ED24CHI0G0362
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
This EDA FY23 Disaster Supplemental Economic Adjustment Assistance Award to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe will help the band design, construct, and equip a new wild rice processing facility.
As a major wild rice harvester, tribal leaders determined that rice processing is a preferred alternative to outsourcing the operation.
With other tribal groups interested in utilizing the band's rice processing capacity, the new EDA-funded facility will be a source of jobs not only from processing the band's rice, but other bands' as well.
The new EDA-funded 5,000 square foot facility will have the capacity to process 300,000 pounds of rice annually, and the project is expected to create 15 new jobs.
As a major wild rice harvester, tribal leaders determined that rice processing is a preferred alternative to outsourcing the operation.
With other tribal groups interested in utilizing the band's rice processing capacity, the new EDA-funded facility will be a source of jobs not only from processing the band's rice, but other bands' as well.
The new EDA-funded 5,000 square foot facility will have the capacity to process 300,000 pounds of rice annually, and the project is expected to create 15 new jobs.
Awardee
Funding Goals
SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS, AWARDS MADE UNDER THIS NOFO WILL HELP COMMUNITIES AND REGIONS DEVISE AND IMPLEMENT LONG-TERM ECONOMIC RECOVERY STRATEGIES THROUGH A VARIETY OF NON-CONSTRUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, AS APPROPRIATE, TO ADDRESS ECONOMIC CHALLENGES IN AREAS WHERE A PRESIDENTIAL DECLARATION OF A MAJOR DISASTER WAS ISSUED UNDER THE ROBERT T. STAFFORD DISASTER RELIEF AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ACT (42 U.S.C. SECTION 5121 ET SEQ.) (STAFFORD ACT) "AS A RESULT OF HURRICANES IAN AND FIONA, AND OF WILDFIRES, FLOODING, AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS OCCURRING IN CALENDAR YEARS 2021 AND 2022...."
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Cass Lake,
Minnesota
56633-3565
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
Leech Lake Band Of Ojibwe was awarded
Wild Rice Processing Facility Boosts Economic Growth Leech Lake Band
Project Grant ED24CHI0G0362
worth $3,614,173
from Economic Development Administration in October 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Cass Lake Minnesota United States.
The grant
has a duration of 4 years 6 months and
was awarded through assistance program 11.307 Economic Adjustment Assistance.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity FY 2023 Disaster Supplemental.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 8/29/25
Period of Performance
10/1/24
Start Date
4/1/29
End Date
Funding Split
$3.6M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$3.6M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
ED24CHI0G0362
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
None
Awardee Classifications
Indian/Native American Tribal Government (Federally-Recognized)
Awarding Office
1331K5 DEPT OF COMMERCE EDA
Funding Office
1331K5 DEPT OF COMMERCE EDA
Awardee UEI
EBFFR37CPL55
Awardee CAGE
3LYE5
Performance District
MN-08
Senators
Amy Klobuchar
Tina Smith
Tina Smith
Modified: 8/29/25