This EDA investment supports the delaware nation with hiring a qualified economic development consultant to assist the nation in developing a comprehensive economic development strategy (ceds) for its…

The Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $165,000 Project Grant to the Delaware Nation under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program (CFDA 11.307) to hire an economic development consultant. The consultant will assist the Nation in developing a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) to guide its ongoing economic development activities in its tribal lands located in southwestern Oklahoma. The CEDS will address planning needs to mitigate economic disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and build resiliency against future disruptions. Upon completion, the CEDS will provide a roadmap for long-term prosperity and job creation by diversifying the local economy in the Nation's service area.

This EDA investment supports the delaware nation with hiring a qualified economic development consultant to assist the nation in developing a comprehensive economic development strategy (ceds) for its ongoing economic development activities. The project will address planning for tribal economic development in the nation's southwestern oklahoma region, both on existing tribal lands as well as potential new acquisitions. Such planning will help the nation create a strategy to mitigate the economic disruptions caused by the covid-19 pandemic and to build resiliency in the event of future economic disruptions. Once completed, the project will provide the nation with a roadmap to achieve long-term prosperity and growth, to help spur job creation and diversification of the local economy.