CARNEGIE — The Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma has received official confirmation it will receive almost $51 million from the American Rescue Plan Act.
The Carnegie-based tribe received the news from the U.S. Treasury Department regarding its Fiscal Recovery Funds from the act. According to the tribe’s information office, the amount received in the first of two allocations is identified as $50,966,838.27.
The tribe’s executive and legislative branches are working together to form a plan to best utilize the funds to benefit tribal members through programs and services, according to Neely Tsoodle, tribe information officer. She said the tribe will assess people’s needs through a survey engagement to be distributed through communication and the media before a plan is finalized.
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