The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center was awarded a $100,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024). The grant will support personnel expenses from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023 to aid the organization's response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program, this award will help the Indian...
This $321,700 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs is for the Cultural Resources Management (CFDA 15.159) program. The award supports the University of New Mexico in its efforts to preserve, protect, and manage cultural resources associated with Native American communities. Key activities include conducting archaeological surveys, performing artifact analysis, managing collections, and documenting cultural heritage, with a focus on compliance...
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 the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.511) to the Santa Clara Pueblo in New Mexico. The grant supports a series of initiatives to enhance the educational and cultural needs of the Pueblo, including: Developing a traditional plant use guidebook with Tewa names and ethnopharmacology information through interviews and photo documentation. 2) Creating a cultural coloring book using...
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 Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $2.4 million under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program on September 13, 2022 to support infrastructure and renovation projects at the Taos Pueblo Heritage Center in Taos, New Mexico. The Pueblo of Taos will install utility infrastructure, construct internal roads and parking areas, and complete building renovations at the Center. Once completed, the Center will serve as a gateway to...
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office awarded a $400,000 Project Grant to the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe on June 30, 2022 to support economic development efforts through December 31, 2023. The grant funding will support the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032), which aims to assist Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments in developing self-sustaining economies through opportunities for business development and coordinated program...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded a $631,026 Cooperative Agreement to the Alaska Native Heritage Center, Incorporated in Anchorage, Alaska. The award, which runs from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026, is funded through the Cultural Resources Management (CFDA 15.159) federal grant program. The purpose of this award is to conduct an informational audit of assimilative institutions, such as boarding schools, in Alaska. The Alaska Native Heritage Center, a...
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded a $125,388 project grant to the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation under the Indian Economic Development (CFDA 15.032) federal grant program. The funding will support the development of a business plan to establish a Blackfeet Heritage Visitor Center in Browning, Montana. Consultants will work with a Tourism Advisory Committee representing the Blackfeet Nation to determine the purpose, design, amenities, marketing...