Choctaws getting ARRA funds for food distribution
by MBJ Newswires Published: August 31,2009
Tags: agriculture, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, ARRA, Choctaw, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Tom Vilsack
CHOCTAW — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that Indian tribal organizations and states operating the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) will receive approximately $1 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to purchase equipment and improve facilities needed to provide food assistance. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is included in the [...] [...]
