Project Grant 2701N10036

Federal Grant Award Summary The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded $239,678 to White Earth Land Recovery Project (doing business as Native Harvest) under the Aid to Tribal Governments program (CFDA 15.020) on November 15, 2025, for a performance period extending through November 14, 2026. This Project Grant supports the White Earth Land Recovery Project's efforts to sustain critical rural radio operations that serve the Emergency Alert System (EAS). The funding enables...

The White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians received a $896,359 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Justice System Infrastructure Program for Indian Tribes. The funding will support community safety and recidivism reduction services through two new Tribal Assistant Correction Agent positions. Services will include risk and needs assessments, probation support, and referrals to reentry programs like Grassroots Warrior...

The White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians, a federally recognized tribe in Minnesota, received a $1,400,000 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Tribal Justice Assistance Program (CFDA 16.596). The funding will support the renovation and expansion of a tribal building to establish a 24/7 detox facility serving the reservation and surrounding communities. The 6,350 square foot center will provide substance use disorder withdrawal management services to ease withdrawal symptoms and...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Minnesota Chippewa Tribe - White Earth Band received a Project Grant award of $530,661.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR, CFDA 10.567). The award, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027, funds the administrative operations and food distribution services for the White Earth Band's FDPIR program serving income-eligible households on the reservation...

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe - White Earth Band a $6.1 million Project Grant on May 23, 2025, under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The award funds the construction of a new transit facility in Waubun, Minnesota, to serve White Earth Public Transit operations. Upon completion by March 30, 2028, the facility will provide dedicated space for vehicle repair, storage, and...

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $536,585 Project Grant to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe - White Earth Band for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024. The grant funding supports the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), the official federal grant program known as CFDA #10.567. FDPIR provides nutrition assistance and delivers food to members of federally recognized Tribes living on or near reservations or approved areas. As...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary White Earth Tribal and Community College (WETCC) received a $656,184 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) School Operations under the Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Universities program (CFDA 15.027) effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. As a federally recognized 1994 Land Grant College serving the White Earth Ojibwe Nation and surrounding indigenous communities in Minnesota, WETCC utilized this...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $274,241 Tribal Wildlife Grant (CFDA 15.639) to the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians in Minnesota on January 1, 2025. This 2-year project grant will create favorable habitats for white-tailed deer and golden-winged warblers, two species that have been negatively impacted by low habitat diversity and severe winter weather in northern latitudes. The project activities will help offset the effects of changing habitat conditions and support the...

The White Earth Reservation Housing Authority received a $261,552 Project Grant awarded September 24, 2025, by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office under the Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers program (CFDA 14.871). This funding supports the administration of rental assistance vouchers that enable very low-income families, elderly individuals, and disabled persons within the White Earth Indian Tribe to afford safe and sanitary housing in the...

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $536,585 Project Grant to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe - White Earth Band for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The grant funding supports the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), the official federal grant program (CFDA #10.567) that provides nutrition assistance to Tribes and Indian Tribal Organizations for food distribution on reservations, approved areas near reservations, and...