The Montana Department of Commerce Indian Country Economic Development Program awards a third grant to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) Economic Development Office for the funding of another Indian Business Assistance Project on the Flathead Reservation.
The grants will be distributed among existing or new CSKT member-owned businesses for the development of new products and purchase of new equipment. The grants range from $2,000 to $7,000 each.
Federal Programs Related to - Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, General/Other
Private nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is to promote the practice of charitable giving and volunteering or to represent and serve a wide range of philanthropic and charitable institutions.
Federal Programs Related to - Community Economic Development
Programs that provide technical assistance and funds to help communities retain and recycle income within the community by investing in the development of local institutions and businesses.
Business Growth; Business Loans; Economic Growth; Economic Transformation; Real Estate Organizations; Socioeconomic Development; Technology Transfer; Transfer of Technology; Urban Enterprise Zones
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Economic Development Office Gets Third Grant from Montana Department of Commerce