After the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe secured a $19.9 million EPA grant for environmental projects, work quickly began. However, just weeks later, a federal memo froze all funding, jeopardizing the tribe's projects including solar panel installations and resilience infrastructure. The grant writer, Robert Byrnes, expressed uncertainty about the future of these important projects after the significant effort put into securing the funds. This situation highlights the challenges Indigenous tribes face in accessing federal resources amid political changes.
"We've got a lot of hours invested," reflecting the uncertainty felt by the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe after their grants were abruptly frozen by a federal memo.
"This was the 'hugest' grant the tribe ever received for environmental work," a sentiment shared by Robert Byrnes regarding the significance of the EPA grant.
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