Project Grant SBAHQ24PR0025

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $100,000 Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (CFDA 10.870) project grant to the Chehalis Tribal Loan Fund on July 23, 2024. The Chehalis Tribal Loan Fund, a Native Community Development Financial Institution, will use the two-year grant to provide financial empowerment services to support microenterprises and economic development initiatives in Native American communities. The organization's grant-funded...

The $500,000 federal Project Grant awarded to the Chehalis Tribal Loan Fund on September 26, 2024 is funded through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Native Initiatives program (CFDA 21.012). This grant supports the organization's efforts to promote economic revitalization and community development in Native American communities by providing financial products, financial services, development services, loan loss reserves, and capital reserves. As a Native Community Development Financial...

The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $650,000 Project Grant under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587) to the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, a federally recognized tribe located in Grays Harbor County, Washington. The 36-month grant will enable the Tribes' Domestic Violence Program to continue and enhance services such as crisis intervention, advocacy, emergency shelter,...

The Cowlitz Indian Tribe was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant by 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 support the tribe's efforts to develop technical, managerial, and organizational capabilities necessary to maximize the economic potential of energy resource development on tribal lands. The key products and services to be delivered through this funding include: 1) a...

The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration awarded the Nisqually Indian Tribe a $4.2 million Project Grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant will support improvements to the Tribe's salmon hatchery in Olympia, Washington through May 2027. Specifically, the funding will facilitate construction of additional rearing space at the Tribe's Kalama Creek Hatchery. This will help sustain the Tribe's salmon fisheries and fishery-related...

The Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation received a $372,817 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841) to support victim service projects from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023. The VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program aims to provide AI/AN communities resources to develop victim services and provide training and technical assistance to crime...

The Lummi Indian Business Council, also known as the Lummi Tribe of Lummi Reservation, was awarded a $165,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (CFDA 11.302 - Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations) to develop a 5-year Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Tribe and annual updates. The award will also support the planning and implementation of projects that build economic resilience, support...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded a $160,000 block grant to the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title VI, Part A, Grants to Indian Tribes, Part B, Grants to Native Hawaiians program (CFDA 93.047). The grant period runs from January 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024. The funding will support the delivery of supportive services, including nutrition services, to American Indians, Alaskan...

The Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation will receive $508,245 through September 2026 under a Formula Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant funds the Tribal Youth Program, which aims to maintain zero tribal youth involved in the court system through mentorship, education programs for youth and parents, and assessing attitudes. Key services include operating an after-school program at the tribal youth center to build...

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund awarded a $1,800,000 Project Grant under the Native Initiatives program (CFDA 21.012) to the Wisconsin Native Loan Fund, Inc., a nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). The grant funding will be used by the Wisconsin Native Loan Fund to provide financial products, financial services, development services, loan loss reserves, and capital reserves to support economic...