December 29, 2020

Local businesses receive tribal CARES grants

Author: Renee Struthers

MISSION — Nearly 40 Tribal member- and locally owned businesses received grants totaling $250,000 this month from Nixyaawii Community Financial Services (NCFS) to aid in recovery efforts.
In November, the Board of Trustees of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) allocated monies from CARES Act funding to NCFS to support local businesses, artists and artisans, and contractors through the challenges of the current COVID-19 pandemic. By December 18, the full amount had