This EDA investment supports the planning, design and engineering for the sicangu innovation center, a proposed flexible, multipurpose facility designed to support the transformation of the…

This $1,000,000 Economic Development Administration (EDA) Project Grant, awarded under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program on September 6, 2022, will support planning, design, and engineering for the Sicangu Innovation Center in Mission, South Dakota. The Center will serve as a flexible, multipurpose facility to advance regional economic development for the Sicangu Lakota Oyate (Rosebud Sioux Tribe). Upon completion, the Center will house an innovative business incubator and workforce training center to provide classroom space and educational opportunities for local businesses and residents. This will support growth of existing companies, enhance access to quality housing, increase educational options, and bolster job creation, private investment attraction, and economic resiliency throughout the region. The Rosebud Economic Development Corporation is the awardee and will deliver these products and services.

This EDA investment supports the planning, design and engineering for the sicangu innovation center, a proposed flexible, multipurpose facility designed to support the transformation of the socioeconomic landscape of the sicangu lakota oyate (rosebud sioux tribe). The project will assist regional economic development efforts by creating a blueprint for the installation of an innovative business incubator and workforce training center that will provide reliable access to classroom space and educational opportunities for residents and businesses in mission, south dakota. Once completed, the project will support the growth of existing businesses, enhance access to quality housing, increase educational opportunities, and support workforce development, bolster job creation, attract private investment, and advance economic resiliency throughout the region.