Project Grant 693JJ32640716
- The Department of Transportation Immediate Office of the Secretary awarded the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe a $250,000 cooperative agreement under the Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program (CFDA 20.943) on July 27, 2026, to support legal, technical, and financial advisors advancing the Leech Lake Transit Facility Planning Project. The program provides development-phase assistance for transportation infrastructure projects in rural and tribal communities reasonably expected to be eligible for...
- The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, a federally recognized American Indian tribe in Minnesota, was awarded a $168,176 Block Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Tribal Work Grants program (CFDA 93.594). This federal grant enables the Leech Lake Tribal Council to develop and implement workforce development initiatives focused on improving job readiness, facilitating job placement, and promoting job retention for Native Americans...
- The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe $2,051,205 on June 25, 2026, under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to operate public transit services on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation. The Leech Lake Transportation Program uses the award to sustain public transit service within the Leech Lake Indian Reservation in north-central Minnesota and up to 25 miles beyond the exterior boundaries through...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe $2,044,041 under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) on July 21, 2025, to operate public transportation services on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation in north-central Minnesota through June 30, 2026. The award comprises $1,042,111 in Tribal Formula apportionment funds (100% federal share) and $500,965 in Rural Formula apportionment funds (50%...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $4,895,945 to Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe on April 1, 2026, under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600) to deliver American Indian Head Start and Early Head Start services across the Leech Lake Reservation through March 31, 2031. Head Start enhances cognitive, physical, behavioral, and social-emotional development of young children through educational, health, nutritional, social, and other services to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded $120,000 to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe under the State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) on October 1, 2025, with completion anticipated by September 30, 2027. This formula grant supports the tribe's brownfields response program across its tribal lands, with specific focus on the City of Cass Lake. The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe will enhance its environmental response capacity by...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $3,194,449.79 to Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe (doing business as Leech Lake Tribal Council) on October 1, 2025, under the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CFDA 93.575). The award funds child care subsidy services, including vouchers or certificates to families with low income on the Leech Lake Reservation and surrounding service area in north-central Minnesota, and supports quality improvement...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $168,176 to Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe on July 1, 2026, under the Native Employment Works Program (CFDA 93.594), a Block Grant providing work activities and supportive services to enhance job readiness, job placement, and job retention for Native Americans within the designated service population. The award covers the period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, with place of performance in Minnesota....
- The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa received a $138,240 Project Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) on September 9, 2025, under the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program (CFDA 20.939). The grant supports the development of a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan designed to prevent roadway fatalities and serious injuries within the Fond du Lac Reservation and surrounding service areas in northeastern Minnesota. As a federally recognized tribal government,...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded $157,530 to Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe on April 1, 2026, under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title VI, Part A, Grants to Indian Tribes program (CFDA 93.047), a formula grant supporting supportive and nutrition services for American Indian elders comparable to those provided under Title III of the Older Americans Act. The award funds services delivered in Minnesota across the Leech Lake Reservation and up...
The Federal Highway Administration awarded $200,000 to Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe on September 4, 2026, under the Safe Streets and Roads for All program (CFDA 20.939), a competitive grants initiative that funds regional, local, and tribal initiatives to prevent roadway fatalities and serious injuries. The recipient is Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, a federally recognized American Indian tribe operating as Leech Lake Tribal Council from Cass Lake, Minnesota. The award period runs through September 4, 2028, with place of performance in Cass Lake, Minnesota. The source does not specify the particular safety activities or Comprehensive Safety Action Plan elements funded under this award. Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe holds a substantial federal grant portfolio across human services, environmental stewardship, workforce development, and community infrastructure, with recent awards including a $4.89 million Head Start project grant, a $2.051 million Federal Transit Administration Formula Grant for public transit operations, and a $19.999 million EPA Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grant for a Tribal Resilience Hub.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $200.0k | 9/4/26 |