The Peoria Tribe Of Indians Of Oklahoma received a $109,705 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services, awarded on September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2027. Under this Project Grant, the tribe provides technical assistance and capital support to small and emerging private businesses in rural Oklahoma communities, with a focus on enterprises employing 50 or fewer new employees and projecting less than $1 million in gross revenue. As an intermediary grant recipient, the tribe delivers business development services rather than direct funding to individual businesses, advancing sustainable economic development and job creation consistent with federal program priorities.
The grant funding supports the tribe's capacity to serve as a Rural Business Development Grant intermediary in the Oklahoma City area, enabling the delivery of technical assistance services that help rural businesses access capital and business development resources. This award aligns with the Peoria Tribe's broader federal grant portfolio of $129.3 million across 228 awards, which demonstrates the tribe's established track record as a tribal government service-delivery entity serving multiple federal agencies. The two-year grant period enables the tribe to sustain and expand its rural business development programming for low-income communities and economically disadvantaged rural areas.