Ponca Tribe of Nebraska receives $4.8m USDA grant for buffalo processing facility in Niobrara.

The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska received a $4.8 million federal grant from the USDA to build a buffalo processing facility in Niobrara, their traditional homeland. The facility aims to sustainably harvest and distribute buffalo meat to over 5,800 tribal members across the US, and will create jobs for tribal members in a rural community. Construction is set to begin in fall 2024 and complete by spring 2025.

June 07, 2024
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