Ben Page, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Development and Chief Operating Officer at EDA | https://www.eda.gov/about/leadership
This represents a 1,110.5% increase over 2021, when the state received $3,654,000 in funding.
South Dakota ranked 26th across the U.S. in total EDA grant funding for 2022. California topped the list with $238,656,132 in funding across 57 grants.
Four Bands Community Fund, Inc. received the largest EDA grant for funding an economic development project in the state, totalling $22,172,999.
EDA Grant Recipients in South Dakota in 2022
| Grantee Name | Total Funding |
|---|---|
| Four Bands Community Fund, Inc. | $22,172,999 |
| Lakota Funds | $5,000,000 |
| Lower Brule Sioux Tribe | $3,676,335 |
| State of South Dakota | $2,783,533 |
| South Dakota State University | $1,900,000 |
| City of Fort Pierre | $1,860,263 |
| City of Watertown | $1,077,350 |
| City of Mitchell | $1,000,000 |
| Rosebud Economic Development Corporation | $1,000,000 |
| Governor's Office Of Economic Development | $1,000,000 |
| Northern State University | $748,036 |
| Four Bands Community Fund Inc | $496,860 |
| Augustana University Association | $438,355 |
| Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation | $321,052 |
| Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe | $250,000 |
| South Eastern Council of Governments | $210,000 |
| Oglala Sioux Tribe of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation | $153,000 |
| South Dakota State University | $145,000 |