South Dakota

Tribal Progress Report

Committed to the Future of Tribal Nations

We are proud to have nine federally recognized tribes in South Dakota. I am pleased to report that USDA has built a strong relationship with our tribal nations, the tribal colleges and the surrounding communities. Through these partnerships, we have assisted in their growing infrastructure needs and helped empower the institutions of higher learning. The South Dakota USDA office partners with the tribal nations of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe, Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, Oglala Sioux Tribe, Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, and Yankton Sioux Tribe. The North Dakota USDA office services a majority of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.

USDA routinely visits with tribal leaders, staff and college administrators to ensure a high level of communication and technical assistance. Perhaps the best example of our strong partnership is the investment made in our tribal colleges through our Tribal College Initiative grant. I firmly believe that the best tool to challenge long-term poverty and unemployment is education. This funding allows us to partner with South Dakota’s tribal colleges to build modern campuses and provide the opportunity of a high quality postsecondary education.

The work continues and it is my goal to ensure that all USDA programs are made accessible to all regions of South Dakota. Together we can build stronger communities and expand economic opportunity.

- Bruce Jones, Acting State Director -

Community Programs: $42.4 Million

Telecommunications Infrastructure Programs:$48.5 Million

USDA Rural Development Investment in South Dakota Tribal Nations from 2009 - 2015 Was More Than $239.7 Million

Electric Loan Programs:$31.9 Million

Water & Wastewater Programs:$81.8 Million

Single Family Housing: $3.6 Million

Administrative Funds: $110,000

Empowerment Zone:$951,140

Business & Cooperative Programs: $7.3 Million

Multi-Family Housing: $23 Million

USDA Rural Development Tribal Projects 2009 — 2015

CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX TRIBEBorrower Project Loan Grant Total FundingFour Bands Community Fund, Inc. equipment/technical

assistance$99,995 $99,995

Four Bands Community Fund, Inc. revolving loan fund $750,000 $750,000Cheyenne River Youth Project, Inc. equipment $40,000 $40,000Four Bands Community Fund, Inc. technical assistance $20,472 $20,472Four Bands Community Fund, Inc. technical assistance $31,540 $31,540City of Dupree cold storage $4,000 $4,000City of Dupree cold storage $13,250 $13,250Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Telephone Authority

broadband $37,870,000 $37,870,000

Moreau-Grand Electric Cooperative, Inc. electric improvements $10,000,000 $10,000,000City of Dupree storm drainage study $29,960 $29,960Wiconi Wawokiya, Inc. water hook-ups $18,000 $18,000Dupree Volunteer Fire Department equipment $10,540 $10540Cheyenne River Youth Project, Inc. kitchen equipment $15,000 $15,000Four Bands Community Fund, Inc. financial management $50,000 $50,000Four Bands Community Fund, Inc. technical assistance $99,000 $99,000Cheyenne River Youth Project, Inc. equipment $6,740 $6,740City of Dupree road grader $50,000 $50,000Cheyenne River Youth Project, Inc. equipment $8,260 $8,260City of Eagle Butte lift station $1,056,000 $997,000 $2,053,000Mni Waste’ Water Company water improvements $26,429,293 $26,429,293Four Bands Community Fund, Inc. technical assistance $99,000 $99,000Mni Waste’ Water Company water improvements $3,342,000 $10,025,000 $13,367,000Mni Waste’ Water Company water improvements $2,000,000 $2,000,000Mni Waste’ Water Company water improvements $2,663,000 $6,036,227 $8,699,227Mni Waste’ Water Company water improvements $1,952,773 $1,952,773Four Bands Community Fund, Inc. technical assistance $99,000 $99,000Four Bands Community Fund, Inc. technical assistance $31,540 $31,540Four Bands Community Fund, Inc. technical assistance $50,000 $50,000Four Bands Community Fund, Inc. technical assistance $350,000 $85,647 $435,647Mni Waste’ Water Company water improvements $3,625,000 $9,798,000 $13,423,000Four Bands Community Fund, Inc. Web project $50,000 $50,000Cheyenne Eagle Butte Airport Association upgrade hangar $15,000 $15,000City of Dupree purchase equipment $54,000 $54,000Cheyenne River Chamber of Commerce technical assistance $37,000 $37,000Four Bands Community Fund technical assistance $50,000 $50,000Cheyenne Eagle Butte Airport Association equipment $20,255 $20,255Eagle Butte Community Clinic equipment $66,250 $66,250Continued -

CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX TRIBE - Continued

Borrower Project Loan Grant Total FundingCheyenne Eagle Butte Airport Association equipment $60,760 $$60,760Ziebach County tractor & mower $75,000 $75,000Ziebach County newer vehicles $42,750 $42,750Eagle Butte Community Clinic equipment $198,750 $198,750Town of Isabel bldg. improvements $22,500 $22,500Eagle Butte Volunteer Fire Department emergency equipment $45,000 $45,000Dupree Volunteer Fire Department equipment $11,395 $11,395Cheyenne River Youth Project equipment $135,0002009 - 2015 - 3 loans Section 502 Housing $229,800 $229,8002009 - 2015 - 4 loans/grants Section 504 Direct $5,436 $22,000 $27,4362009 - 2015 - 1 loan Guaranteed RH $61,224 $61,2242009 - 2015 - RRH Rental Assistance Blackhawk Apts. $774,661 $774,6612009 - 2015 - RRH Rental Assistance Buffalo Lodge $1,454,241 $1,454,2412009 - 2015 - RRH Rental Assistance Elk View Homes $934,139 $934,1392009 - 2015 - RRH Rental Assistance South Main $998,456 $998,4562009 - 2015 - RRH Rental Assistance Falcon Apts. $846,297 $846,2972009 - 2015 - RRH Rental Assistance Prairie Apts. $1,001,261 $1,001,2612009 - 2015 - RRH Rental Assistance Evergreen Apts. $1,070,738 $1,070,7382009 - 2015 - RRH Rental Assistance Wheat Ridge Apts. $1,202,930 $1,202,930TOTALS $22,168,965 $105,072,115 $127,241,080

CROW CREEK SIOUX TRIBE

Borrower Project Loan Grant Total FundingCrow Creek Housing Authority infrastructure $21,000 $21,000Crow Creek Sioux Tribe water storage tank $750,000 $750,000Hunkpati Investments, Inc. business development

services $74,411 $74,411

Hunkpati Investments, Inc. technical assistance $50,000 $50,000Hunkpati Investments, Inc. revolving loan fund/

technical assistance$99,000 $99,000

2009-2015 - 30 loans/grants Section 504 Direct $35,654 $98,396 $134,050TOTALS $35,654 $1,092,807 $1,128,461

LOWER BRULE SIOUX TRIBE

Borrower Project Loan Grant Total FundingBoys & Girls Club of Lower Brule renovations $40,800 $40,800Lower Brule Sioux Tribe broadband $195,750 $195,750Lower Brule Farm Corporation supplies/marketing $300,000 $300,000Lower Brule Sioux Tribe technical assistance $93,150 $93,150Lower Brule Sioux Tribe ambulance $28,200 $28,200Lower Brule Community College vans $17,635 $17,6352009 - 2015 - 5 loans/grants Section 504 Direct $10,875 $20,970 $31,8452009 - 2015 - 1 loan Guaranteed Rural

Housing$100,000 $100,000

TOTALS $139,075 $668,305 $807,380

USDA Rural Development Tribal Projects 2009 — 2015

OGLALA SIOUX TRIBEBorrower Project Loan Grant Total FundingThunder Valley Community Dev. Corp. administrative $25,000 $25,000Red Cloud Indian School, Inc. equipment $16,000 $16,000Oglala Lakota College equipment $284,221 $284,221Value Added Ag. Dev. Center, Inc. technial assistance $49,500 $49,500Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation

drinking water/sewer infrastructure

$30,000 $30,000

Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation

drinking water/sewer infrastructure

$271,000 $209,000 $480,000

Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation

drinking water/sewer infrastructure

$672,000 $672,000

Oglala Sioux Tribe Dept. of Public Safety police vehicles $48,700 $48,700Oglala Sioux Tribe Dept. of Public Safety police vehicle $3,500 $3,500Oglala Sioux Tribe Dept. of Public Safety police vehicle $15,300 $15,300Oglala Lakota College communication/

phone system$160,800 $160,800

Oglala Sioux Tribe upgrades to wastewater treatment lagoons

$500,000 $500,000

Oglala Sioux Tribe costruction/new cell for solid waste

$1,850,000 $1,850,000

Artspace Projects, Inc. technical assistance $99,482 $99,482Cloud Horse Art Institute technical assistance $99,000 $99,000Oglala Lakota College equipment/

renovations$145,302 $145,302

Red Cloud Indian School, Inc. school bus $47,850 $47,850Red Cloud Indian School, Inc. school bus $30,000 $25,000 $55,000Red Cloud Indian School, Inc. tables/projectors $8,900 $8,900Oglala Sioux (Lakota) Housing sewer system $999,317 $999,317Oglala Sioux (Lakota) Housing sewer system $30,000 $30,000Oglala Lakota College security cameras $125,549 $125,549Value Added Agriculture Development Center, Inc.

establish a business $99,950 $99,950

The Lakota Fund Incorporated technical assistance/training

$99,993 $99,993

Red Cloud Indian School, Inc. addition $94,000 $94,000Red Cloud Indian School, Inc. addition $6,000 $6,000Oglala Lakota College garage $215,000 $215,000Red Cloud Indian School equipment/carpet $13,600 $13,600City of Martin police car $17,000 $9,400 $26,400Continued -

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USDA Rural Development Tribal Projects 2009 — 2015OGLALA SIOUX TRIBE - ContinuedBorrower Project Loan Grant Total FundingOglala Tribal College ADA updates/security

cameras $158,636 $158,636

The Lakota Fund, Inc. revolving loan fund $750,000Wounded Knee Community Development technical assistance $99,000 $99,000Red Cloud Indian School, Inc. technical assistance $98,327 $98,327Red Cloud Indian School, Inc. addition $150,000 $150,000Red Cloud Indian School, Inc. sewer improvements $272,000 $272,000Oglala Sioux Tribe sewer ponds $417,000 $417,000The Lakota Fund technical assistance $99,500 $99,500Oglala Oyate Woitancan EZ technical assistance $20,000 $20,000Eagle Nest Community Dev. Corp. technical assistance $99,123 $99,123The Lakota Fund technical assistance $500,000 $105,000 $605,000Oglala Sioux (Lakota) Housing administrative bldg. $3,625,000 $3,625,000Red Cloud Indian School renovate library $172,340 $172,340Red Cloud Indian School renovate library $276,500Cheyenne River Youth Project equipment $135,000 $135,000Oglala Lakota College renovations $196,400 $196,400Red Cloud Indian School system upgrades $226,000 $226,000Pine Ridge Area Chamber of Commerce technical assistance $82,265 $82,265Oglala Oyate Woitaancan Empowerment Zone

technical assistance $50,000 $50,000

Red Cloud Indian School heating/cooling system

$100,000 $100,000 $200,000

Red Cloud Indian School housing $300,000 $300,000Oglala Lakota College equipment $220,000 $220,000Oglala Oyate Woitancan Empowerment Zone (OOW-EZ)

empowerment zone $951,140 $951,140

Thunder Valley Community Dev. Corp. self-help housing $489,000 $489,000Thunder Valley Community Dev. Corp. self-help technical

assistance$300,000 $300,000

2009 - 2015 - 4 loans Section 502 Housing $459,300 $459,3002009 - 2015 - 25 loans/grants Section 504 Direct $15,083 $122,975 $138,0582009 - 2015 - MFH Rental Assistance Keepers of Our Wisdom $303,147 $303,1472009 - 2015 - MFH Rental Assistance Oglala Lakota Complex $346,120 $346,1202009 - 2015 - MFH Rental Assistance Porcupine Elderly $326,927 $326,9272009 - 2015 - MFH Rental Assistance Oglala Elderly $326,605 $326,6052009 - 2015 - MFH Rental Assistance Wounded Knee Elderly $354,040 $354,0402009 - 2015 - MFH Rental Assistance Kyle Sr. Apts. $656,315 $656,3152009 - 2015 - MFH Rental Assistance Wanblee Elderly $364,901 $364,9012009 - 2015 - MFH Rental Assistance Allen Elderly $447,050 $447,050TOTALS $6,914,723 $12,965,335 $19,880,058

Borrower Project Loan Grant Total FundingSinte Gleska University equipment $160,800 $160,800Rosebud Electric Coop electric improvements $5,717,000 $5,717,000Sinte Gleska University buses $120,000 $120,000Sinte Gleska University equipment $125,549 $125,549Rosebud Sioux Tribe solid waste transfer

station $100,000 $540,000 $640,000

Rosebud Sioux Tribe solid waste transfer station

$693,000 $693,000

Sinte Gleska renovations $158,636 $158,636Parmelee Volunteer Fire Department fire truck $55,000 $55,000Parmelee Volunteer Fire Department fire truck $65,000 $65,000Rosebud Sioux Tribe water improvements $111,000 $111,000Rosebud Sioux Tribe water improvements $118,000 $118,000City of Mission street repairs $862,000 $862,000Sinte Gleska University classroom $196,400 $196,400Rosebud Economic Development Corporation

technical assistance $75,405 $75,405

2009 - 2015 - 1 loan Section 502 Housing $85,000 $85,0002009 - 2015 - 1 loan Guaranteed RH $122,448 $122,4482009 - 2015 - MFH Rental Assistance Sunrise Apts. $1,774,848 $1,774,8482009 - 2015 - MFH Rental Assistance Sunrise II Apts. $1,074,429 $1,074,4292009 - 2015 - MFH Rental Assistance Surnise III Apts. $4,201,210 $4,201,2102009 - 2015 - MFH Rental Assistance SWA - Thin Elk $753,223 $753,2232009 - 2015 - MFH Rental Assistance SWA - Wicozani $296,356 $296,3562009 - 2015 - MFH Rental Assistance SWA - Sicangu $550,025 $550,025TOTALS $7,052,448 $10,902,881 $17,955,329

ROSEBUD SIOUX TRIBE

USDA Rural Development Tribal Projects 2009 — 2015

Borrower Project Loan Grant Total FundingSisseton Wahpeton College upgrades/equipment $160,800 $160,800Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate broadband $165,000 $165,000Town of Summit water/sewer hook-ups $617,000 $617,000GROW South Dakota economic development $152,492 $152,492Sisseton Wapeton Oyate sewer drainage $66,000 $66,000Schoolhouse Daycare fire alarm $18,000 $18,000Sisseton Wahpeton College student housing $125,549 $125,549Sisseton Wahpeton College student housing $694,000 $694,000Town of Peever water storage tank $125,000 $650,000 $775,000Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate water hook-ups $122,000 $122,000Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate water hook-ups $774,000 $774,000Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate water hook-ups $363,000 $363,000Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate technical assistance $99,900 $99,900Sisseton Wahpeton Tribal College renovations $158,686 $158,686Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate equipment $45,600 $45,600Sisseton Wahpeton College furnishings $215,000 $215,000Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux Tribe water hook-ups $122,000 $328,000 $450,000Sisseton Whapeton Oyate adm. building $31,200,000 $31,200,000Dakota Nations Hsg. Dev. Corp. software $32,475 $32,475Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate equipment $35,525 $35,525Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate library expansion $250,000 $250,000Sisseton Wahpeton College library expansion $196,500 $196,500Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux Tribe system upgrades $900,000 $900,000Sisseton Wahpeton College equipment $220,0002009 - 2015 - 12 loans Section 502 Housing $1,200,781 $642,9792009 - 2015 - 2 loan/grant Section 504 Direct $5,200 $5,000 $8,1302009 - 2015 - 3 loans/grants Guaranteed RH $225,726 $225,7262009 - 2015 - MFH Rental Assistance Sisseton-Wahpeton

Housing Authority$1,000,000 $1,000,000

2009 - 2015 - MFH Rental Assistance Sisseton-Wahpeton Community Projects

$1,276,909 $1,276,909

2009 - 2015 - MFH SW Housing Authority $1,000,000 $1,000,000TOTALS $35,235,307 $6,405,608 $41,640,915

SISSETON WAHPETON OYATE

Borrower Project Loan Grant Total FundingMcIntosh Volunteer Fire Department fire truck $20,960 $20,960McLaughlin Fire District fire truck $6,280 $6,280McLaughlin Fire District equipment $16,200 $16,200McLaughlin Fire District equipment $22,500 $22,500McIntosh Volunteer Fire Department fire truck $25,500 $25,500McLaughlin Community Youth Organization

shingles $21,000 $21,000

Town of McLaughlin equipment $30,000 $30,000Trail City Community Hall bldg. improvements $10,480 $10,480McLaughlin Community Youth Organization

shingles $7,000 $7,000

TOTALS $7,000 $152,920 $159,920

STANDING ROCK SIOUX TRIBE

YANKTON SIOUX TRIBEBorrower Project Loan Grant Total FundingWagner Early Childhood, Inc. transport van $6,300 $18,600 $24,900Yankton Sioux Tribe infrastructure $30,000 $30,000City of Wagner upgrades to the water

and sewer systems$1,754,000 $200,000 $1,954,000

Wagner Area Growth, Inc. revolving loan fund $50,000 $50,0002009 - 2015 - 1 grant Section 504 Direct $7,500 $7,5002009 - 2015 - 1 loan Guaranteed RH $54,795 $54,7952009 - 2015 - MFH Rental Assistance Wagner Part 99 $592,661 $592,661TOTALS $1,815,095 $898,761 $2,713,856

Borrower Project Loan Grant Total FundingIntertribal Buffalo Council technical assistance $134,259 $134,259Bon Homme Yankton Electric Association, Inc.

electric improvements $6,723,000 $6,723,000

First People’s Fund business development $98,000 $98,000Wild Idea Buffalo working capital $200,000 $200,000Lacreek Electric Association, Inc. electric improvements $14,580,000 $14,580,000Oahe Electric Cooperative, Inc. electric improvements $4,909,000 $4,909,000Wagner Early Childhood, Inc. playground

equipment$9,500 $20,500 $30,000

Makoce Waste Development Corporation, Inc.

business development $98,070 $98,070

Intertribal Buffalo Council technical assistance $200,000 $200,000First Peoples Fund technical assistance $62,001 $62,001Wild Idea Buffalo Company work planning $17,500 $17,500Intertribal Buffalo Council technical assistance $200,000 $200,000United Sioux Tribe technical assistance $548,468 $548,468Intertribal Buffalo Council techncial assistance $175,000 $175,000Intertribal Bison Coop technical assistance $175,000 $175,000South Dakota Indian Business Alliance administrative funds $35,000 $35,000South Dakota Native Homeownership Coalition

administrative funds $50,000 $50,000

TOTALS $26,221,500 $2,013,798 $28,235,298

OTHER PROJECTS

USDA Rural Development Tribal Projects 2009 — 2015

What can USDA RuralDevelopment do for you?

Our programs provide financing for community facilities, business development, basic infrastructure and affordable housing. We also offer technical assistance and information to help create jobs, start community empowerment programs or help improve business operations. Whatever your need, USDA Rural Development has a variety of programs to work with your tribal nation and make a difference in the lives of its members.

With multiple offices across South Dakota, we are focused on providing specialized attention to meet your needs.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What kind of assistance does USDA Rural Development provide?USDA Rural Development programs provide assistance in many ways, including direct or guaranteed loans, grants, technical assistance, research and educational materials. Our office often works in partnership with state, local and tribal governments, as well as with rural businesses, cooperatives and nonprofit agencies.

Who can apply for USDA Rural Development loans and grants?USDA Rural Development’s funding is available to Indian tribes and can be used on reservations and other trust lands. Native American homeowners, homebuyers, business owners, and agriculture producers are also eligible to use many of Rural Development’s programs.

What types of programs does USDA Rural Development offer?USDA Rural Development is committed to helping improve the economy and quality of life in rural America by providing financial support for everything from housing and business to health clinics and telephone service.

USDA Rural Development delivers support in three key areas:

• The Rural Business-Cooperative Service provides help to rural areas that need to develop new job opportunities, allowing businesses and cooperatives to remain viable in a changing economy.

• The Rural Housing Service addresses rural America’s need for single and multi-family housing, as well as health facilities, libraries, fire and police stations, child care centers and other community structures.

• The Rural Utilities Service addresses rural America’s need for clean running water, sewage and waste disposal, electricity, telecommunications and broadband.

Where are USDA Rural Development programs available?USDA Rural Development programs are available across the nation. See the back page to locate an office near your tribal community.

MitchellArea Office1820 North Kimball, Suite CMitchell, SD 57301-1114Voice: (605) 996-1564, Ext. 4Fax: (855) 262-1941TTY: (605) 352-1147

PierreArea Office1717 N. Lincoln Ave., Suite 102Pierre, SD 57501Voice: (605) 224-8870, Ext. 4Fax: (855) 262-1942 TTY: (605) 352-1147TY: (800) 366-6888Rapid CityArea Office414 East Stumer RoadRapid City, SD 57701Voice: (605) 342-0301, Ext. 4Fax: (855) 262-1943TTY: (605) 352-1147

USDA Rural Development Officesin South Dakota

South Dakota State Office200 4th Street SWFederal Bldg. Rm. 210Huron, SD 57350Toll Free: 800-622-1341, Ext. 4Voice: (605) 352-1100Fax: (855) 262-1940TTY: (605) 352-1147

AberdeenArea Office524 Enterprise Street S., Suite 100Aberdeen, SD 57401Voice: (605) 226-3360, Ext. 4Fax: (855) 262-1939TTY: (605) 352-1147

Sioux FallsArea Office2408 East Benson RoadSioux Falls, SD 57104Voice: (605) 330-4515, Ext. 4Fax: (855) 262-1944TTY: (605) 352-1147

WatertownArea Office1720 4th Street NE, Suite 2Watertown, SD 57201Voice: (605) 886-8202, Ext. 4Fax: (855) 262-1945TTY: (605) 352-1147

YanktonArea Office2914 BroadwayYankton, SD 57078Voice: (605) 665-2662, Ext. 4Fax: (855) 262-1938TTY: (605) 352-1147

For more information on programs, visit our website at http://www.rd.usda.gov/sd or email us at tammi.schone@sd.usda.gov.

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