The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $755,078 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) to the Cherokee Nation on September 12, 2024. The two-year grant will fund initiatives to promote sustainable economic development and support small and emerging private businesses in rural Oklahoma communities. Eligible activities include business counseling, market research, workforce development, feasibility studies, revolving loan funds, and support for...
The Cherokee Nation received a $163,622 Rural Business Development Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service under the Rural Business Development Grant program (CFDA 10.351). The grant will support rural enterprise and economic development efforts through July 2024. The Rural Business Development Grant program aims to promote sustainable economic growth in rural communities by facilitating the startup and expansion of small businesses and industries. Funds will likely...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation) provides $594,232 to the Cherokee Nation to implement an internship program within the tribe's Natural Resources Department. The funding will help fill the existing gap of paid internship opportunities for Cherokee students, enabling them to gain valuable work experience in environmental and conservation fields. The project will run from...
This $4,957,583 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service was made under the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (CFDA 10.567). The grant will fund the Cherokee Nation to administer food distribution sites and deliver nutrition education services that provide culturally appropriate USDA food packages to low-income Native American households living on or near the Cherokee Nation reservation in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $140,608 Socially-Disadvantaged Groups Grant (CFDA 10.871) to the Cherokee Nation on September 11, 2023. The funding will provide technical assistance through the tribe's Cooperative Development Center to support socially-disadvantaged and minority agricultural producers in rural areas. Key activities expected to be supported by the grant include cooperative business planning, training, feasibility studies, operational guidance,...
The federal Project Grant award of $1,999,940.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office under the Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) program (CFDA 14.862). The grant will fund a 5-year community development initiative by the Cherokee Nation, a federally recognized tribal government, to create decent housing, suitable living environments, and economic opportunities for low- and moderate-income tribal members in...
The Cherokee Nation received a $45.9 million block grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program (CFDA 10.181). The funding will support the Cherokee Nation's FY22 Farm and Meatpacking Workers Relief Program, which will provide one-time $600 payments to over 81,000 Cherokee Nation citizens nationwide and all farm and meatpacking employees within the Cherokee Nation's 14-county...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service and Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $500,000 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) to the To Nanees Dizi Chapter, a Tribal Government and Federally Recognized Indian Tribe, located in Tuba City, Arizona. The 2-year project grant, awarded on September 4, 2024, will support the delivery of technical assistance, business development services, and economic growth initiatives to promote sustainable economic...
The Cherokee Nation received a $2,280,426 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service on April 1, 2022 to support a summer demonstration project. The grant was awarded under the Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability program (CFDA 10.579) to purchase equipment valued over $1,000 needed to serve healthier meals and improve food services. Specifically, the funding will allow the Cherokee Nation located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma to enhance...
This $139,088.00 federal Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service under the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (CFDA 10.567). The grant supports the Cherokee Nation in delivering nutrition education services and providing culturally appropriate USDA food packages to low-income Native American households living on or near the tribe's reservation in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The award will fund these program activities from...