Federal grants to Northern Cheyenne Tribe
Northern Cheyenne Tribe in Lame Deer, Montana received $130 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 138 awards. Its largest program was Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program, with $52.9 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $9.6 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$130 million
- Awards138
- Awarded in FY 2025$9.6 million
- Largest award$52.9 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 33 | $14.7 million |
| FY 2022 | 35 | $8.2 million |
| FY 2023 | 43 | $66.3 million |
| FY 2024 | 38 | $30.8 million |
| FY 2025 | 29 | $9.6 million |
Programs that fund Northern Cheyenne Tribe
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program | 1 | $52.9 million |
| Highway Planning and Construction | 10 | $18.5 million |
| National Infrastructure Investments | 1 | $15.9 million |
| Child Care and Development Block Grant | 9 | $10.6 million |
| Performance Partnership Grants | 2 | $4.5 million |
| Low-Income Home Energy Assistance | 15 | $3.8 million |
| State and Tribal Response Program Grants | 1 | $2.8 million |
| Special Diabetes Program for Indians Diabetes Prevention and Treatment Projects | 2 | $2.2 million |
| Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund | 5 | $2.0 million |
| BRIC: Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities | 2 | $1.5 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Commerce | 3 | $53.1 million |
| Department of Transportation | 16 | $34.6 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 66 | $21.9 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 8 | $8.6 million |
| Department of Justice | 17 | $5.4 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The broadband infrastructure deployment project proposes to install fiber directly connecting 1,730 unserved native american households with qualifying broadband service of 10 gbps symmetrical speeds. | Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program | November 2, 2022 | $52.9 million |
| The northern cheyenne rosebud cut-across us 212 to mt 39 under the rebuilding american infrastructure and equity program. | National Infrastructure Investments | July 16, 2024 | $15.9 million |
| Description: this agreement provides funding for the operation of the northern cheyenne tribe sioux tribe's continuing environmental programs while giving it greater flexibility to address its highest environmental priorities, improve environmental performance, achieve administrative savings and stre | Performance Partnership Grants | August 16, 2022 | $3.8 million |
| 2021 ccdf tribal construction | Child Care and Development Block Grant | September 29, 2021 | $3.7 million |
| Tribal transportation program | Highway Planning and Construction | December 8, 2022 | $3.7 million |
| Project title: northern cheyenne transportation program funding FY 2025 :::: project description: all transportation funding provided by FHWA to northern cheyenne under the FHWA ott program agreement for FY25 | Highway Planning and Construction | January 17, 2025 | $2.9 million |
| Description: epa's cercla section 128(a) grant program funds activities that establish or enhance the capacity of state and tribal response programs. The goals of this funding are to provide financial support for the elements of an effective state or tribal response program, as specified in cercla SE | State and Tribal Response Program Grants | December 9, 2022 | $2.8 million |
| Tribal transportation program | Highway Planning and Construction | June 10, 2022 | $2.7 million |
| Project title: northern cheyenne tribe transportation program funding FY 2024 :::: project description: all transportation funding provided by FHWA to northern cheyenne tribe under the FHWA ott program agreement for FY24 | Highway Planning and Construction | March 15, 2024 | $2.5 million |
| Tribal transportation program | Highway Planning and Construction | November 13, 2020 | $2.4 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Northern Cheyenne Tribe get?
$130 million in 138 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Northern Cheyenne Tribe the most?
The Department of Commerce, with $53.1 million in 3 awards. The Department of Transportation and the Department of Health and Human Services follow.
What is Northern Cheyenne Tribe's largest federal grant?
$52.9 million under Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program, with its first action in the period on November 2, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Northern Cheyenne Tribe?
Its largest are Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program, Highway Planning and Construction and National Infrastructure Investments.
Other grant recipients in Lame Deer
- Chief Dull Knife College
- Northern Cheyenne Tribal Housing Authority
- Lame Deer Elementary
- National Indigenous Women's Resource Center, Inc.
- Northern Cheyenne Head Start Program
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