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GRANTEES, NEVADA


Corporation of Newe Sogobia
ESF - Native Agriculture and Food Systems Initiative / Community Food Systems
Bonnie Bobb Tel: (775) 964-1022. drbonnie2002@yahoo.com
[Western Shoshone Nation. 2/17/2004. $80,920]
To demonstrate and increase the value of the pine nut by creating a profitable enterprise. Control of the pine nut harvest will prove the economic value and control of the pinyon tree itself, thus CNS can then wrest control from the federal government.

Gerry Emm
ESF - Seed / Education
Gerry Emm Tel: (702)629-9323 Fax: (702)629-9323
[Regional. 8/25/1994. $3,000]
To establish a nonprofit organization as a business and financial resource/technical center for Nevada Indian ranchers, farmers and other agriculture operators. The Indian ranching community was surveyed on the need for financing and TA resources.

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
Native American Hunger Program / Program Expansion - Hunger Year Two
Dora Garcia Tel: (775)574-1000 Fax: (775)574-1008
[Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe. 3/1/2000. $11,000]
To upgrade the kitchen equipment to help meet an increasing demand for their services. This project enhances service delivery by providing an additional 1500 meals served to 50 additional elders.

ESF - Native Agriculture and Food Systems Initiative / Community Food Systems
Robin Powell Tel: (775) 574-0101 ext. 12 Fax: (775) 574-1025 biopowell@gbis.com
[Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe. 3/11/2003. $2,000]
The tribe will implement an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) demonstration garden project to reduce the use of pesticides while protecting the quality of life for community residents.

Valley Credit Association
Little Eagle Staff Fund / Native Community Development Financial Institutions
Joe McDade Tel: (775)777-8429 Fax: (775)777-9885 vca@elko.net
[Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation. 1/31/2002. $12,000]
To build management capacity to use more effectively the finanical resources of this Native CDFI. The project will leverage additional CDFI funding for operations.


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