The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded Chief Dull Knife College $265,220 on September 25, 2025, under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766), a Project Grant to develop essential community facility projects in rural areas serving nonprofits, public bodies, and federally recognized tribes.
The award funds development of an essential community facility at Chief Dull Knife College in Lame Deer, Montana, on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. The period of performance extends through September 25, 2027. The program prioritizes projects that enhance public safety and health care facilities serving low-income rural residents.