Project Grant CLSS00000083219
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $5,000,000 Project Grant under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) to Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University (LCO College), a tribally owned and operated 1994 Land Grant institution serving Native American communities in Wisconsin. The funding will support a range of activities to enhance educational access, research capabilities, workforce development, and the delivery of essential community...
- This federal Project Grant award of $352,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) to Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University (LCO College), a tribally owned and operated 1994 Land Grant institution serving Native American communities in Wisconsin. The award will support the construction, enlargement, extension, or other improvement of community facilities providing essential services to rural residents. As a...
- The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Community Facilities awarded a $344,895 project grant to Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University, also known as LCO College, on September 28, 2022 to construct community facilities providing essential services to rural residents under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766). As the awardee, LCO College will use the funding to construct facilities that will deliver essential services to residents in rural Wisconsin...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University (LCO College) received a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) for the performance period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This award supports LCO College's efforts to strengthen institutional management and fiscal operations while developing and implementing activities designed to enhance the...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University (doing business as LCO College) received a Project Grant of $1,454,352.00 awarded on July 1, 2025, under the Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Universities program (CFDA 15.027), administered by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs School Operations. The award period extends through June 30, 2026. This grant supports the operation and improvement of the tribally controlled institution to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University (LCO College) received a $1,766,098 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This award supports the institution's capacity-building efforts to strengthen its academic, management, and fiscal operations as a tribally controlled college and university serving the Lac...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) awarded a $334,400 Project Grant to Leech Lake Tribal College, Inc. on Sep 22, 2023. This grant will support the construction, enlargement, extension, or other improvement of community facilities providing essential services to the rural residents of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe in northern Minnesota. As a 1994 Land Grant College, Tribally Owned Firm, and Minority Institution, Leech Lake Tribal...
- This $352,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) supports the Red Lake Nation College, a 1994 Land Grant tribal college in Minnesota, to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve community facilities providing essential services to the rural Red Lake Indian Reservation. As a federally-recognized tribal college, Red Lake Nation College aims to expand educational opportunities and community infrastructure...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) awarded a $352,000 project grant to Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College, a 1994 Land Grant Tribal College in North Dakota, on Sep 19, 2023. The grant supports the construction, enlargement, extension, or other improvement of community facilities providing essential services to the college's rural Native American community. Key activities funded through this award include agricultural research projects...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service awarded a $352,000 Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) project grant to the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska's Little Priest Tribal College on September 21, 2023. The grant will support the construction, enlargement, extension, or other improvement of community facilities providing essential services to rural residents in the Winnebago community. Key activities and services to be delivered under this project grant...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $5,000,000 Project Grant under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) to Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University (LCO College), a tribally owned 1994 Land Grant institution serving Native American communities in Wisconsin. The grant funding will enable LCO College to enhance educational access, research capabilities, workforce development, and the delivery of essential services addressing the needs of the local Native American community. Key initiatives include hemp cultivation research, cybersecurity infrastructure planning, and programs to strengthen STEM career pathways for Native youth. LCO College frequently collaborates with partners such as the American Indian Higher Education Consortium and University of Wisconsin System to implement grant-funded projects focused on areas like agricultural research, cultural preservation, educational support services, and community facility improvements.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $5.0m | 3/19/24 |