Project Grant A20AP00024

The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs has awarded a $1,518,818.81 Cooperative Agreement to The National Center For American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED), a non-profit, minority-owned, and Native American-owned organization located in Mesa, Arizona. This award is funded through the Indian Economic Development Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.032), which supports economic development initiatives for federally recognized Native American tribes. The award will...

The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $150,000 under its Economic Development Technical Assistance (CFDA 11.303) federal grant program to the Native American Development Center in Bismarck, North Dakota. The funding supports completion of a feasibility study to determine if establishing a business incubator primarily serving the local Native American population is viable. The study will analyze costs, facility needs, equipment requirements, and...

The Minority Business Development Agency awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to the National Center For American Indian Enterprise Development through the MBDA Business Center - American Indian and Alaska Native federal grant program. The two-year award will support strategic business consulting services and deal-making assistance for eligible American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian firms. The focus of these services is on job creation, economic impact, and retention for tribal...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $300,000 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) to The Susan Laflesche Picotte Center, a non-profit organization in Nebraska. The grant, awarded on June 25, 2024, with a completion date of June 25, 2026, supports the Center's efforts to preserve and promote the history and culture of Native American tribes. Specifically, the funding enables the Center to provide training, technical assistance, and...

The Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency awarded a $647,942 Project Grant under its MBDA Business Center - American Indian and Alaska Native program to the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Inc. The grant will support the delivery of strategic business consulting services and deal making assistance to eligible American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian firms and Minority Business Enterprises through August 31, 2023. The funding aims to support job creation,...

The Minority Business Development Agency awarded New Mexico State University $600,000 under the MBDA Business Center - American Indian and Alaska Native federal grant program to provide strategic business consulting services and deal making assistance to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian-owned firms through August 31, 2023. The focus of this MBDA Project Grant is on job creation, economic impact, and retention for tribal communities and businesses through innovative outreach...

The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to Southwest Business Development Consultants LLC through the MBDA Business Center - American Indian and Alaska Native program (CFDA 11.804). The two-year award will support the delivery of strategic deal making and business consulting services to eligible American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) firms and Minority Business Enterprises (MBE) located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Specifically, the awardee will...

The Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Development Grant program awarded a $199,500 grant to the Lummi Community Development Financial Institution, a minority-owned non-profit organization, to provide technical assistance and training to Native American entrepreneurs and small businesses in rural communities. The grant will support the delivery of business development services, access to affordable lending capital, and facilitation of community development initiatives over the 2-year...

Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness received a $105,000 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Economic Development program (CFDA 15.032) to conduct a feasibility study for the Wabanaki Way Indigenous tourism experience. The study will assess opportunities to connect and support tribal tourism operations between the Gathering Place campground in Millinocket, Maine and the Wolastoq Inn and Suites and Wilderness Pines Campground managed by...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) to New Mexico Community Capital (NMCC), a minority-owned, woman-owned, Native American-owned non-profit organization. The grant, awarded on February 1, 2024, will enable NMCC to deliver digital media and marketing training to at least 100 Native-owned businesses, facilitate access to the IndigiExchange...