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Montana DOC awards $210,000 in grants to Native American tribes

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The Montana Department of Commerce has awarded a total of $210,000 to different Native American tribes through the Tribal Business Planning Grant. | Pixabay

The Montana Department of Commerce has awarded a total of $210,000 to different Native American tribes through the Tribal Business Planning Grant. | Pixabay

The Montana Department of Commerce has awarded a total of $210,000 to different Native American tribes through the Tribal Business Planning Grant, according to a Montana Department of Commerce press release. 

The grant will assist tribes in Montana with planning for business development and economic growth.

“The Tribal Business Planning Grant at Commerce supports the economic planning and business growth priorities of tribal governments and organizations in Montana,” Wayne Johnston, Business Assistance Bureau chief at Commerce, said. “As tribes identify opportunities to strengthen their economies, these grants will help their plans come to fruition.”

Tribal Business Planning Grants of $30,000 each will be awarded to Blackfeet Tribe, Chippewa Cree Tribe, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes. Grants in the amount of $30,000 will also be awarded to the Little Big Horn College on the Crow Reservation, Little Shell Chippewa Tribe and Northern Cheyenne Tribe. 

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