Cooperative Agreement P20AC00234

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College a $1,120,582 Project Grant under the Higher Education Institutional Aid federal grant program (CFDA 84.031). The grant will support Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College's efforts to strengthen its management and fiscal operations from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. Specifically, the college will use the funding to plan, develop, and implement activities to strengthen its...

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) received a $516,840 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the State Energy Program (CFDA 81.041) to execute activities outlined in IRA provision 50122 and develop and implement a Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (HEAR) program to benefit U.S. households. The project, with a performance period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2029, aims to work with project partners to increase market transformation of energy efficiency...

This $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) will fund a 5-year youth substance abuse prevention project for the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) in Baraga, Michigan. The project aims to provide culturally-based, holistic programming and services to divert KBIC youth from the juvenile justice system and prevent substance abuse. Key components include staff/volunteer training in...

The KAW Nation was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) to create a culturally appropriate tribal youth program called "Kaze Nka Was Zhga" or "Young Kaw Warriors." The program will provide year-round services, programming, and activities for tribal and community youth ages 12-21, with a focus on education, language, and culture. Key activities and deliverables will include a tribal youth coalition,...

The City of Kewanee was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The funding will be used to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers for the Kewanee Police Department in order to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. Key anticipated outcomes include engagement in...

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) was awarded a $410,246 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841) to support the Niimigimiwang Project from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2026. The VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program aims to support American Indian/Alaska Native communities in developing victim service projects and providing related training and technical...

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) has been awarded a $600,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587). The 24-month grant will enable KBIC to: 1) Create a Batterer's Intervention Program, 2) Enhance their Coordinated Community Response Team, and 3) Operate a Domestic Violence Transitional Housing Program. KBIC has partnered with the Michigan...

The Economic Development Corporation of Chippewa County (EDC Chippewa) was awarded a $4.2 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) on January 19, 2021. The funding will support EDC Chippewa's work under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300). Specifically, the grant will allow EDC Chippewa to develop industrial tenant space at the Kincheloe location in Kinross Charter Township, Michigan. As...

This federal Block Grant award in the amount of $236,966.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families under the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CFDA 93.575) program. The grant was awarded to the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, a federally recognized Native American tribe in Michigan, on October 1, 2024 with a performance period through September 30, 2027. The funding will support the tribe's provision of comprehensive...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.815), will fund a project conducted by Great Lakes Community Conservation Corps Inc. to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of Racine, Wisconsin in environmental remediation careers. The $500,000 award, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029, will support the delivery of...