Formula Grant A18AP00102

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) was awarded a $400,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office under the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032). The grant will fund the Ojibwe Language Education and Apprenticeship Project to preserve the Ojibwe language and cultural practices. KBIC will train and mentor a tribal member to become a fluent Ojibwe language instructor through an apprenticeship with their current...

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College a $1,120,582 Project Grant under the Higher Education Institutional Aid federal grant program (CFDA 84.031). The grant will support Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College's efforts to strengthen its management and fiscal operations from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. Specifically, the college will use the funding to plan, develop, and implement activities to strengthen its...

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community will use a $150,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to implement programming focused on revitalizing and preserving Ojibwe storytelling traditions. Activities will include recording elder interviews, collaborating with storytellers to lead a youth story circle program, hosting author talks and family nights, and purchasing culturally relevant books. Recordings and materials will be added to the community library collection and...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded a $576,349 Project Grant to Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College (KBOCC) under the Indian Education Assistance to Schools program (CFDA 15.130). The grant period covers July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025. KBOCC, a 1994 Land Grant Tribal College located in Baraga, Michigan, will use the funding to provide comprehensive educational programs and services tailored to the unique needs of eligible American Indian and Alaska Native...

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) was awarded a $140,902 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant funding will be used by KBIC's Division, Ojibwa Lanes & Lounge, to procure basic equipment, technology, and training to increase the tribe's community policing capacity and prevent crime and violence. The grant has a...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded a $160,000 block grant to the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community doing business as Ojibwa Lanes & Lounge from January 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. The funding supports the Special Programs for the Aging, Title VI, Part A, Grants to Indian Tribes, Part B, Grants to Native Hawaiians program (CFDA 93.047), which promotes the delivery of supportive services, including nutrition services, to American Indians,...

The Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe School received a $103,877 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Indian Education Grants to Local Educational Agencies program (CFDA 84.060). The grant funding will support the delivery of culturally appropriate educational services and programs to address the unique academic needs of American Indian students attending the Ojibwe School between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023. Specifically,...

This $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) will fund a comprehensive youth substance abuse prevention program for the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) in Baraga, Michigan. The 5-year project is designed to provide culturally-relevant, holistic prevention services to KBIC youth, focusing on diversion from the juvenile justice system and reducing substance...

This $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture aims to support Tribal students at Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College through the "Bami'aaganag (Supported Ones) Project". The key products and services to be delivered through this 4-year grant include: Hiring an Anishinaabe cultural advisor and student support coordinator/advisor to provide holistic, culturally-tailored support services for Tribal students....

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $5,000,000 Project Grant under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) to Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University (LCO College), a tribally owned 1994 Land Grant institution serving Native American communities in Wisconsin. The grant funding will enable LCO College to enhance educational access, research capabilities, workforce development, and the delivery of essential services addressing the needs of...