The award is made to the following tribes through the penobscot indian nation as agent for each tribal government and recipient: houlton band of maliseet indians (MEE7DX1FGAM5, TA allocation:…

The Penobscot Indian Nation received a $288,304 Project Grant award on June 11, 2025, from the Department of the Treasury Departmental Offices under the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Technical Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 21.031). Acting as agent for four Maine tribal governments—the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians ($77,639), Mi'kmaq Nation ($75,098), Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point ($53,954), and Penobscot Indian Nation ($81,613)—the Penobscot Nation will provide technical assistance services to very small businesses and socially and economically disadvantaged individual-owned businesses in their respective communities.

The funded technical assistance includes legal, accounting, and financial advisory services designed to help qualifying small businesses prepare and apply for SSBCI Capital Program funding or other federal and jurisdictional small business support programs. This one-time initiative, authorized under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, prioritizes capacity building and economic development for underserved business enterprises within the participating tribal communities. Specific subrecipient activities remain to be determined.

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.