Fort Belknap Community Economic Development Corporation receives $30,000 Grant for Native Agriculture and Food Systems Initiative
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The Fort Belknap Community Economic Development Corporation (FBCEDC) received a $30,000 grant from the First Nations Development Institute of Longmont, Colorado through the generous support of the Northwest Area Foundation. This award will support the efforts of building food sovereignty assets on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation.
The FBCEDC will utilize the data gathered from the Lodge Pole Food Sovereignty Assessment to build on our current food sovereignty assets addressed in this project. We will look at different ways to increase food growing capacities for year around availability. The Grant will help towards research and development in Hydroponic growing, to boost fresh produce and to supply the communities on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation.
Harlan Mount, FBCEDC Executive Director states the First Nation Development Institute offers grant opportunities to strengthen Native American economies and support healthier lifestyles in Indian Country. “I believe the impact of the grant will help to build our current assets and enhance our growing capacity to year round. I would like to thank First Nations Development Institute and the Northwest Area Foundation for this opportunity in another step closer to achieving food sovereignty on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation.”
FBCEDC is a nonprofit corporation striving to promote a thriving economy on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation. FBCEDC is governed by a Board of Directors, consisting of four enrolled members of the Fort Belknap Indian Community.
The contact information for the FBCEDC is (406) 353-2485 and the address is 143 Assinniboine Avenue, P.O. Box 1177, Fort Belknap Agency, Harlem, Montana or on the web at http://www.fortbelknapcedc.org
