Purpose: recipients of the state small business credit initiative technical assistance grant program (ssbci TA grant program), which may include states, the district of columbia, territories, and…

The Oglala Sioux Tribe of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation received a $851,909 Project Grant award on June 4, 2025, from the Department of the Treasury Departmental Offices under the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Technical Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 21.031). This award supports the provision of technical assistance services to qualifying very small businesses and business enterprises owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals applying for SSBCI Capital Programs or other federal or jurisdictional small business support initiatives.

The technical assistance services funded through this award include legal, accounting, and financial advisory services delivered to eligible small business applicants. These services are designed to strengthen business applications and increase access to small business funding opportunities. As a federally recognized tribal government, the Oglala Sioux Tribe will serve as the primary recipient and service provider for these technical assistance activities, which benefit small businesses within and potentially beyond the Pine Ridge Reservation. This funding represents a one-time initiative of limited duration authorized under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

Intended beneficiaries

Qualifying very small and underserved small businesses as described in the ssbci TA grant program guidelines.

Subrecipient activities

Subrecipient activities are not known at this time.