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The Cheyenne Arapaho Tribe was awarded a $224,393 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (CFDA 10.567). The grant will fund the operation of food distribution sites and delivery of nutrition education services to low-income households living on or near the Cheyenne Arapaho Indian reservation in Oklahoma. The two-year grant period runs from October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2025.

The FDPIR program enables federally recognized tribes and tribal organizations to provide food packages and distribute USDA foods tailored to the needs of local Native American populations, with the goal of enhancing food security and improving nutrition within these communities. As a federally recognized tribal government, the Cheyenne Arapaho Tribe will leverage this grant funding to administer its SNAP FDPIR nutrition education and food distribution efforts, which are critical services supporting the tribe's approximately 13,000 enrolled members across a nine-county service area in western Oklahoma.