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Indian Business Incubators Program (IBIP)

Congratulations to the 2022 Indian Business Incubator Program Awardees!

The Indian Affairs Office of Indian Economic Development today announced it has awarded $2.9 million in total Indian Business Incubator Program funding to 10 American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes and Tribal Organizations. 

IBIP AwardeeAward Amount
Change Labs$300,000.00
Cherokee Nation$300,000.00
Chickasaw Nation$300,000.00
Mohave County Community College District$237,055.92
Plenty Doors Community Development Corporation$300,000.00
Quechan Indian Tribe$300,000.00
Regents of New Mexico State University$289,869.00
Sinte Gleska University$300,000.00
South Puget Intertribal Planning Agency$300,000.00
Taala Fund$300,000.00

Read the Press Release issued on November 3, 2022.

Indian Affairs Awards $2.9 Million in Indian Business Incubator Program Grants

IBIP Technical Assistance

OIED’s Pilot Technical Assistance Program supported the implementation of IBIP by providing a pre-application webinar for prospective applicants as well as in-person and virtual business incubator roundtable

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Success Stories

  • IBIP Success Story: Change Labs - Tuba City, AZ

    Photographers take pictures of a ribbon cutting.

    Change Labs received a FY 2022 Indian Business Incubator Program grant from OIED and has been extremely successful in utilizing their grant funds.

    Change Labs is a Native-led 501c3 on the Navajo Nation creating pathways for Navajo and Hopi entrepreneurs to strengthen their business skills and provide opportunities for business growth.

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1849 C Street, N.W., Room 4152
Washington, DC 20240
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. EST, Monday–Friday

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