Project Grant AM190100XXXXG083

The Hopi Tribe was awarded a $180,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations federal grant program (CFDA 11.302). Through this funding, the Hopi Tribe will update and implement their Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy. They will collaborate with Northern Arizona University to host business development education and training events. The tribe will also evaluate infrastructure...

The San Carlos Apache Tribe will receive $289,486.80 through a three-year Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP). The grant will support the Tribe in building its capacity to assist local food enterprises through direct producer-to-consumer marketing and technical assistance. Key deliverables include creating a marketing plan, developing regional networks for local food aggregation and...

This Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Business Cooperative Services totaling $287,099 will provide funding to Hopi Relief, a Native American-owned non-profit organization, to promote sustainable economic development and facilitate the establishment and expansion of small and emerging private businesses in rural Arizona communities. The two-year grant project will fund technical assistance, business counseling, market research,...

The Prescott Farmers Market in Arizona will use a $431,170.82 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service to bridge gaps in the local food system. Funded through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program, the grant will support aggregating locally grown produce and meats for distribution to restaurants and institutions. A state-of-the-art commissary kitchen will be opened to address the need of food entrepreneurs. A food business incubator program...

New Mexico Community Capital (NMCC) will leverage partnerships to provide technology training and access to online markets for Native-owned enterprises in central and northern New Mexico under a $1,391,374.60 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA). Specifically, NMCC will implement a three-tier entrepreneurial support strategy utilizing $1.39 million in EDA funding provided under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. Over an 18-month...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $250,110 Project Grant to the Hopi Tutskwa Permaculture Institute, a tribally owned, minority-owned, and Native American-owned non-profit organization. The grant is funded through the Rural Business Development Grant program (CFDA 10.351), which aims to promote sustainable economic development and facilitate the development of small and emerging private businesses in rural communities. The grant will support the...

The Mesa Grande Business Development Corporation (BDC) will receive $149,212 under a Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs to develop a comprehensive business plan for the Golden Eagle Farm agritourism destination. As part of the Indian Economic Development program, the funding will support independent experts in developing technical memoranda on existing and potential agritourism assets, recommended marketing strategy, operations and management...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) awarded a $124,520 Project Grant to Farm Generations Cooperative through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The grant will fund the cooperative's efforts to collaborate with its 13 farmer member-owners to create promotional plans for their direct-to-consumer farm sales on the cooperative's online marketing platform, GrownBy. The project will measure the effectiveness of each farm's...

The Sun Produce Cooperative was awarded a $125,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to develop a feasibility study and marketing strategy to advance Arizona's local food producers and distributors. Specifically, the Cooperative will create a business plan for a proposed Arizona Food and Farm Sustainability Center that would provide shared infrastructure and technical assistance to small...

This $500,000 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) will fund a feasibility study for the highest and best regional use of a 2,100-acre state asset in Maricopa, Arizona. The City of Maricopa, Pinal County, and the University of Arizona will conduct the study to help establish a vision, determine the viability of creating thousands of jobs through a technology park model anchored by the Arizona...