Bureau of Indian Affairs

BIA logo$500 million for the Bureau of Indian Affairs will be used to replace and upgrade Indian schools that will benefit the 47,000 Indian children that are educated in these schools. These projects will provide access for the disabled, replace inefficient heating and cooling systems, and create a better learning environment. BIA will provide $130 to 170 million in loans to spur Indian economies where unemployment far exceeds the national average. BIA will initiate several on-the-job training efforts in the construction trades to train tribal members to become certified plumbers and pipefitters. The initiative will be done in partnership with the Council on Tribal Employment Rights and the Laborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust. BIA also will expand a pilot project in partnership with the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters.

More information, including maps, on Bureau of Indian Affairs Recovery Act projects is coming soon. Be sure to check back often.

 

Last updated: April 10, 2009 11:18:25 am
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