This $1.1 million Economic Adjustment Assistance award from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration supports workforce training programs and job creation for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe's aquaculture industry. Dated July 5, 2022, the project grant will help the Tribe recover from impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic by growing its shellfish farming operations and establishing a foundation for long-term economic development and employment. Specifically, the Tribe will deliver...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $120,000 Project Grant to the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Aquinnah on April 19, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The funding will support wastewater feasibility studies and related planning activities. The EAA program aims to aid regions facing adverse economic changes through technical assistance and infrastructure projects. The grant will allow the Tribe to assess wastewater infrastructure...
This $3,972,895 Economic Development Administration Project Grant supports the Aroostook Micmac Council's expansion of the tribal aquaculture fish hatchery in Presque Isle, Maine. The hatchery expansion will meet local demand and promote economic resilience by creating jobs and business development for the Aroostook Band of Micmacs. Funded through the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA #11.307), the August 30, 2022 award will help the Tribe recover from impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic...
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe received a $399,801.68 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office to support economic development activities. The grant was awarded on June 30, 2022 under the Indian Economic Development program (CFDA 15.032) and will support projects through December 31, 2023. The Indian Economic Development program aims to assist federally recognized tribal governments in developing sustainable economic bases. Funding will allow...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,000,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development under the Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants program (CFDA 14.251). The award, granted on August 13, 2024, will support a wide range of economic development and community development activities to be carried out by the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in Mashpee, Massachusetts....
The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration awarded the Nisqually Indian Tribe a $4.2 million Project Grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant will support improvements to the Tribe's salmon hatchery in Olympia, Washington through May 2027. Specifically, the funding will facilitate construction of additional rearing space at the Tribe's Kalama Creek Hatchery. This will help sustain the Tribe's salmon fisheries and fishery-related...
This $3.55 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration supports the Alaska Mariculture Cluster's efforts to boost Alaska's mariculture industry through sustainable development of shellfish and seaweed farming. Funded activities under the EDA's Economic Adjustment Assistance program include capitalizing a revolving loan fund to facilitate business expansion, developing mariculture-focused workforce training programs, and providing research funding...
The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $1,005,511 project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program to the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians on April 26, 2022. The funding will support hiring an economic recovery coordinator to assist the tribe in developing and implementing a new economic diversification strategy for Harbor Springs, Michigan. The strategy aims to help the tribe recover from losses to its tourism...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation a $540,985 cooperative agreement under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Local Food Purchase Agreements with States, Tribes, and Local Governments program (CFDA 10.182). The purpose of this three-year award, effective January 15, 2025, is to allow the tribe to expand upon prior local food purchase assistance initiatives and establish new projects to purchase local, unprocessed or...
The Economic Development Administration awarded a $1.53 million Project Grant to the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma on September 6, 2022 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant funds the development of an agriculture workforce training program that will provide greenhouse equipment and on-the-job training in cultivating native seeds and crops. This aims to prepare tribal members for high-skilled agriculture jobs and revive traditions around native foods...