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30005 Blaine County, Mont.

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U.S. Montana Blaine
Population 308,745,538 989,415 6,507
Total recovery funding $522,082,377,600 $2,397,066,858 $19,630,434
Funding per Capita $1,691 $2,423 $3,017
Unemployment
7/2008
6.2
4.2
3.9
7/2009
+3.6
9.8
+1.6
5.8
+0.6
4.5
7/2010
-0.2
9.6
+1.0
6.8
+0.7
5.2
7/2011
-0.6
9.0
-0.3
6.5
+1.3
6.5
7/2012
-0.9
8.1
-0.6
5.9
-0.7
5.8
Unemployment Rate, 7/08 – 7/12

This site was updated in September 2012. It includes recipient-reported data through the second quarter of 2012, which was released in July 2012.

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Funding by Federal Agency and Department

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Transportation, Department of $5,106,711
Interior, Department of $3,782,537
Health and Human Services, Department of $2,693,490
Education, Department of $2,483,505
Justice, Department of $2,467,716
Housing and Urban Development, Department of $1,074,613
Small Business Administration $909,000
Energy, Department of $613,548
Social Security Administration $291,750
Agriculture, Department of $148,715
Environmental Protection Agency $58,850

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Projects

Stimulus contracts, grants and loans in Blaine County, Mont. Data last updated on September 2012.
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Note: For some programs where states do not report where money will be distributed across the state, we do not have the allocation for individual counties. Those programs include: Medicaid, unemployment benefits and food stamps. Those amounts are included in the totals for where the state agency receiving that money is located.

Amount refers to both the amount of stimulus funding going toward the project and the face value of the loan.

Recipient Amount Type Description Federal Dept./Agency Date
TRANSPORTATION, MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF $2,402,036 Grant Highway Planning and Construction Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Available for Use in Any Area (flexible) Transportation, Department of / Federal Highway Administration 4/14/2009
TRANSPORTATION, MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF $2,364,675 Grant Highway Planning and Construction Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Available for Use in Any Area (flexible) Transportation, Department of / Federal Highway Administration 11/03/2009
FORT BELKNAP COMMUNITY COUNCIL $2,243,425 Grant Recovery Act -Assistance to Rural Law Enforcement to Combat Crime and Drugs Competitive Grant Program The project purpose is to hire qualified persons to staff our newly constructed and existing detention facility. Both facilities are for adults only. To get all hired detention officers academy cert... Show more Justice, Department of 7/29/2009
FORT BELKNAP HOUSING AUTHORITY $1,074,613 Grant Native American Housing Block Grants (Formula) Recovery Act Funded Construct 5 rental duplexes (10 units) construct storage building Housing and Urban Development, Department of / Public and Indian Housing 4/10/2009
BEAR PAW COOPERATIVE $821,086 Grant Special Education Grants to States, Recovery Act Assist states in providing special education and related services to children with disabilities in accordance with Part B of the IDEA.
This spending item is part of a $36,708,056 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services 4/02/2009
FAITH DRILLING, INC. $700,000 Loan 7(a) Loan Guarantees TO AID SMALL BUSINESSES WHICH ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN FINANCING IN THE PRIVATE CREDIT MARKETPLACE Small Business Administration 4/27/2009
FORT BELKNAP COMMUNITY COUNCIL $622,869 Grant Road Maintenance_Indian Roads This project is the safety improvemnt pavement preservation will include crack sealing and patching followed by a chip seal and striping. The corridor improvement portion will consist of clearing ditches, repairing and replacing fence, signs and delineati Interior, Department of / Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary) 9/01/2009
FORT BELKNAP COMMUNITY COUNCIL $620,618 Grant Road Maintenance_Indian Roads ARRA project completion of detention facility addition Interior, Department of / Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary) 2/19/2010
FORT BELKNAP COMMUNITY COUNCIL $620,618 Contract ARRA project completion of Detention Facility Addition Interior, Department of / Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary) 2/19/2010
FORT BELKNAP COMMUNITY COUNCIL $572,700 Grant ARRA - IHS Tribal Agreements The project provides funding, per the Memorandum of Agreement, towards the cost of the new water treatment facility which is already under construction and scheduled to be completed by summer 2010. Health and Human Services, Department of / Indian Health Service 8/14/2009
FT BELKNAP COMMUNITY COUNCIL $406,235 Grant ARRA -+ Emergency Contingency Fund for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) State Program 2010 TANFS Health and Human Services, Department of / Administration for Children and Families 8/18/2010
FORT BELKNAP COMMUNITY COUNCIL $391,382 Grant Road Maintenance_Indian Roads ARRA funded project for completion of Detenion Facility Addition Interior, Department of / Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary) 10/16/2009
FORT BELKNAP COMMUNITY COUNCIL $391,382 Contract ARRA funded project for completion of Detention Facility Addition. Interior, Department of / Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary) 10/16/2009
FORT BELKNAP COMMUNITY COUNCIL $340,000 Grant Formula Grants for Other Than Urbanized Areas ARRA Construction of a Transit facility. Transportation, Department of / Federal Transit Administration 6/29/2010
FORT BELKNAP COMMUNITY COUNCIL $336,012 Grant Road Maintenance_Indian Roads This project begins the intersection with Highway 2 and continues for 7 miles to the Savoy Bridge. This project has been patched and crack sealed by a partnership with the BIA construction crews and the tribal Roads Maintenance Program in 2008. The Recove Interior, Department of / Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary) 9/01/2009
SWEET MEDICAL CENTER INC $333,300 Grant ARRA Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative[g1] The award description is Capital Improvement Program; the purpose is construction, expansion or renovation of Sweet Medical Center Chinook Site. Teh goals are 1) To improve safety amd accessability to residents of Blaine County (Meet ... Show more Health and Human Services, Department of / Health Resources and Services Administration 6/25/2009
SWEET MEDICAL CENTER INC $333,300 Grant ARRA Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative[g1] Capital Improvement Program Health and Human Services, Department of / Health Resources and Services Administration 6/25/2009
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $287,250 Direct P Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments Social Security Administration 6/30/2009
HAYS LODGE POLE SCH DIST 50 $275,789 Grant Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies, Recovery Act Improve teaching and learning for students most at risk of failing to meet State academic achievement standards.
This spending item is part of a $34,650,000 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 8/31/2009
FORT BELKNAP COMMUNITY COUNCIL $216,729 Grant ARRA Child Care and Development Block Grant The CCDF ARRA funds will be used to provide child care financial assistance to low-income working families and fund activities to improve the quality of child care Health and Human Services, Department of / Administration for Children and Families 4/09/2009
CHINOOK, CITY OF $200,000 Grant Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG) The primary goals of the Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program are to reduce energy consumption in local government buildings, facilities and operations, increase the use of renewable energy resources when it is cos... Show more
This spending item is part of a $9,593,500 allocation. See details
Energy, Department of 9/30/2009
HARLEM SCHOOL DISTRICT 12 $199,283 Grant Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies, Recovery Act Improve teaching and learning for students most at risk of failing to meet State academic achievement standards.
This spending item is part of a $34,650,000 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 8/31/2009
FORT BELKNAP COMMUNITY COUNCIL $195,824 Grant Road Maintenance_Indian Roads This Road Repair and Restoration project is located 2 miles east of Lodgepole and extends south to the intersection with State Highway 191. The Pavement on this route is in severe distress and therefore, no pavement preservation activities will be include Interior, Department of / Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary) 9/01/2009
FORT BELKNAP COLLEGE $186,351 Direct P Federal Pell Grant Program GRANT PROGRAM Education, Department of / DOED - Student Financial Assistance Programs 3/02/2010
FORT BELKNAP COMMUNITY COUNCIL $164,032 Grant Road Maintenance_Indian Roads This project is located at Hays and continues south into the Little Rocky mountains. The existing surface is a double shot chip seal completed in 2004. The asphalt surface will be crack sealed and patched in areas that have been excavated for underground Interior, Department of / Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary) 9/01/2009
HARLEM SCHOOL DISTRICT 12 $153,718 Grant State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) - Education State Grants, Recovery Act State Fiscal Stabilization Fund - Education Fund: For the support of public elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education and as applicable, early childhood education programs and services.
This spending item is part of a $121,628,250 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 7/02/2009
SWEET MEDICAL CENTER INC $125,654 Grant ARRA Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative[g1] Increase Demand for Service Health and Human Services, Department of / Health Resources and Services Administration 3/27/2009
SWEET MEDICAL CENTER INC $125,654 Grant Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Increased demand for service Health and Human Services, Department of / Health Resources and Services Administration 3/27/2009
SWEET MEDICAL CENTER INC $125,654 Grant ARRA Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative[g1] increase services to Harlem clinic Health and Human Services, Department of / Health Resources and Services Administration 3/27/2009
FORT BELKNAP COMMUNITY COUNCIL $122,100 Grant Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Recovery Act project Energy, Department of 12/30/2009
COUNTY OF BLAINE, BLAINE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #10 $121,429 Grant Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies, Recovery Act Improve teaching and learning for students most at risk of failing to meet State academic achievement standards.
This spending item is part of a $34,650,000 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 8/31/2009
HAYS LODGE POLE SCH DIST 50 $118,668 Grant State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) - Education State Grants, Recovery Act State Fiscal Stabilization Fund - Education Fund: For the support of public elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education and as applicable, early childhood education programs and services.
This spending item is part of a $121,628,250 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 7/02/2009
City of Harlem $117,430 Grant Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG) The primary goals of the Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program are to reduce energy consumption in local government buildings, facilities and operations, increase the use of renewable energy resources when it is cos... Show more
This spending item is part of a $9,593,500 allocation. See details
Energy, Department of 9/30/2009
FORT BELKNAP COMMUNITY COUNCIL $116,553 Grant Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants The COPS Hiring Recovery Program (CHRP) provides funding directly to law enforcement agencies to hire and/or rehire career law enforcement officers in an effort to create and preserve jobs, and to increase their community policing capacity and c... Show more Justice, Department of 7/01/2009
BEAR PAW MEATS, LLC $115,000 Loan 7(a) Loan Guarantees RURAL LENDER ADVANTAGE Small Business Administration 5/27/2009
FORT BELKNAP COMMUNITY COUNCIL $107,738 Grant Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants COPS Hiring Recovery Program for Fort Belknap Fish & Wildlife. To provide funding directly to our Fish and Wildlife Department to hire an officer to create jobs and increase our community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. Justice, Department of 7/01/2009
FORT BELKNAP COMMUNITY COUNCIL $106,235 Grant Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Montana INBRE established a multidisciplinary, statewide network with the goal of positioning Montana as a national leader in research on the pathogenesis of infectious diseases and on the increasing health issues related to the environment, while develop
This spending item is part of a $536,586 allocation. See details
Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health 9/24/2009
PHILLIPS COUNTY $105,975 Grant Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG) The primary goals of the Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program are to reduce energy consumption in local government buildings, facilities and operations, increase the use of renewable energy resources when it is cos... Show more
This spending item is part of a $9,593,500 allocation. See details
Energy, Department of 9/30/2009
FORT BELKNAP COMMUNITY COUNCIL $101,000 Grant Forests and Woodlands Resource Management ARRA funding for Hazardous Fuels Reduction Interior, Department of / Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary) 7/27/2009
AANIIIH NAKODA COLLEGE $95,721 Grant Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Montana INBRE established a multidisciplinary, statewide network with the goal of positioning Montana as a national leader in research on the pathogenesis of infectious diseases and on the increasing health issues related to the environment, while develop
This spending item is part of a $536,586 allocation. See details
Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health 9/24/2009
COUNTY OF BLAINE, BLAINE COUNTY DIST 10 $94,528 Grant State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) - Education State Grants, Recovery Act State Fiscal Stabilization Fund - Education Fund: For the support of public elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education and as applicable, early childhood education programs and services.
This spending item is part of a $121,628,250 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 7/02/2009
FORT BELKNAP COMMUNITY COUNCIL $94,108 Grant Road Maintenance_Indian Roads This project is a pavement preservation corridor improvement project for the Half Town and the oldest section of Rodeo Drive Streets. The various streets will be crack sealed and patched in preparation for resurfacing, which will be an Asphanlt surface tr Interior, Department of / Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary) 9/01/2009
FT BELKNAP COMMUNITY COUNCIL $93,460 Grant ARRA -+ Emergency Contingency Fund for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) State Program 2009 TANFS Health and Human Services, Department of / Administration for Children and Families 7/29/2009
HARLEM SCHOOL DISTRICT 12 $91,743 Grant State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) - Education State Grants, Recovery Act State Fiscal Stabilization Fund - Education Fund: For the support of public elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education and as applicable, early childhood education programs and services.
This spending item is part of a $121,628,250 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 7/02/2009
BLAINE, COUNTY OF $86,000 Grant Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management The project allows for the continued implementation of a long term weed management plan for the Milk River. The Milk River is appoximately 520 miles long and flows through four counties, several federal agencies, several state agencies, two Na... Show more
This spending item is part of a $97,000 allocation. See details
Interior, Department of / Bureau of Land Management 9/01/2009
HARLEM SCHOOL DISTRICT 12 $79,650 Grant Impact Aid -- School Construction Formula Grants, Recovery Act School Construction - upgrade to the physical education facility. Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 4/10/2009
AANIIIH NAKODA COLLEGE $76,168 Direct P Federal Pell Grant Program GRANT PROGRAM Education, Department of 5/12/2010
COUNTY OF BLAINE, BLAINE COUNTY DIST 10 $73,449 Grant State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) - Education State Grants, Recovery Act State Fiscal Stabilization Fund - Education Fund: For the support of public elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education and as applicable, early childhood education programs and services.
This spending item is part of a $121,628,250 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 7/02/2009
FORT BELKNAP COMMUNITY COUNCIL $72,944 Grant ARRA - Head Start Head Start discretionary grant for Quality Improvement & Cost-of_living Adjustment increases for Head Start Staff for FY 2009. Health and Human Services, Department of / Administration for Children and Families 7/01/2009
FORT BELKNAP COMMUNITY COUNCIL $72,944 Grant ARRA - Head Start Increase the compensation and benefits of staff through a cost of living adjustment to improve the overall quality of the program. Staff attended a series of college courses through Fort Belknap College in early childhood development. Health and Human Services, Department of / Administration for Children and Families 7/01/2009
BLAINE, COUNTY OF $68,043 Grant Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG) The primary goals of the Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program are to reduce energy consumption in local government buildings, facilities and operations, increase the use of renewable energy resources when it is cos... Show more
This spending item is part of a $9,593,500 allocation. See details
Energy, Department of 9/30/2009
CHOKECHERRY LANE CHILDCARE $67,500 Loan 7(a) Loan Guarantees RURAL LENDER ADVANTAGE Small Business Administration 8/24/2009
FORT BELKNAP COMMUNITY COUNCIL $67,004 Grant Road Maintenance_Indian Roads This project is a pavement preservation corridor improvement project for the initial section of white cow road to the intersection with section 20. The roadway will be crack sealed and patched in preparation for resurfacing, which will be and Asphalt surf Interior, Department of / Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary) 9/01/2009
FORT BELKNAP COMMUNITY COUNCIL $65,538 Grant Native American Employment and Training DOL-Youth WIA Summer Employment Interior, Department of / Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary) 6/01/2009
HAYS LODGE POLE SCH DIST 50 $64,591 Grant Impact Aid -- School Construction Formula Grants, Recovery Act The Prime Constructor will re-roof the Hays Lodge Pole School District Gym. A complete tear-off of the Hypalon Roofing System down to the existing woood deck. This will include removal of existing insultation, existing base flashings, r... Show more Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 4/10/2009
HARLEM SCHOOL DISTRICT 12 $58,850 Grant State Clean Diesel Grant Program Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) was awarded a State Clean Diesel Program Grant to fund school bus replacement program targeting school bus fleets in poor air quality areas in the state. The general purpose of the grant is to reduce diese
This spending item is part of a $1,730,000 allocation. See details
Environmental Protection Agency 4/14/2009
3X FARMS $46,504 Direct P Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Agriculture, Department of / Farm Service Agency 11/17/2010
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $37,495 Direct P Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Agriculture, Department of / Farm Service Agency 10/31/2010
HARLEM SCHOOL DISTRICT 12 $34,756 Grant Impact Aid -- School Construction Formula Grants, Recovery Act School Construction - upgrade to the physical education facility. Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 4/10/2009
TURNER SCHOOL DISTRICT 43 $34,487 Grant State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) - Education State Grants, Recovery Act State Fiscal Stabilization Fund - Education Fund: For the support of public elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education and as applicable, early childhood education programs and services.
This spending item is part of a $121,628,250 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 7/02/2009
BEAR PAW COOPERATIVE $28,817 Grant Special Education - Preschool Grants, Recovery Act Assist States to make available special education and related services for children with disabilities age 3 through 5 years, and at a state's discretion, to 2 year old children with disabilities who will reach age three during the school year.
This spending item is part of a $1,260,947 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services 4/02/2009
TURNER SCHOOL DISTRICT 43 $26,782 Grant State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) - Education State Grants, Recovery Act State Fiscal Stabilization Fund - Education Fund: For the support of public elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education and as applicable, early childhood education programs and services.
This spending item is part of a $121,628,250 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 7/02/2009
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $24,179 Direct P Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Agriculture, Department of / Farm Service Agency 11/30/2010
FORT BELKNAP COMMUNITY COUNCIL $15,150 Grant Road Maintenance_Indian Roads This multi-route Road/Bridge Repair and Restoration project includes route and bridge assessments on each BIA-owned route on the Fort Belknap IRR system in order to identify those activities required to asure that an Acceptable Condition is maintained on Interior, Department of / Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary) 9/01/2009
Prairie Management Partnership. $15,000 Loan 7(a) Loan Guarantees TO AID SMALL BUSINESSES WHICH ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN FINANCING IN THE PRIVATE CREDIT MARKETPLACE Small Business Administration 3/19/2009
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $13,764 Direct P Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Agriculture, Department of / Farm Service Agency 4/30/2010
FREY INC $13,591 Direct P Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Agriculture, Department of / Farm Service Agency 11/03/2010
FT BELKNAP COMMUNITY COUNCIL $12,960 Grant Aging Nutrition Services for Native Americans 2009 T6_ARRA Health and Human Services, Department of / Administration on Aging 3/30/2009
Prairie Management Partnership. $11,500 Loan 7(a) Loan Guarantees TO AID SMALL BUSINESSES WHICH ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN FINANCING IN THE PRIVATE CREDIT MARKETPLACE Small Business Administration 3/19/2009
BLAINE, COUNTY OF $11,000 Grant Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management The project allows for the continued implementation of a long term weed management plan for the Milk River. The Milk River is appoximately 520 miles long and flows through four counties, several federal agencies, several state agencies, two Na... Show more
This spending item is part of a $97,000 allocation. See details
Interior, Department of / Bureau of Land Management 9/01/2009
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $6,267 Direct P Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Agriculture, Department of / Farm Service Agency 11/30/2010
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $4,973 Direct P Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Agriculture, Department of / Farm Service Agency 2/28/2011
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $3,250 Direct P Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments Social Security Administration 9/30/2009
HONEY HILL FARMS $1,942 Direct P Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Agriculture, Department of / Farm Service Agency 4/16/2010
FORT BELKNAP COLLEGE $1,514 Direct P Federal Work-Study Program CAMPUS-BASED /FWS Education, Department of / DOED - Student Financial Assistance Programs 4/01/2009
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $750 Direct P Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments Social Security Administration 6/30/2010
FORT BELKNAP COLLEGE $696 Direct P Federal Pell Grant Program GRANT PROGRAM Education, Department of / DOED - Student Financial Assistance Programs 5/13/2009
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $250 Direct P Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments Social Security Administration 12/31/2010
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $250 Direct P Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments Social Security Administration 12/31/2009
Prairie Management Partnership $0 Loan 7(a) Loan Guarantees TO AID SMALL BUSINESSES WHICH ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN FINANCING IN THE PRIVATE CREDIT MARKETPLACE Small Business Administration 3/20/2009
Prairie Management Partnership $0 Loan 7(a) Loan Guarantees TO AID SMALL BUSINESSES WHICH ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN FINANCING IN THE PRIVATE CREDIT MARKETPLACE Small Business Administration 3/20/2009