Rosebud Economic Development Corp

THIS EDA INVESTMENT WILL RESULT IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BUILDING CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW MANUFACTURING FACILITY FOR THE ROSEBUD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ON THE ROSEBUD SIOUX RESERVATION IN SOUTH DAKOTA TO PRODUCE WALL PANELS FOR RESIDENTIAL HOME CONSTRUCTION. THE APPROXIMATELY 15,200-SQUARE-FOOT BUILDING WILL CONTAIN SPACE FOR MANUFACTURING, OFFICES, AND CLASSROOMS FOR AN INTEGRATED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. THIS PROJECT IS ADDRESSING THE LOCAL AND REGIONAL NEED FOR AFFORDABLE, HIGH-QUALITY HOMES AND MORE JOBS IN THE SICANGU OYATE (ROSEBUD SIOUX TRIBE). THE HOUSING PLANT WILL CREATE GOOD-PAYING, ENTRY-LEVEL JOBS AND APPRENTICESHIPS THAT WILL EMPLOY TRIBAL CITIZENS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE MEANS TO PREPARE THEIR FAMILIES FOR FUTURE NATURAL DISASTERS OR OTHER ECONOMIC DISTURBANCES. THE TRIBE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY NATURAL DISASTERS, AND THE LACK OF HOUSING ON THE RESERVATION EXACERBATED THE HUMAN AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF RECENT STORMS. THE TRIBE ESTIMATES 10 JOBS AND $2 MILLION IN PRIVATE INVESTMENT WILL BE CREATED BY THE PROJECT, WHICH WILL ALSO DIVERSIFY AND BROADEN THE LOCAL INDUSTRIAL BASE. THIS PROJECT WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE REGIONAL PLANNING EFFORTS LED BY THE ROSEBUD SIOUX TRIBE. EDA FUNDS THE ROSEBUD SIOUX TRIBE TO BRING TOGETHER THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS TO CREATE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP TO STRENGTHEN THE REGIONAL ECONOMY, SUPPORT PRIVATE CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND CREATE JOBS.

THIS EDA INVESTMENT SUPPORTS THE PLANNING, DESIGN AND ENGINEERING FOR THE SICANGU INNOVATION CENTER, A PROPOSED FLEXIBLE, MULTIPURPOSE FACILITY DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE SOCIOECONOMIC LANDSCAPE OF THE SICANGU LAKOTA OYATE (ROSEBUD SIOUX TRIBE). THE PROJECT WILL ASSIST REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS BY CREATING A BLUEPRINT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN INNOVATIVE BUSINESS INCUBATOR AND WORKFORCE TRAINING CENTER THAT WILL PROVIDE RELIABLE ACCESS TO CLASSROOM SPACE AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES IN MISSION, SOUTH DAKOTA. ONCE COMPLETED, THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF EXISTING BUSINESSES, ENHANCE ACCESS TO QUALITY HOUSING, INCREASE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND SUPPORT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, BOLSTER JOB CREATION, ATTRACT PRIVATE INVESTMENT, AND ADVANCE ECONOMIC RESILIENCY THROUGHOUT THE REGION.

SOWING SEEDS OF SOVEREIGNTY

DESCRIPTION: PURPOSE: RECIPIENTS OF THE STATE SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT INITIATIVE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM (SSBCI TA GRANT PROGRAM), WHICH MAY INCLUDE STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TERRITORIES, AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, WILL RECEIVE GRANTS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (I.E., LEGAL, ACCOUNTING, AND FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES) TO SMALL BUSINESSES APPLYING FOR SSBCI CAPITAL PROGRAMS OR OTHER FEDERAL OR OTHER JURISDICTION PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED/END GOAL/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE GOAL OF THESE GRANTS IS TO SUPPORT THE PROVISION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SMALL BUSINESSES APPLYING FOR SSBCI CAPITAL PROGRAMS OR OTHER FEDERAL OR OTHER JURISDICTION PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: QUALIFYING VERY SMALL AND UNDERSERVED SMALL BUSINESSES AS DESCRIBED IN THE SSBCI TA GRANT PROGRAM GUIDELINES. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME.

WITH THE SUPPORT OF BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (BFRDP) FUNDING, ROSEBUD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (REDCO) AND ITS PROJECT PARTNER, DAKOTA RURAL ACTION (DRA) WILL DEPLOY RE-IMAGINING TRAINING FOR BEGINNING FARMERS' IN SOUTH DAKOTA (RIT BFSD), A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN INITIATIVE THAT SEEKS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SUCCESSFUL, SUSTAINABLE, AND PROFITABLE BEGINNING SOUTH DAKOTA FARMERS AND RANCHERS FROM UNDERSERVED AREAS AND SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED/LIMITED RESOURCE POPULATIONS ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA. TOGETHER AND WITH OUR COMBINED NETWORKS, REDCO AND DRA HAVE ACCESS TO HUNDREDS OF FARMERS AND RANCHERS WITH THE DEVELOPED EXPERTISE TO PRESENT HIGH-IMPACT PEER-TO-PEER TRAININGS, ON-FARM SKILL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS, AND MENTORSHIPS ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA. RIT BFSD WILL BE IMPLEMENTED AS PART OF REDCO'S FOOD SOVEREIGNTY INITIATIVE (FSI). RIT BFSD WILL FOCUS ON ENGAGING BEGINNING FARMERS WITHOUT DIRECT TIES TO ESTABLISHED FARMERS OR FARMS, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO SERVING YOUNGER MEMBERS OF NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES--WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THOSE LIVING ON THE ROSEBUD INDIAN RESERVATION--WOMEN AND MILITARY VETERANS, RECOGNIZING THAT THESE TARGET AUDIENCES ARE TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE FARMING SECTOR AND AS SUCH, HAVE UNIQUE TRAINING AND SUPPORT NEEDS. THE OVERARCHING GOALS OF RIT BFSD ARE TO EXPANDAT KEYA WAKPALA GARDENS TO DEVELOP AN INNOVATIVE BEGINNING FARMER INCUBATOR PROGRAM FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING SMALL-SCALE PRODUCERS AND IMPROVE DRA'S TRADITIONAL FARM BEGINNINGS PROGRAM TO ENSURE THAT IT IS CULTURAL RELEVANT TO NATIVE AMERICANS AND ADAPTABLE TO DIVERSE GROUPS.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT REQUEST TO THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATIONS NATIVE AMERICAN AFFAIRS: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO TRIBES (FY23) IS TO IMPLEMENT CLIMATE-SMART IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGY ON THE ROSEBUD RESERVATION. THE ROSEBUD RESERVATION, LOCATED IN SOUTHCENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA, IS HOME TO THE SICANGU LAKOTA OYATE RECOGNIZED FEDERALLY AS THE ROSEBUD SIOUX TRIBE. THE ROSEBUD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (REDCO), THE WHOLLY-OWNED ARM AND INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE TRIBE IS THE APPLICANT FOR THIS GRANT. REDCO MANAGES 1,400 ACRES OF CERTIFIED ORGANIC FARMLAND UNDER PIVOT IRRIGATION, WHICH INCLUDES 13 AGING PIVOTS IN 13 FIELDS. EARLIER IN 2022, THE CONSEQUENCES OF UTILIZING DECREPIT EQUIPMENT WERE FELT WHEN A PIVOT BEGAN LEAKING AND ULTIMATELY BROKE, RESULTING IN A MINIMUM OF $60,000 OF CROPS LOST. ADDITIONALLY, A NEW CROP COULD NOT BE PLANTED RESULTING IN EXPOSED SOIL, EROSION, AND EVAPOTRANSPIRATION WHICH CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. WITH THIS GRANT, REDCO WILL PURCHASE TWO NEW IRRIGATION PIVOTS AND CONDUCT IN-DEPTH MONITORING OF WATER USAGE, SOIL MOISTURE, AND CROP HEALTH. THESE TWO NEW PIVOTS WILL BE COMPARED TO EXISTING PIVOTS TO ILLUSTRATE THE VALUE BOTH FROM A RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP AND COST STANDPOINT OF INVESTING IN NEW, CLIMATE-SMART WATER INFRASTRUCTURE. THESE FINDINGS WILL BE SHARED WITH LOCAL RANCHERS AND AGRICULTURAL LEADERS TO INCREASE THE ADOPTION OF HIGHLY EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGY.

THE ROSEBUD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (REDCO) IS THE PRIMARY BUSINESS HOLDING COMPANY FOR THE ROSEBUD SIOUX TRIBE, AND MANAGES 20 DIFFERENT SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES ON THE ROSEBUD INDIAN RESERVATION. THE COMPANY IS ALSO TASKED WITH IMPROVING THE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE FOR TRIBAL MEMBERS, THROUGH BOTH ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. IN ANSWERING THIS CALL, REDCO CREATED THE FOOD SOVEREIGNTY INITIATIVE (FSI) AND TATANKA FUNDS, INC. THE FSI?S MISSION IS TO BRING ABOUT A SELF-DETERMINED INDIGENOUS FOOD SYSTEM FOR THE SICANGU LAKOTA OYATE (ROSEBUD RESERVATION). WORKING ON THE INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY LEVELS, WE ARE COMMITTED TO DECOLONIZING THE FOOD SYSTEM OF THE SICANGU LAKOTA THROUGH EDUCATION, EMPOWERMENT, PROGRAMMING, AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE IN ORDER TO RECLAIM OUR HEALTH AS A SOVEREIGN INDIGENOUS NATION. THE PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE HEALTHY FUTURES FOCUS AREA. THE VISTA PROJECT WILL SEEK TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTHY AND TRADITIONAL FOODS, AND INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE OF HEALTHY FOODS AND LIFESTYLES, BENEFITTING OVER 1,000 LOW INCOME, FOOD INSECURE RESIDENTS OF THE ROSEBUD RESERVATION. FIVE VISTA MEMBERS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FUNDRAISING DEVELOPMENT, CREATING MEASUREMENT TOOLS, ASSISTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT & IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN, AND HELPING TO INCREASE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. TATANKA FUNDS, INC. IS AN EMERGING NATIVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTION. ITS PRIMARY MISSION IS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO FAIR AND AFFORDABLE FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR THE SICANGU LAKOTA OYATE AND OTHERS LIVING IN THE ROSEBUD RESERVATION OR ON TRIBAL TRUST LAND IN THE SURROUNDING FOUR COUNTIES. THIS AREA HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN UNDERSERVED BY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FORCING RESIDENTS TO DEPEND ON PAYDAY LENDERS AND OTHER PREDATORY OPTIONS. TATANKA FUNDS CURRENT PROGRAMMATIC FOCUS IS: FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING, CREDIT BUILDING AND REPAIR, BUSINESS PLANNING SERVICES AND HOME OWNERSHIP PREPARATION. ALIGNING WITH THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOCUS AREA, TWO VISTA?S IN THIS PROJECT WILL ASSIST IN IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL SOURCES OF FUNDING AND GRANT WRITING, CREATING AND CONDUCTING FINANCIAL LITERACY AND BUSINESS PLANNING TRAININGS, AND CREATING AND MANAGING OTHER TRAINING SCHEDULES. LAKOTA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT-HONEY LODGE IS A 26 YEAR OLD NONPROFIT LOCATED IN HERRICK, SD, IN THE COMMUNITY OF MILKS CAMP. THOUGH LOCATED OUTSIDE OF MODERN-DAY ROSEBUD RESERVATION BOUNDARIES, MILKS CAMP IS CONSIDERED TO BE A COMMUNITY OF ROSEBUD, AND IS HOME TO MEMBERS OF THE ROSEBUD SIOUX TRIBE. LAKOTA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT?S (LYD) MISSION IS TO RAISE LAKOTA YOUTH THROUGH THE CONCEPT OF WOLAKOTA (BALANCE AND COMING TOGETHER). THROUGH CULTURAL CAMPS & RETREATS, LEADERSHIP SOCIETIES, AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND YOUTH-LED SOCIAL ENTERPRISES, LYD WORKS TO HELP LAKOTA YOUTH RECLAIM THEIR LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND SPIRITUALITY. RECONNECTING TO LAKOTA CULTURE IS PREVENTION TO ADDICTIONS AND UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLES THAT ARE PERVASIVE IN ROSEBUD. USING A MULTIGENERATIONAL, STRENGTHS-BASED APPROACH, LYD PROVIDES A SAFE, SACRED SPACE AT A 10-ACRE CAMP. THIS PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOCUS AREA. THE VISTA MEMBER HERE WILL WORK TO DEVELOP A FUNDRAISING STRATEGY, PROMOTIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS THAT WILL ALLOW HONEY LODGE TO PROVIDE MORE JOBS AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES TO THE YOUTH OF ROSEBUD. SINCE 2016, THE RURAL HEALTH LEADERSHIP FELLOW, UNDERNEATH THE UMBRELLA OF MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, HAS PARTNERED WITH THE ROSEBUD SIOUX TRIBE TO FILL CRITICAL GAPS IN THE LOCAL HOSPITAL?S OUTPATIENT UNIT. OPERATING A UNIQUE, ONLY-OF-ITS-KIND RURAL INTERNAL MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP, CLINICIANS TAKE TURNS DOING ROTATIONS IN THE HOSPITAL WHILE ALSO RECEIVING TRAINING IN RURAL HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES. RECOGNIZING THAT HIGH-QUALITY HEALTHCARE IS MORE THAN JUST SEEING A DOCTOR, RHLF CONNECTS COMMUNITY ENTITIES WITH TRIBAL PROGRAMS, BRIDGING THE GAP AND HELPING SECURE R

WE GROW TOGETHER: CONNECTING NATIVE COMMUNITIES WITH TRIBALRODUCERS

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THE ROSEBUD SIOUX TRIBE (THE TRIBE) APPLIED FOR AND WAS AWARDED A 48.4 MILLION NTIA TRIBAL CONNECTIVITY GRANT TO BUILD A WIRELESS AND FIBER NETWORK SERVING ALL HOUSEHOLDS, BUSINESSES AND TRIBAL LOCATIONS ON TRIBAL LANDS. WITH THE NTIA GRANT FUNDING, THE TRIBE WILL USE GRANT FUNDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE THAT DEPLOYS A WIRELESS CANOPY COVERING 1907 SQ MILES OF UNSERVED AREA. THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT REQUEST FOR 150,000 TO THE OFFICE OF INDIAN ENERGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (IEED), OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY-INDIAN AFFAIRS, IS TO HIRE A CONSULTING TEAM TO PERFORM: 1) FEASIBILITY STUDY AND 2) BUSINESS PLAN FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OR EXPANSION OF HIGH SPEED INTERNET (BROADBAND) TRANSMITTED, VARIOUSLY, THROUGH WIRELESS AND FIBER CONNECTIONS THAT WILL BE BUILT WITH FUNDING AWARDED TO THE ROSEBUD SIOUX TRIBE THROUGH ITS SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION FOR A NTIA TRIBAL CONNECTIVITY GRANT.

NATIVE AMERICAN INITIATIVES AWARD

SICANGU LOCAL FOODS INITIATIVE

RURAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE NATIVE AMERICAN GRANTS

TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURALLY RELEVANT HOUSING FOR LAKOTA PEOPLE AT KEYA WAKPALA.

TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATING COSTS IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.