Project Grant D255IHS0502

The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded a $900,000 Project Grant under the Indian Economic Development program (CFDA 15.032) to the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate, a federally recognized Native American tribe in South Dakota. The grant will fund a 3-year community immersion project with the following key objectives: Provide 600 in-person, virtual, and pre-recorded immersion opportunities using the dual language model for community learning through Dakota language classes,...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a Community Services Block Grant (CSBG, CFDA 93.569) to Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate in the amount of $133,898.00, effective October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2027. As a formula grant allocation, these funds support the tribe's community action initiatives aimed at reducing poverty and promoting economic self-sufficiency among low-income residents on the Lake...

This $153,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) supports development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate region through September 2024. The grant funds the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate as the awardee under the EDA's Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). This program provides assistance to create regional economic development plans to...

The Economic Development Administration awarded a $321,052 project grant to the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate on August 23, 2022 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The funding will support the development of a master site plan for the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribe Arts and Cultural Center. The project aims to expand the tribe's tourism economy by highlighting its cultural amenities and rich heritage at the new center. This is intended to diversify the tourism sector, create more stable,...

Federal Grant Award Summary Sisseton Wahpeton College received a $2,151,397 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. As a tribally controlled 1994 Land Grant College serving primarily Native American students on the Lake Traverse Reservation in South Dakota, the institution will utilize these funds to strengthen institutional...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Sisseton Wahpeton College received a $1.31 million Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs School Operations under the Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Universities program (CFDA 15.027), effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. This funding supports the college's operational and institutional improvement activities as a tribally controlled 1994 Land Grant Institution serving Native...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Office of Head Start (HHS Administration for Children and Families) awarded Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate a $4.88 million Project Grant under CFDA 93.600 (Head Start) effective December 1, 2025, through November 30, 2030. This award funds American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) Head Start and Early Head Start services on the Lake Traverse Reservation in South Dakota. The program delivers comprehensive early childhood development services to enrolled children...

FY2026 Tribal Child Support Comprehensive Grant Summary The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), under the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, awarded Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate a $1.58 million Block Grant (CFDA 93.563) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, to deliver tribal Title IV-D (Child Support Services) enforcement operations. Under this federal funding, the awardee provides comprehensive child support enforcement services...

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $726,309 project grant to the Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota under the Native American Employment and Training program (CFDA 17.265). The grant supports employment and training services for American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians to develop their academic, occupational, and literacy skills, make them more competitive in the workforce, and promote the economic and...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe received a $150,000 Project Grant awarded on August 1, 2025, under the Indian Health Service (IHS) Health Management Development Program (CFDA 93.228) to support the second phase of a multi-year health information technology modernization initiative at the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribal Health Center. The grant funds the implementation of mission-critical health management systems necessary to support a December 2, 2025...