Federal grants to Rural America Initiatives
Rural America Initiatives in Rapid City, South Dakota received $33.6 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 7 awards. Its largest program was Head Start, with $29.4 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $7.4 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$33.6 million
- Awards7
- Awarded in FY 2025$7.4 million
- Largest award$27.1 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 3 | $5.3 million |
| FY 2022 | 3 | $5.4 million |
| FY 2023 | 4 | $6.2 million |
| FY 2024 | 4 | $9.3 million |
| FY 2025 | 2 | $7.4 million |
Programs that fund Rural America Initiatives
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Head Start | 3 | $29.4 million |
| Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Sexual Risk Avoidance Education | 1 | $1.3 million |
| Promote the Survival and Continuing Vitality of Native American Languages | 1 | $592,761 |
| Native American Programs | 1 | $298,329 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 7 | $33.6 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aian head start and aian early head start | Head Start | May 17, 2021 | $27.1 million |
| Aian birth to five program | Head Start | September 13, 2024 | $2.1 million |
| Keeping it real program-a teen pregnancy prevention evidence based program for american indians youth - keep it real program project abstract summary rural america initiatives’ proposed keep it real program will replicate an evidence based program with at least 500 american indian youth per year for | Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program | June 15, 2023 | $2.0 million |
| Thinking about the future-tokata eyucgan PO will provide education to teach american indian youth how to voluntarily refrain from non-marital sexual activity and to avoid related risky behaviors. | Sexual Risk Avoidance Education | September 22, 2021 | $1.3 million |
| Rural america initiatives-new beginning lakota language project-to preserve the lakota language through a project to teach language skills to infants, toddlers, and young children. | Promote the Survival and Continuing Vitality of Native American Languages | July 6, 2022 | $599,990 |
| P.l. 116-260 | Head Start | April 29, 2021 | $405,814 |
| Rural america initiatives-new beginning lakota language project-to preserve the lakota language through a project to teach language skills to infants, toddlers, and young children. | Native American Programs | June 26, 2024 | $299,993 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Rural America Initiatives get?
$33.6 million in 7 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Rural America Initiatives the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $33.6 million in 7 awards.
What is Rural America Initiatives's largest federal grant?
$27.1 million under Head Start, with its first action in the period on May 17, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Rural America Initiatives?
Its largest are Head Start, Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program and Sexual Risk Avoidance Education.
Other grant recipients in Rapid City
- Department of Military Affairs
- City of Rapid City
- Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board
- South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
- Youth and Family Services, Inc
- South Dakota Ellsworth Development Authority
- Community Health Center of the Black Hills, Inc.
- South Dakota Department of Public Safety
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