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12 Four Bands Community Fund – Eagle Butte, SD • ($350,097)
The Four Bands Community Fund is a Native Community Development Financial Lakota Funds – Kyle, SD • ($2.6 million)
Institution active on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in South Dakota that 18
deploys loans to Cheyenne River tribal members and Native Americans in South Lakota Funds is a Native-led Community Development Financial Institution that
Dakota. Fast Track funding provided support for a pilot program combining business provides loans, training and technical assistance to support ag-related businesses and
development and financial literacy coursework with technical assistance and capital for promote sustainable gardening businesses. Fast Track funding supported new agriculture
agricultural loans. business opportunities for Oglala Sioux tribal members and Native American farmers,
ranchers and gardeners across the region, as well as hiring a dedicated agriculture
loan officer, setting up an agriculture lending advisory group, and providing loans and
13 Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission – Odanah, WI • ($147,637) business trainings.

The Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC) serves 11 Ojibwe
Tribes with natural resource management, conservation enforcement and policy
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advocacy. Fast Track funding helped build tribal capacity for small-scale food processing National Congress of American Indians – Washington, D.C. • ($388,941)
and community food systems through technical assistance, new processing equipment,
The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) is the oldest and largest
a needs assessment survey by the commission, and development of Mino Wiisinidaa, a
organization serving the interests of American Indian and Alaska Native tribal
cookbook with recipes gathered from elders.
governments and communities. Fast Track funding supported the launch of a Tribal
Food Sovereignty Advancement Initiative, which will develop a substantial, in-
14 The Hopi Foundation – Kykotsmovi Village, AZ • ($1 million) depth report on how to improve the administration of and access to federal land and
agriculture programs for Native farmers and ranchers.
The Hopi Foundation is a Native-led nonprofit that created the Natwani Coalition,
which preserves and strengthens the healthy food system and agriculture traditions
of the Hopi and Tewa people. Fast Track funding supported two community grant 20 Nisqually Indian Tribe – Olympia, WA • ($514,234)
programs following traditional agricultural calendars that promote sustainable
Located in Washington, the Nisqually Tribe’s traditional agricultural activities revolve
agriculture, increase availability of fresh produce, support the growth and preservation
around salmon fishing. Fast Track funding will help improve its existing hatchery and
of local food production, and restore food self-sufficiency.
develop a facility to establish a new fishery area on another creek. An engineering firm
is currently designing the hatchery expansion with modern water treatment technology.
15 Indian Land Tenure Foundation – Little Canada, MN • ($2.2 million)
The Indian Land Tenure Foundation (ILTF) is a Native-led national foundation which Oregon State University, Warm Springs Extension – Warm Springs, OR •
works to restore Native American land to the control of Native Americans. Fast Track 21
funding supported ILTF’s regranting of $1.4 million to Federally Recognized Tribe ($370,266)
Extension Programs and allowed for the creation of wills and estate documents for
Oregon State University has a long history of working with farmers and ranchers from
Native American farmers and ranchers, Native landowner trainings, and co-owner
the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Fast Track funding helped create Growing
management meetings.
the Next Gen: Strengthening Tribal Agriculture, a new program for tribal members
interested in beginning a small-scale agricultural endeavor. This program will include
16 Intertribal Agriculture Council – Billings, MT • ($8.9 million) an online course through Oregon State, disperse start up grants, support students who
procure a USDA Farm Service Agency youth loan with up to a 100% loan match and
The Intertribal Agriculture Council (IAC) is a nonprofit established by Congress updated equipment at the Warm Springs Tribal Farm.
to address and provide solutions to the barriers facing Native American farmers
and ranchers. Fast Track funding supported the creation of Akiptan, a nationwide
Community Development Financial Institution to provide agricultural investments, 22 Owens Valley Indian Water Commission – Bishop, CA • ($428,720)
grantmaking to Native youth and the formation of an endowment to support the
organization’s work. Funding also allowed IAC to hire an additional technical assistance The Owens Valley Indian Water Commission is a consortium of three Tribes in
specialist in Oklahoma. California – the Bishop, Big Pine and Lone Pine Paiute Tribes. Fast Track funding
provided hands-on training, technical assistance, regranting and equipment purchases
for individual Native American farmers and ranchers, as well as funds going toward
17 Intertribal Buffalo Council – Rapid City, SD • ($1 million) repairing a half-mile of irrigation pipeline on the Big Pine reservation and enabling
Native youth to participate in local 4-H programs.
The Intertribal Buffalo Council is a federally chartered Native organization committed
to restoring bison to tribal lands. Fast Track funding was used for its Herd Development
Grant program, supporting applications related to the business of buffalo ranching,
as well as supporting prairie restoration, corral maintenance, and infrastructure
improvement such as handling facilities and outdoor classrooms, and supported cultural
revitalization programs and scientific research.

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