This EDA planning investment supports the development and implementation of a comprehensive economic development strategy (CEDS) for the region served by the northern cheyenne tribe, which comprises…

The Economic Development Administration awarded the Northern Cheyenne Tribe $153,000 on October 1, 2025, to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the region served by the Tribe, which comprises Bighorn and Rosebud counties, Montana. This is a Project Grant under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302).

The CEDS process brings together public and private sectors to create an economic development roadmap designed to diversify and strengthen the regional economy, with a focus on creating and retaining higher-skill, higher-wage jobs for the unemployed and underemployed. Work is performed in Lame Deer, Montana, with a period of performance from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028.

This EDA planning investment supports the development and implementation of a comprehensive economic development strategy (CEDS) for the region served by the northern cheyenne tribe, which comprises the counties of bighorn and rosebud. The CEDS process is designed to bring together the public and private sectors in the creation of an economic development roadmap to diversify and strengthen the regional economy.