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New federal rules aim to end tax confusion for tribally owned businesses, boost clean energy projects 

8 October 2024 Chez Oxendine
Three decades of confusion around the tax status of tribally chartered businesses may soon come to an end with new federal rules announced on Monday.

EDA announces $5M funding opportunity to boost economic development in Indigenous communities

06 Oct
The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) has unveiled a new $5 million funding opportunity aimed at supporting capacity-building and non-construction projects in Indigenous communities.

Q+A: Kimberly Dutcher on a new $10M program to keep tribal health clinics powered up

October 06
A nonprofit organization has aimed $10 million at keeping tribal health clinics powered up and online during power outages.

NOFO: $49M for tribal, rural, and small communities to address wastewater challenges

October 06
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $49 million in new technical assistance funding to help rural, small, and tribal communities address urgent wastewater and water quality...

TRIBAL GAMING ROUNDUP: NIGC nominee outlines priorities, California law allows tribes to sue card rooms 

October 06
Here’s our monthly roundup of tribal gaming coverage, including casino expansions, partnerships, executive changes and and other news.

Cherokee Women's AcceleratHER program fuels Native entrepreneurs

In the United States, you're more likely to be struck by lightning than you are to encounter a Native woman-owned business backed by venture capital. That’s because Native women receive a mere...
 

NTIA launches $45M in tribal grants for digital literacy and device access

Economic Development
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will leverage over $45 million in grant funding to help tribes distribute internet-enabled devices, provide classes and workshops on digital skill sets, and improve digital literacy.

MIT Solve selects six Native-led startups for Innovation Fellowship

Indigenous Entrepreneurs
A new slate of Native-led and Native-focused business ideas, attempting to tackle traditional problems with modern solutions, will receive financial, networking, and mentorship support through MIT Solve’s Indigenous Communities Fellowship.

Desperate Times Led Wisconsin Tribe to High-Interest Lending, Dubious Partnerships and Legal Jeopardy

Finance
The sprawling business empire created by tribal leaders in northern Wisconsin was born of desperate times, as the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians faced financial ruin. Its subsequent success would be built on the desperate needs of others far from the reservation.

TRIBAL GAMING ROUNDUP: California could clear way for cardroom lawsuits, 49ers extend partnership with Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, and more

Gaming
Here’s our monthly roundup of tribal gaming coverage, including casino expansions, partnerships, executive changes and other news.

Coquille Tribe leverages $8M in federal grants for salmon habitat restoration

Food | Agriculture
A pair of federal grants totaling nearly $8 million should allow the Coquille Tribe to improve conditions for both fish and people in southwest Oregon's Coquille River Watershed.

Reporter’s Notebook: To close the digital divide, tribes should be broadband owners, not customers

Sovereignty
"Broadband is like water." That’s a phrase I’ve heard recently while talking with people in Indian Country about tribal broadband. Everything is rapidly becoming tethered to internet access: healthcare, learning, employment opportunities, economic development. Even cultural preservation, such as language learning and historical databases, has gone at least partially online.

Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas awards $1M for Native housing grants

Real Estate
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas has awarded $1 million in funding to seven tribally designated housing entities through its Native American Housing Opportunities (NAHO) Fund.

Cherokee Federal launches Sovereign Capital, acquires majority stake in IT  federal contractor 

Native Contracting
Cherokee Federal, a division of Cherokee Nation Businesses (CNB), announced the launch of Sovereign Capital, a new growth capital firm designed to leverage Cherokee Federal’s experience in the federal contracting sector.

Florida man charged with selling fake Native American jewelry

Arts and Culture
A Florida man has been indicted for allegedly selling fake Native American jewelry at art shows across the United States, according to the Department of Justice.

USDA partners with College of Menominee Nation to offer $5k food sovereignty grants

Higher Education
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has partnered with the College of Menominee Nation in northeastern Wisconsin on a grant program for the state’s federally recognized tribes and their members.

NOFO: Indian Affairs announces $1.4 million for tribal tourism grant program

Tourism
The Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Indian Economic Development announced the availability of $1.4 million for a grant program aimed at enhancing tribal tourism initiatives.

DOI announces $71M to electrify homes in tribal communities

Energy | Environment
The U.S. Department of the Interior announced $71 million in funding to electrify homes in 13 tribal communities.

CTUIR and IHS sign $44.5 million agreement to upgrade community wastewater system 

Health Care
The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) and the Indian Health Service signed a memorandum of agreement on Monday for a $44.5 million wastewater treatment project to improve the tribes’ water infrastructure.

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