Local tribes get chunk of stimulus money - Farmington Daily Times
5/12/2009
American Indian tribes in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah stand to receive nearly half of a $500 million allocation from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced last month that the Bureau of Indian Affairs will fund $500 million in new school and housing construction, road and bridge improvements and work force development projects for tribes across the nation.
The funding also will provide federally guaranteed loans for American Indian-owned businesses...
American Indian tribes in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah stand to receive nearly half of a $500 million allocation from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced last month that the Bureau of Indian Affairs will fund $500 million in new school and housing construction, road and bridge improvements and work force development projects for tribes across the nation.
The funding also will provide federally guaranteed loans for American Indian-owned businesses...
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