Monday, September 26, 2016

At White House Conference, USDA Commits New Funds for Tribal Community Development

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2016 – At the 8th Tribal Nations Conference hosted today by President Barack Obama in Washington, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack underscored the Administration's support for tribal communities with $9 million in new funds to support community development and education. Since 2009, under Vilsack, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has invested more than $3 billion in economic development efforts for Native Americans.

From: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=2016/09/0205.xml&contentidonly=true

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