Project Grant MB19OBD8040112

New Mexico Community Capital (NMCC) will leverage partnerships to provide technology training and access to online markets for Native-owned enterprises in central and northern New Mexico under a $1,391,374.60 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA). Specifically, NMCC will implement a three-tier entrepreneurial support strategy utilizing $1.39 million in EDA funding provided under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. Over an 18-month...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs has awarded a $1,518,818.81 Cooperative Agreement to The National Center For American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED), a non-profit, minority-owned, and Native American-owned organization located in Mesa, Arizona. This award is funded through the Indian Economic Development Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.032), which supports economic development initiatives for federally recognized Native American tribes. The award will...

This three-year, $1.497 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's BUILD TO SCALE program will fund Fort Lewis College, the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, and Animas Accelerator to establish and strengthen entrepreneurship support services in rural southwest Colorado. The grantees will leverage Fort Lewis College's Center for Innovation as a central hub to provide in-person and virtual assistance to entrepreneurs throughout the region at all stages of...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) to New Mexico Community Capital (NMCC), a minority-owned, woman-owned, Native American-owned non-profit organization. The grant, awarded on February 1, 2024, will enable NMCC to deliver digital media and marketing training to at least 100 Native-owned businesses, facilitate access to the IndigiExchange...

The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $1 million Project Grant to UNM Rainforest Innovations (UNM RI) on March 31, 2022 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. UNM RI will provide training, mentoring, and strategy development services to mitigate barriers that have prevented tribal entrepreneurs from starting and growing resilient businesses on reservations and throughout New Mexico. The program aims to help tribal regions recover...

The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $150,000 under its Economic Development Technical Assistance (CFDA 11.303) federal grant program to the Native American Development Center in Bismarck, North Dakota. The funding supports completion of a feasibility study to determine if establishing a business incubator primarily serving the local Native American population is viable. The study will analyze costs, facility needs, equipment requirements, and...

The Economic Development Administration awarded a $4.625 million Project Grant to the Lummi Indian Business Council through the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA #11.307) to construct a new retail marketplace in Bellingham, Washington. The marketplace will provide infrastructure to support Indigenous artisans and craftspeople from the Lummi Tribe in selling their wares. This will help attract more tourism to the region and provide opportunities to advance economic resiliency as the...

This $6.8 million Economic Development Administration project grant supports the Mountain | Plains Regional Native CDFI Coalition led by Four Bands Community Fund. The Coalition will grow the Indigenous finance sector across Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming. Key deliverables include establishing a $6.8 million revolving loan fund for Native entrepreneurs and small businesses. Additionally, the Coalition will implement a workforce training program, improve data infrastructure,...

The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe received a $857,119 Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The two-year award will fund the Akwesasne Tourism Business Support Project to provide technical assistance, product testing, and tourism-specific training to Native American small businesses in Hogansburg, New York. The project aims to coordinate stakeholders and bolster robust tourism offerings on the Saint...

The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED) received a $150,000 project grant award from the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Government Contracting and Business Development under the SBA's 7(j) Technical Assistance federal grant program. Through this award, NCAIED will provide innovative business development assistance and technical support services to Native American small businesses eligible for assistance under the SBA 7(j) Management and Technical...