The Department of Agriculture has restored funds to a program that helps Indian farmers and ranchers in 28 states obtain loans.
The USDA Farm Service Agency and the National Tribal Development Association in Montana signed an agreement that will keep the program running through the end of October.
Concerns had been raised about how money was being handled, and they are being addressed, an FSA director said.
NTDA had informed the agency of a former employee who may have misused funds. That triggered a closer look at the way NTDA was using federal dollars.
Get the Story:
Indian help program gets funds reinstated
(The Billings Gazette 1/29)
Relevant Links:
National Tribal Development Association - http://www.indiancreditoutreach.com
Related Stories:
USDA suspends support for Indian loan
program (01/15)
Agreement keeps Indian loan program afloat
Thursday, January 29, 2004
Trending in News
1 Tribes rush to respond to new coronavirus emergency created by Trump administration
2 'At this rate the entire tribe will be extinct': Zuni Pueblo sees COVID-19 cases double as first death is confirmed
3 Arne Vainio: 'A great sickness has been visited upon us as human beings'
4 Arne Vainio: Zoongide'iwin is the Ojibwe word for courage
5 Cayuga Nation's division leads to a 'human rights catastrophe'
2 'At this rate the entire tribe will be extinct': Zuni Pueblo sees COVID-19 cases double as first death is confirmed
3 Arne Vainio: 'A great sickness has been visited upon us as human beings'
4 Arne Vainio: Zoongide'iwin is the Ojibwe word for courage
5 Cayuga Nation's division leads to a 'human rights catastrophe'