Blackfeet Nation’s ancestral homelands will be preserved in the Badger-Two Medicine area. The Departments of Agriculture and the Interior jointly announced an agreement that will result in the…
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DOI Responds to Hualapai Tribe’s Water Rights Settlement
Administration brokers deal between Tribal, state, and federal governments. Officials from the Department of the Interior (DOI) joined members of the Hualapai Tribe to celebrate the approval of…
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Commerce Department Awards $3.5 Million to Tribal Internet Deployment
Seven tribes receive funding for broadband infrastructure. The Department of Commerce awarded $3.5 million to seven Native American Tribes, allowing them to begin constructing the infrastructure necessary for…
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DOE Distributes Fifth Round of Grid Resilience Grants
Two states and three Tribal nations receive a combined $34 million. The Department of Energy recently distributed the fifth round of funding through the Grid Resilience State and…
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Interior Allocates Funding to Expand Western Water Storage
Secretary Haaland announces the investment of $152 million which is expected to add 1.7 million acre-feet of storage capacity. The Department of the Interior (DOI) distributed $152 million…
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Forest Service Announces Grants to Address Wildfire Risks
Tribal communities, non-profit organizations, state forestry agencies, and Alaska Native Corporations are eligible for the infrastructure funding. The Department of Agriculture announced that the U.S. Forest Service is…
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Tribal Lands at Grand Canyon Declared a National Monument
The president says no uranium mining will occur on sacred lands. President Joe Biden declared nearly one million acres of tribal land at the Grand Canyon to be…
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Transportation Department Invests in Tribal Road Projects
Secretary Buttigieg announces investments that will include safety improvements and pedestrian infrastructure. The Department of Transportation announced the release of $21 million in grant funding for 88 Tribal…
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Recipients of Grid Resilience Energy Grants Announced
Energy Department chooses nine states and three tribal nations for a third round of distributions. The Department of Energy (DOE) distributed $207.6 million to nine states and three…
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USDA Invests in Forestland Preservation
Secretary Vilsack says forests are “critical to the health of our planet.” The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has allocated $188 million, as part of President Biden’s Investing…
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