Minnesota tribes to get $14.6 million in federal grants
Six American Indian groups in Minnesota will share $14.6 million in federal grants to improve their housing stock, promote energy efficiency and create jobs.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the grants on Wednesday.
The groups getting the most money are the White Earth Reservation and the Leech Lake Reservation. Both are getting $3 million.
The Fond du Lac Band of Chippewa in Cloquet will get $2.6 million. The Bois Forte Reservation, the Grand Portage Reservation and the Lower Sioux Indian Reservation in Redwood Falls will each get $2 million.
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