This $850,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC) Grants program (CFDA 15.148) is intended to support the Ute Indian Tribe in developing its technical, managerial, and organizational capabilities for energy resource development on tribal lands. The grant will fund a range of activities, including feasibility studies, energy infrastructure assessments, tribal utility authority explorations,...
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office awarded a $545,000 Project Grant to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe through the Tribal Energy Development Capacity Grants program (CFDA 15.148) on June 8, 2021 for completion by June 7, 2022. Under this award, the Southern Ute Indian Tribe's Red Willow Production Company will deliver services to develop and sustain the tribal energy program's managerial and technical capacity. Specifically, the funding will support the...
The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe was awarded a $225,218 Project Grant from the Department of Labor's Native American Employment and Training program to provide employment and training services. The grant will support career, follow-up, and training services for unemployed, underemployed and low-income American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians through June 2025. Services will include preparing participants to enter, reenter or retain unsubsidized employment leading to self-sufficiency, as...
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office awarded a $170,128 Project Grant to the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut on June 30, 2022 to support economic development activities through December 31, 2023. Under the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032), the Mohegan Tribe will coordinate and integrate programs to develop a self-sustaining economic base and provide opportunities for business development consistent with the program's goal...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center has awarded a $856,958 Cooperative Agreement to the Ute Indian Tribe in Fort Duchesne, Utah under the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management State and Tribal Coordination program (CFDA 15.427). This 3-year award, effective October 1, 2024, supports the Tribe's efforts to conduct comprehensive audits and investigations of royalty payments made to the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR). The Cooperative Agreement enables the Ute...
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office awarded a $139,578 Project Grant to the Muscogee Creek Nation's Agri-Business Complex Division on June 30, 2022 to support economic development activities through December 31, 2023. The grant was awarded under the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032), which provides resources for Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments to develop self-sustaining economies through business development and...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.265 - Native American Employment and Training program) provides $123,490.00 to the Ute Indian Tribe to deliver employment and training services to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian individuals. The key activities to be performed under this 3-year grant, running from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027, include: Providing career services to prepare participants for...
This $368,090 Project Grant from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration, under the Native American Employment and Training program (CFDA 17.265), will fund supplemental employment and training services for low-income Native American youth ages 14-24 living on or near reservations in Utah. The Ute Indian Tribe will directly provide services including tutoring, dropout prevention strategies, paid and unpaid work experiences, occupational skills training, leadership...
The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe received a $2.17 million project grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519). The grant will support the Tribe's Farm and Ranch Enterprise division in conducting drought response field management activities from November 2021 through December 2024. The Bureau of Reclamation aims through this program to increase opportunities for Indian tribes to...
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe received a $399,801.68 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office to support economic development activities. The grant was awarded on June 30, 2022 under the Indian Economic Development program (CFDA 15.032) and will support projects through December 31, 2023. The Indian Economic Development program aims to assist federally recognized tribal governments in developing sustainable economic bases. Funding will allow...