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Wind River groups outline $36 million EDA plan and immediate projects to boost reservation economy
Summary
Wind River Development Fund and Wind River Sage Fund told the Select Committee on Tribal Relations they will use a $36 million federal EDA recompete grant, plus other grants and philanthropy, to fund two major facilities, outdoor-recreation upgrades, and lending to tribal entrepreneurs; presenters also described lending growth and operational challenges tied to trust land and reimbursement grants.
Wind River Development Fund leaders told the Select Committee on Tribal Relations on Feb. 2 that a $36 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) recompete award and other grants will fund a mix of capital projects and lending programs aimed at reviving the reservation economy.
"We were very, very fortunate to be 1 of only 6 in the country to be awarded a grant for $36,000,000," Paul Huberty, executive director of the Wind River Development Fund, said, describing the grant as a community-driven opportunity rather than a top-down plan.
The committee heard that the Wind River Sage Fund — a nonprofit controlled by WRDF and designated to implement the EDA award — will lead construction of two anchor facilities: a Tribal Buffalo Center and a Tribal Fish and Game ecotourism headquarters. Project staff said those facilities are in design and that construction is targeted for the third and fourth quarters of…
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