Project Grant AM200100XXXXG079

This $199,496 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program (CFDA 10.180) will support the expansion of the Charging Buffalo Meat Processing Facility located in Rapid City, South Dakota. The Facility, operated by the non-profit organization One Spirit, currently employs local Lakota workers to process buffalo meat and serve the indigenous communities of the Oglala Lakota...

The Rosebud Sioux Tribe received a $929,600 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Local Food Purchase Agreements with States, Tribes, and Local Governments program (CFDA 10.182). The purpose of this award is to purchase and distribute local foods, with a focus on procuring from socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers within the Sicangu Oyate (Rosebud Sioux Tribe) community and surrounding...

This $748,611 three-year federal Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of Advocacy and Outreach under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program, will provide technical assistance, training, and program introductions to Native and Native military veteran buffalo producers across Indian Country in South Dakota. The grant will help these underserved agricultural producers access USDA programs and...

The Sicangu Food Sovereignty Initiative Expansion project will provide $675,000 in funding from September 15, 2022 to September 14, 2025. The award is provided by the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP, CFDA #10.311). The BFRDP aims to help beginning farmers and ranchers enter and improve success in farming, ranching, and managing nonindustrial private forest lands. Under this award,...

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $5,037,912 project grant to the Oglala Sioux Tribe Of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to support the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. FDPIR aims to address food insecurity and improve nutrition for Native American communities through the provision of USDA foods to eligible households living on Indian reservations. As the awardee, the Oglala Sioux Tribe will...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $4,067,286 Project Grant under the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (CFDA 10.567) to the Oglala Sioux Tribe of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The grant, with a period of performance from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will enable the tribe to operate food distribution sites, deliver nutrition education services, and provide culturally appropriate food assistance to low-income Native American...

The Texas Tribal Buffalo Project was awarded a $701,302 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program. The grant will support the organization's INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO RECLAIM TRADITIONAL FOODWAYS initiative from November 1, 2022 through October 31, 2025. As the CFPCGP aims to foster understanding of national food security trends and improvements to local food systems, this project is...

The Center for Rural Affairs will use a $248,045 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to build capacity for indigenous local foods with Nebraska tribes. The goal is to support farm to institution sourcing in the Omaha and Santee Sioux communities as part of sovereign, healthy food systems. The Center will increase capacity of local growers to sell directly to institutions, provide...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), through its Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), has awarded a $249,794.54 Project Grant to the Grand Portage Reservation Tribal Council to continue developing a bison grazing operation. The objective is to provide a healthy, local, affordable, and sustainable source of high-quality meat for the Grand Portage community in Minnesota. The grant has a period of performance from September 29, 2023 to September 28, 2026. The Tribal Council,...

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $364,673 Project Grant to Dakota Rural Action through the Regional Food System Partnerships program. The grant will support Dakota Rural Action's efforts to plan and develop local and regional food systems in South Dakota over a two-year period ending September 2029. As part of the USDA's Local Agricultural Marketing Program, the Regional Food System Partnerships program aims to bring together public and private resources...