The Lower Brule Sioux Tribe has been awarded a $3.7 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to support construction of a grocery store on Tribal lands.
This grant, from the US Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration, will create workforce opportunities while increasing access to quality food. The investment is estimated to create 13 jobs.
This project is funded under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), which provided EDA with $1.5 billion for economic assistance programs to help communities prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus. EDA CARES Act Recovery Assistance, which is being administered under the authority of the bureau’s flexible Economic Adjustment Assistance program, provides a wide range of financial assistance to eligible communities and regions as they respond to and recover from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
This project was made possible by the regional planning efforts led by Planning and Development District III. EDA funds Planning and Development District III to bring together the public and private sectors to create an economic development road map to strengthen the regional economy, support private capital investment and create jobs.
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