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The Administration for Native Americans has opened applications for two new grant programs that replace one of the federal government’s longest-running tribal economic development initiatives.
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The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has extended the deadline for two tribal broadband grant programs to Nov. 17, giving tribal governments and Native organizations 60 additional days to apply for federal funding.
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Leadership changes across Indian Country this week include appointments in Native housing, tribal gaming, cultural sovereignty, law, public policy and economic development.
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With less than a month remaining before applications close, tribal leaders are encouraging Native nations to pursue $75 million reserved exclusively for tribes through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program.
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Leadership changes across Indian Country this month include appointments in Native finance, economic development, Tribal health, education and legal services. Organizations announced new executives, board leaders and senior staff as they expand programs, strengthen advocacy efforts and guide community-focused initiatives.
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Wilton Rancheria and Sacramento Republic FC plan to build a 20,000-seat soccer stadium in downtown Sacramento, significantly expanding an earlier proposal and deepening the tribe’s investment in professional sports and mixed-use development.
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Mno-Bmadsen, the non-gaming investment enterprise of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan and Indiana, has acquired the remaining 46% stake in manufacturing holding company Mno-DREK LLC, completing an eight-year plan to take full ownership of the business.
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The Department of the Interior has extended a federal demonstration program that allows participating tribes to assume greater authority over trust forest lands and certain surface leasing activities, preserving a self-governance initiative that has seen limited participation since 2016.
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Federally recognized tribes can now apply for grants of up to $15 million through a federal outdoor recreation program after Congress expanded eligibility last year.
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For more than three decades, tribes and Native organizations have relied on a little-known federal grant program to launch Native financial institutions, develop tribal commercial codes and support long-term economic development planning.
Now, that program may be disappearing.