10.182). The purpose of this award is for the Shinnecock Indian Nation to purchase and distribute locally produced wild foods, such as wild game, waterfowl, shellfish, finfish, and crustaceans, with a focus on sourcing...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Local Food Purchase Agreements with States, Tribes, and Local Governments program (CFDA 10.182), is intended to purchase and distribute local food with a focus on supporting socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. The $600,000 award, granted to the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe on August 15, 2024, will fund the Local Food Purchase...

The Rosebud Sioux Tribe received a $929,600 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Local Food Purchase Agreements with States, Tribes, and Local Governments program (CFDA 10.182). The purpose of this award is to purchase and distribute local foods, with a focus on procuring from socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers within the Sicangu Oyate (Rosebud Sioux Tribe) community and surrounding...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs has awarded a $1,518,818.81 Cooperative Agreement to The National Center For American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED), a non-profit, minority-owned, and Native American-owned organization located in Mesa, Arizona. This award is funded through the Indian Economic Development Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.032), which supports economic development initiatives for federally recognized Native American tribes. The award will...

Federal Grant Award Summary South Dakota State University received a $650,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), awarded September 1, 2025, with completion anticipated by August 31, 2030. The project addresses critical gaps in bison production management by establishing a formal communication network among bison producers and academic researchers...