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The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians was awarded a $6.8 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service on September 22, 2022. The funding supports water infrastructure projects under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA #10.760) through September 2024. This federal grant program aims to provide loan and grant assistance for water and waste disposal projects serving financially needy rural communities, with the goal...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $7.6 million Project Grant to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians on September 22, 2022 under the Water and Waste Grants and Loans and Loan Guarantees program (CFDA 10.770). The funding will support the provision of water and waste disposal facilities and services to low-income rural communities in Mississippi facing significant health risks, as intended under the program. Specifically, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a Project Grant for $3,590,000.00 to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians on June 25, 2025 under the Water and Waste Facility Loans and Grants to Alleviate Health Risks for Colonias and Tribal Lands program (CFDA 10.770). This grant funding will be used to construct, improve, and operate water treatment facilities, distribution systems, and waste disposal infrastructure to address critical water and waste infrastructure...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $5 million Project Grant to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians under the Water and Waste Grants and Loans and Loan Guarantees (CFDA 10.770) program. The grant will fund water and waste disposal facilities and services for low-income rural communities in Choctaw, Mississippi from September 2022 through September 2024. The CFDA 10.770 program aims to address significant health risks faced by residents who lack access to clean...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Eastern Region awarded the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians $332,241 under the Indian Housing Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 15.141) from May 1, 2023 through December 31, 2026. The funding will support the tribe in eliminating substantially substandard housing for very low-income eligible Native Americans living in the Choctaw County, Mississippi tribal service area through the Housing Improvement Program. As the primary...

This Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519) provides $199,844 to the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma to improve the tribe's ability to mitigate potential drought conditions and determine which basins are contributing to reduced streamflow in the Blue River. The project will install additional monitoring stations to collect streamflow data, which will support the...

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $736,558 Project Grant to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians under the Native American Employment and Training program (CFDA 17.265). The grant will support employment and training activities for unemployed, underemployed, and low-income American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians in Neshoba County, Mississippi from April 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025. Specifically, the grantee will provide career services,...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded $542,000 to the Mississippi State Department of Health under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program (CFDA 66.442) for the period of March 1, 2023 through February 28, 2026. Funding will support engineering services and technical assistance to four small water systems - Poplar Springs Water District, Kiln Utility District, West Harrison Water and Sewer District,...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $2,817,400 Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to the MNI Waste-Water Company, a tribally owned water utility on the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe reservation in South Dakota. The funding will support the construction of water distribution pipelines and residential connections to provide clean and reliable drinking water to 37 homes in a rural area northwest of Eagle Butte....

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma was awarded a $1,434,694 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (CFDA #93.499). The grant period runs from May 28, 2021 through September 30, 2023. Under this award, the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma will provide direct financial assistance to low-income households for water and wastewater services. The Low Income Household Water Assistance...