WASHINGTON, D.C. (KDAL) – Last week, Minnesota Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith announced that funding had been secured for several Tribal Nation projects in the state.
Nearly 4.2 million dollars will support the communities of the Fond du Lac and Grand Portage Bands of Lake Superior Chippewa and the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe.
The federal funds for the Fond du Lac Band is 2.7 million dollars for a Law Enforcement and Emergency Management Building.
The Grand Portage Band will receive 157 thousand dollars to upgrade the heating system at the Grand Portage Community Center.
1.3 million goes to the Mille Lacs Band to create an incubator for new and growing businesses.
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