Two local communities are awarded Public Health and Wellness Partners grant from the Cherokee Nation.

 

Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner announced the $1.87 million dollars in funding yesterday (on Wednesday, July 8,) to more than 30 awardees across the the Cherokee Nation Reservation. Among the recipients are the Coffeyville Fire Department, which will receive just over $44,000 to replace a self-contained breathing apparatus and to install an on-site fill station at the Fire Department. The South Coffeyville Schools were also awarded $55,000 to expand a community courtyard.

 

The grant program is funded under the tribe's Public Health and Wellness Fund Act, legislation proposed by Chief Hoskin and Deputy Chief Warner and enacted by the Council in 2021. 

 

To see a full list of grant recipients and projects, follow this link.