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Federal grants to Minnesota Chippewa Tribe - White Earth Band

Ogema, Minnesota · Tribal governments and organizations · UEI GR1MGDM3ZSV7

Minnesota Chippewa Tribe - White Earth Band in Ogema, Minnesota received $104 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 132 awards. Its largest program was Child Care and Development Block Grant, with $24.6 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $19.2 million.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to Minnesota Chippewa Tribe - White Earth Band by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 202138$28.2 million
FY 202239$22.4 million
FY 202339$17.7 million
FY 202440$16.9 million
FY 202531$19.2 million

An award funded in several years counts in each of them, so yearly awards add up to more than the five-year total.

Programs that fund Minnesota Chippewa Tribe - White Earth Band

The 10 largest programs, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Child Care and Development Block Grant 93.57510$24.6 million
Head Start 93.6003$10.2 million
Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program 20.50912$7.6 million
Child Support Enforcement 93.5635$4.9 million
Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund 93.5964$4.5 million
Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs 20.5262$4.3 million
Tribal Self-Governance 15.0222$3.5 million
Tribal Justice Assistance 16.5963$3.2 million
Special Diabetes Program for Indians Diabetes Prevention and Treatment Projects 93.2372$3.1 million
Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations 10.5678$2.9 million

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Health and Human Services61$61.0 million
Department of Transportation15$12.1 million
Department of Justice12$9.9 million
Department of the Interior11$6.8 million
Environmental Protection Agency11$3.3 million

Largest awards

The 10 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
Aian head start and aian early head start
ASST_NON_90CI010139_075 on USAspending
Head StartAugust 29, 2023$6.9 million
CSC6-2021
ASST_NON_21PCMNCSC6_075 on USAspending
Child Care and Development Block GrantApril 14, 2021$4.9 million
CCDD-2025 - child care and development block grant discretionary
ASST_NON_25PCMNCCDD_075 on USAspending
Child Care and Development Block GrantOctober 17, 2024$4.0 million
Application purpose: the purpose of this award is to fund the construction of a new facility for white earth public transit.; activities performed: new transit facility to be built in waubun mn; expected outcomes: white earth public transit will have their own space for repair storage and offices. C
ASST_NON_MN-2025-004_069 on USAspending
Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions ProgramsMay 23, 2025$3.6 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.
ASST_NON_A21AV00116_014 on USAspending
Tribal Self-GovernanceDecember 1, 2020$3.3 million
2022 ccdf tribal construction
ASST_NON_22PCMNCONT_075 on USAspending
Child Care and Development Block GrantSeptember 27, 2022$3.2 million
CDC6-2021
ASST_NON_21PCMNCDC6_075 on USAspending
Child Care and Development Block GrantApril 14, 2021$3.1 million
Aian head start and aian early head start
ASST_NON_90CI009979_075 on USAspending
Head StartAugust 20, 2021$3.1 million
CCDD-2024
ASST_NON_24PCMNCCDD_075 on USAspending
Child Care and Development Block GrantOctober 13, 2023$3.0 million
CCDF-2021
ASST_NON_21PCMNCCDF_075 on USAspending
Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development FundOctober 1, 2020$3.0 million

Amounts are net obligations: money committed, minus any amounts taken back. They are not payments. See how our data works.

Questions people ask

How much federal grant money does Minnesota Chippewa Tribe - White Earth Band get?

$104 million in 132 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Minnesota Chippewa Tribe - White Earth Band the most?

The Department of Health and Human Services, with $61.0 million in 61 awards. The Department of Transportation and the Department of Justice follow.

What is Minnesota Chippewa Tribe - White Earth Band's largest federal grant?

$6.9 million under Head Start, with its first action in the period on August 29, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund Minnesota Chippewa Tribe - White Earth Band?

Its largest are Child Care and Development Block Grant, Head Start and Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program.

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