Federal grants to Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe in Cass Lake, Minnesota received $125 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 147 awards. Its largest program was Head Start, with $20.2 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $34.3 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$125 million
- Awards147
- Awarded in FY 2025$34.3 million
- Largest award$23.2 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 41 | $20.9 million |
| FY 2022 | 29 | $13.6 million |
| FY 2023 | 50 | $34.8 million |
| FY 2024 | 41 | $21.3 million |
| FY 2025 | 33 | $34.3 million |
Programs that fund Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Head Start | 2 | $20.2 million |
| Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program | 1 | $20.0 million |
| Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program | 1 | $18.8 million |
| Child Care and Development Block Grant | 9 | $13.7 million |
| Forestry on Indian Lands | 2 | $5.3 million |
| Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program | 8 | $5.1 million |
| Special Diabetes Program for Indians Diabetes Prevention and Treatment Projects | 2 | $3.9 million |
| Economic Adjustment Assistance | 2 | $3.7 million |
| Tribal Self-Governance | 2 | $3.2 million |
| Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund | 5 | $3.0 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 53 | $45.8 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 28 | $27.8 million |
| Department of Commerce | 3 | $22.5 million |
| Department of the Interior | 15 | $9.9 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 18 | $5.6 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aian head start and early head start | Head Start | March 31, 2021 | $23.2 million |
| Description: this agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to leech lake band of ojibwe. Specifically, the project will be creating a tribal resilience hub, the cornerstone of their cultural resilience campus. The activities include tribal staff to be hired to interact with | Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program | December 20, 2024 | $20.0 million |
| The broadband infrastructure deployment project proposes to install fiber and fixed wireless to directly connect 4,399 unserved native american households with qualifying broadband service (fiber to the home service up to 100/40 gbps and wireless service up to 80/20 mbps). | Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program | December 8, 2022 | $18.8 million |
| This eda FY23 disaster supplemental economic adjustment assistance award to the leech lake band of ojibwe will help the band design, construct, and equip a new wild rice processing facility. As a major wild rice harvester, tribal leaders determined that rice processing is a preferred alternative to | Economic Adjustment Assistance | September 6, 2024 | $3.6 million |
| 2021 ccdf tribal construction | Child Care and Development Block Grant | September 29, 2021 | $3.5 million |
| Dists. For self governance compacts FY 21 CR1 (19.73%) tpa base and self governance compacts for tpa base at 80.27% of the cr annual rate of operations of the tribal priority allocation (TPA) programs. | Tribal Self-Governance | December 3, 2020 | $2.8 million |
| Leech lake reservation business committee | Forestry on Indian Lands | January 17, 2024 | $2.7 million |
| Wildland fire management - non-recurring funds | Forestry on Indian Lands | June 22, 2021 | $2.6 million |
| Leech lake band of ojibwe diabetes treatment and prevention program - application for funding in order to deliver diabetes education, diabetes care and diabetes prevention services to tribal members. This project will further the ongoing goal of empowering those that have been diagnosed with diabete | Special Diabetes Program for Indians Diabetes Prevention and Treatment Projects | December 27, 2022 | $2.5 million |
| CDC6-2021 | Child Care and Development Block Grant | April 14, 2021 | $2.1 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe get?
$125 million in 147 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $45.8 million in 53 awards. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Commerce follow.
What is Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe's largest federal grant?
$23.2 million under Head Start, with its first action in the period on March 31, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe?
Its largest are Head Start, Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program and Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program.
Other grant recipients in Cass Lake
- Leech Lake Tribal College, Inc.
- Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Housing Authority
- Cass Lake Bena Schools
- Minnesota Chippewa Tribe
- Leech Lake Financial Services Inc
- Cass Lake Housing Authority
- City of Cass Lake
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