The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to the Central Oklahoma Economic Development District under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The funding will support the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for a seven-county region in central Oklahoma through December 2025. As part of the EDA Planning program, the grant will enable the...
This $3 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) will support Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma in establishing an adult/geriatric inpatient and outpatient behavioral health treatment facility in Pawnee, OK. The facility will provide critical services for 64 patients displaced due to capacity issues related to COVID-19, as well as increased mental health needs stemming from the pandemic itself....
The Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC) Grants program (CFDA 15.148). The grant will fund capacity-building activities to enhance the tribe's ability to engage in commercial energy activities, including a regulatory review into renewable energy project development, workforce development planning, and improvements to administrative capacity. The project...
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $165,000 Project Grant to the Delaware Nation under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program (CFDA 11.307) to hire an economic development consultant. The consultant will assist the Nation in developing a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) to guide its ongoing economic development activities in its tribal lands located in southwestern Oklahoma. The CEDS will address planning needs to mitigate economic disruptions...
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $350,000 under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations (CFDA 11.302) federal grant program to the Grand Gateway Economic Development Association to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for a seven-county region in northeastern Oklahoma from January 2023 through December 2025. Through this Project Grant, the Association will bring together public and private sector stakeholders to...
This $300,000 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) supports the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Eastern Oklahoma Development District, Inc. region through the EDA's Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The Eastern Oklahoma Development District, Inc. will bring together public and private sector stakeholders across Adair, Cherokee, Okmulgee,...
The Penobscot Indian Nation received a $133,500 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations federal grant program (CFDA 11.302). The funding will support the Penobscot Nation's economic development planning and technical assistance efforts from July 2021 through June 2024. As part of EDA's Planning program, the grant funds will aid the Penobscot Nation in creating a regional economic...
The Economic Development Administration of the Department of Commerce awarded $306,000 to the Oglala Sioux Tribe of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation through September 2025 under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations grant program (CFDA 11.302). The funding will support development of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for a four-county region in South Dakota served by the Oglala Sioux Tribe. The CEDS process brings together public and private sector stakeholders...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $306,000 under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations (CFDA 11.302) federal grant program to the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for portions of four counties in Nebraska and Iowa from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The CEDS process will bring together public and private sector stakeholders to create an economic roadmap to...
This $24,956,035 federal Project Grant was awarded on July 14, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) to the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. The grant will fund the RECONNECT 100% GRANT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS AND JOBS ACT project over a 2-year period from July 2023 to July 2025. The project aims to expand broadband service and infrastructure to rural areas within the Pawnee Nation's jurisdiction that currently...