Grantee Profile

Bois Forte Band of Chippewa

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5 Grants
$142,000 Total Awarded
2022 - 2024 Years

Awarded Grants

2024

Breastfeeding Grant

2024 Breastfeeding Grant

$30,000
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Community Partners

Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota (Bois Forte Band; Fond du Lac Band; Grand Portage Band; Leech Lake Band; Mille Lacs Band; White Earth Band)

Funding Area

Program Native Agriculture and Food Systems Investments
2024

Support for seasonal traditional food clinics and the community garden.

2024 Support for seasonal traditional food clinics and the community garden.

$20,000
Bois Forte Band of Chippewa mn Created with Sketch. Nett Lake, MN

Community Partners

Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota (Bois Forte Band; Fond du Lac Band; Grand Portage Band; Leech Lake Band; Mille Lacs Band; White Earth Band)

Funding Area

Program Native Agriculture and Food Systems Investments
2022

Covid-19 Response

2022 Covid-19 Response

$15,000
Bois Forte Band of Chippewa mn Created with Sketch. Nett Lake, MN

Community Partners

Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota (Bois Forte Band; Fond du Lac Band; Grand Portage Band; Leech Lake Band; Mille Lacs Band; White Earth Band)

Funding Area

Program Emergency Response Fund

Description

Covid-19 Response

2022

COVID-19 Response

2022 COVID-19 Response

$15,000
Bois Forte Band of Chippewa mn Created with Sketch. Nett Lake, MN

Community Partners

Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota

Funding Area

Program Emergency Response Fund

Description

COVID-19 Response

2022

Traditional Foods First

2022 Traditional Foods First

$62,000
Bois Forte Band of Chippewa mn Created with Sketch. Nett Lake, MN

Community Partners

Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota (Bois Forte Band; Fond du Lac Band; Grand Portage Band; Leech Lake Band; Mille Lacs Band; White Earth Band)

Funding Area

Program Native Agriculture and Food Systems Investments

Description

The ultimate purpose is to retain tribal knowledge and increase traditional foods, including breastfeeding as the ultimate first traditional food. Further, this project will help utilize and expand the very limited fresh foods available at the tribal convenience store by creating partnership with the Nett Lake farmers market.