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49 Pawnee Nation College – Pawnee, OK • ($203,563) 55 Robeson Community College – Lumberton, NC • ($136,778)
Pawnee Nation College (PNC) seeks to meet the higher educational and cultural
needs of the Pawnee Nation, other Indian nations and the surrounding communities.
With NAAF funding, PNC will provide scholarships to Native agricultural students,
organize Master Gardener classes, and conduct a hemp manufacturing research and
analysis program.
50 Quapaw Services Authority – Quapaw, OK • ($124,630)
Quapaw Services Authority (QSA) has a strong record of agricultural enterprise
development, leading the nation by building the first tribally owned meat processing
plant. With NAAF funding, QSA will develop tutorials and a supply rental program
for food preservation, establish a seed bank and provide agricultural internships to
Native youth.
51 Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa – Bayfield, WI • ($75,000)
The Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Tribe promotes food sovereignty in
its homelands along the Lake Superior shoreline. With NAAF funding, Red Cliff will
increase production at Mino Bimaadiziiwin Farm by constructing a new production
and engagement facility and market farm produce through the commercial fish retail
facility.
Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians – Red Lake, MN • ($100,000)
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Red Lake Nation’s economic base is tied to its land and fisheries. With NAAF
funding, Red Lake Nation will partner with the Waasabiik Ojibwemotaadiwin
Immersion Program on youth agricultural engagement and study the feasibility of
hemp production on the reservation for animal feed, human grade consumption and
building materials.
Red Willow Center – San Luis, CO • ($90,224)
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Red Willow Center works to reclaim the agricultural heritage of Taos Pueblo and to
restore its traditional food systems. With NAAF funding, Red Willow Center will
provide business assistance to the Red Willow Farmers Market and technical support
to existing farmers, while also developing an internship program for community youth.
Rosebud Economic Development Corporation – Mission, SD • ($400,395)
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Rosebud Economic Development Corporation (REDCO) provides services to
Sicangu Lakota Oyate farmers and ranchers. With NAAF funding, REDCO will
make agricultural loans to producers, train beginning farmers through an incubator
farm, study organic industrial hemp production and determine viability for a USDA-
certified meat processing facility.
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Robeson Community College (RCC) is located in rural southeastern North Carolina,
a region with a rich agricultural heritage and vibrant Native population. With NAAF
funding, RCC will offer scholarships to students interested in agriculture careers and
provide continuing education classes for farmers, ranchers and growers looking to
promote their businesses.
56 Rock House Project – Zuni, NM • ($75,000)
Rock House Project is focused on maintaining and protecting the agrarian culture and
the physical and spiritual landscape of the Zuni people. With NAAF funding, Rock
House Project will serve Zuni farmers and ranchers through a community-wide needs
assessment survey, participatory meetings and business plan development trainings.
Sac and Fox Nation – Stroud, OK • ($100,000)
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Sac and Fox Nation manages a Black Angus cattle herd. With NAAF funding, Sac
and Fox will seek to diversify its operation by researching the feasibility of a livestock
processing facility and sponsor youth engagement through travel scholarships for
national agricultural programs.
Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe – Akwesasne, NY • ($75,000)
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Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s (SRMT) agriculture program exists to promote a healthier
lifestyle for the Akwesasne community through growth of its own food. With NAAF
funding, SRMT will obtain architectural and engineering plans for a teaching farm
facility on tribal lands designed to engage future generations in agriculture.
San Felipe Pueblo – San Felipe Pueblo, NM • ($75,000)
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The San Felipe Pueblo provides numerous services to community farmers including
field preparation, seeding, cutting, baling, irrigation maintenance and water rights
advocacy. With NAAF funding, the San Felipe Pueblo will conduct a feasibility study
to assess value-added agricultural opportunities on Pueblo farmland and organize a
young farmer mentoring program.
San Xavier Cooperative Association – Tucson, AZ • ($55,000)
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The San Xavier Cooperative Association’s (SXCA) mission emphasizes the respect of
land, elders, animals, plants and sacredness of water. With NAAF funding, SXCA will
investigate the potential for industrial hemp production in the area through testing
agronomic conditions, studying economic feasibility, developing harvesting protocols
and establishing relationships with market partners.
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