Community facilities - native american tribes

This federal Project Grant award of $348,017.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766), will enable Salish Kootenai College, Inc. to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve community facilities that provide essential services to rural residents in Montana. As a tribal college and 1994 Land Grant Institution, Salish Kootenai College serves as a center for learning, cultural revitalization, and preservation for the Salish, Kootenai, and Pend d'Oreille people. This federal grant funding will support the college's efforts to enhance its educational programs, workforce development initiatives, and STEM research capabilities, which align with the objectives of the Community Facilities program to ensure reasonable user costs for rural community infrastructure projects.