The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin received a $167,130 Project Grant from the Department of the Treasury Departmental Offices on June 4, 2025, under the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Technical Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 21.031). This award funds the delivery of technical assistance services to very small businesses and socially and economically disadvantaged individual-owned businesses within the tribe's jurisdiction. The grant enables the tribe to provide or contract for legal, accounting, and financial advisory services to assist qualifying small businesses in preparing and applying for SSBCI Capital Program funding or other federal and jurisdictional small business support initiatives.
The SSBCI Technical Assistance Grant Program represents a one-time funding initiative authorized under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, with awards distributed to eligible jurisdictions on a formula basis. Subrecipient activities have not yet been identified at the time of award. The Menominee Indian Tribe will serve as the direct provider of these advisory services from its location in Keshena, Wisconsin, leveraging this federal funding to strengthen small business development and economic opportunity within its community.