The Economic Development Administration awarded a $2,705,430 project grant to the Okmulgee Area Development Corporation on July 27, 2022 under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300). The funding will support infrastructure improvements at the Okmulgee Business Complex in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma to help attract manufacturing businesses and encourage exports in the region. Specifically, the grant funds will go towards finalizing construction...
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office awarded a $139,578 Project Grant to the Muscogee Creek Nation's Agri-Business Complex Division on June 30, 2022 to support economic development activities through December 31, 2023. The grant was awarded under the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032), which provides resources for Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments to develop self-sustaining economies through business development and...
The Muscogee Creek Nation received a $175,000 two-year Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032) to conduct a feasibility study and develop a comprehensive broadband strategy. As a Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Government, Muscogee Creek Nation will analyze existing broadband providers and infrastructure in six communities across its 11-county reservation area in eastern Oklahoma. This...
This Project Grant award from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) provides $1,400,000.00 to the Cherokee Nation to expand skilled employment training services for tribal members in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Specifically, the project will expand the tribe's building trade, lineman, and fiber technician training programs to help create jobs and drive economic development in the region. Once completed, the project is expected to...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $2.6 million Project Grant to the Delaware Nation Economic Development Authority LLC (DENEDA) on July 12, 2022 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The funding will support DENEDA's renovation of the Greentech Center facility and campus in Anadarko, Oklahoma to allow local businesses to locate and expand operations. The upgraded facility will attract commercial activity and create new jobs in the...
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...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $5.8 million Project Grant to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The funding will support development of the Advanced Workforce Training Center to provide vocational and technical training programs to the local workforce in Choctaw, Mississippi. Training programs offered will include IT/computer, healthcare, vocational, technical, and management/leadership...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $4 million Project Grant to the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma on June 3, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The EAA program provides technical, planning, public works and infrastructure assistance to regions experiencing adverse economic changes. This award will support the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma in delivering aviation technology center services and infrastructure development to the Durant, OK...
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...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $9.52 million Project Grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program to the City of Stilwell, Oklahoma. The funding will support the construction of wastewater improvements through May 2027. Specifically, the City will replace its existing rental industrial wastewater pre-treatment system with a new permanent system. The project aims to help the region recover from higher unemployment driven by the...