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CSKT Economic Development office receives Department of Commerce grant

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ Economic Development Office has received an $80,000 grant from the Montana Department of Commerce Indian Country Economic Development Program to fund an Indian Business Assistance Project on the Flathead Reservation. The Project includes a $45,000 fund for small grants to assist existing or new CSKT member-owned businesses.

Grant awards will range from $2,000 to $7,000 each, and can be used for activities such as the purchase of new equipment or the development of a new product line. Applications will be accepted from August 17 through September 16, with awards made in October. Officials from three local banks are volunteering their time to review and rank the applications.

Full Story: http://www.charkoosta.com/2011/2011_07_28/CSKT_receives_grant.html

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