Three Nebraska tribes have been awarded rural development grants from the Department of Agriculture.

The Omaha Tribe will use a $200,000 Rural Business Enterprise Grant to help start four small businesses. The Ho-Chunk Community Development Corp. was also awarded $200,000 to help four small entrepreneurial businesses in the Winnebago Tribe's new Ho-Chunk Village subdivision.

The Santee Sioux Tribe was awarded $45,000 to create a long-term redevelopment plan for both public and private businesses and community facilities.

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Area tribes receive rural development grants (The Sioux City Journal 6/10)

Relevant Links:
USDA Rural Development - http://www.rurdev.usda.gov