Community facilities - native american tribes

This federal Project Grant award of $351,120.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) was provided to the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA), a 1994 Land Grant college and non-profit educational institution in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The grant funding supports IAIA in constructing, enlarging, extending, or otherwise improving community facilities to provide essential services to rural residents, particularly Native American communities. This includes projects such as healthcare facility improvements, fire station upgrades, and community center renovations. Additionally, the grant enables IAIA to deliver management and technical assistance to Native American entrepreneurs, conduct research on Indigenous agricultural practices and plant-based traditional medicine, and provide health services like vaccination clinics for surrounding Pueblo communities. The award was made on January 15, 2024 with a completion date of September 26, 2023.