The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe received a $3.2 million project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300) on December 22, 2021. The funding will support the construction of a middle mile fiber network in Towaoc, Colorado and surrounding communities in Montezuma County. Once completed, the broadband infrastructure project will provide critical connectivity to...
This federal Project Grant award of $263,148.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service under the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (CFDA 10.567). The funding will support the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe in Towaoc, Colorado to operate a local food distribution site, deliver nutrition education, and distribute USDA food packages to income-eligible Native American households living on or near the reservation. The program provides over 100...
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office awarded a $400,000 Project Grant to the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe on June 30, 2022 to support economic development efforts through December 31, 2023. The grant funding will support the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032), which aims to assist Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments in developing self-sustaining economies through opportunities for business development and coordinated program...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $2.4 million under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program on September 13, 2022 to support infrastructure and renovation projects at the Taos Pueblo Heritage Center in Taos, New Mexico. The Pueblo of Taos will install utility infrastructure, construct internal roads and parking areas, and complete building renovations at the Center. Once completed, the Center will serve as a gateway to...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah through the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The grant will support short term planning activities from May 2021 through December 2022. Through this award, the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah will create a regional economic development plan to stimulate and guide economic development efforts in Cedar City, Utah. As part of...
This federal Project Grant award of $471,956.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (CFDA 10.567), will fund the Ute Indian Tribe's operation of a local food distribution program on the Uintah and Ouray Reservation in Fort Duchesne, UT. The grant award, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will enable the Tribe to purchase and distribute over 100 types of USDA Foods, including...
The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe received a two-year, $221,703 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. The grant funds the Tribe's operation of the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) through September 2024. FDPIR provides nutrition assistance to Indian reservations, approved areas near reservations, and approved tribal organizations. Through this award, the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe will operate the FDPIR on its reservation in Towaoc,...
This $850,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC) Grants program (CFDA 15.148) is intended to support the Ute Indian Tribe in developing its technical, managerial, and organizational capabilities for energy resource development on tribal lands. The grant will fund a range of activities, including feasibility studies, energy infrastructure assessments, tribal utility authority explorations,...
The Economic Development Administration within the Department of Commerce awarded a $180,000 Project Grant to the Intertribal Council Inc. to support the update and continued implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for the region served by the Inter-Tribal Council through December 31, 2024. Under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302), the grant funding will allow the Intertribal Council to create and guide regional economic...
This three-year, $1.497 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's BUILD TO SCALE program will fund Fort Lewis College, the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, and Animas Accelerator to establish and strengthen entrepreneurship support services in rural southwest Colorado. The grantees will leverage Fort Lewis College's Center for Innovation as a central hub to provide in-person and virtual assistance to entrepreneurs throughout the region at all stages of...