HELENA – The Montana Department of Commerce, $320,000 in grant money has been awarded to support 28 Native American-owned businesses in Montana, by way of Indian Equity Fund Small Business Grants.

Listed below is the full list of grant recipients:

Blackfeet Nation

Big Chief Chinese Restaurant in Browning will receive $12,000 for equipment.

in Browning will receive $12,000 for equipment. Lube and Tube Express in Browning will receive $11,000 for signage, painting and plumbing.

in Browning will receive $11,000 for signage, painting and plumbing. Pain Relief with PEMF by Brittany in Cut Bank will receive $12,000 for a pulsed electromagnetic field machine.

in Cut Bank will receive $12,000 for a pulsed electromagnetic field machine. $AVAGE RECORDS in Browning will receive $5,000 for production equipment and inventory.

Chippewa Cree Tribe

AAM LLC dba Boxcars in Havre will receive $5,000 for flooring.

in Havre will receive $5,000 for flooring. Box City Ice Cream in Box Elder will receive $6,000 for equipment and inventory.

in Box Elder will receive $6,000 for equipment and inventory. LaSalle Cattle Company in Havre will receive $10,000 for a loader.

in Havre will receive $10,000 for a loader. Log Creeations in Box Elder will receive $14,000 for a skidder.

in Box Elder will receive $14,000 for a skidder. My Paisley Pals in Havre will receive $14,000 for a sublimation machine.

in Havre will receive $14,000 for a sublimation machine. Rockin Ridge Construction in Box Elder will receive $12,000 for a trailer and accessories.

Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes

Caudill Industries Inc. in Missoula will receive $14,000 for equipment.

in Missoula will receive $14,000 for equipment. Kapi Shop LLC in St. Ignatius will receive $14,000 for equipment.

Crow Nation

Baaapaale Pashko in Lodge Grass will receive $14,000 for a truck with a boom and equipment.

in Lodge Grass will receive $14,000 for a truck with a boom and equipment. Designs by Della in Hardin will receive $14,000 for a sewing machine, supplies and marketing.

in Hardin will receive $14,000 for a sewing machine, supplies and marketing. Medicine Wheel Country Tours in Bozeman will receive $14,000 for camping equipment and insurance.

in Bozeman will receive $14,000 for camping equipment and insurance. River Bend Lodge in Hardin will receive $12,000 for improvements.

Fort Belknap Assiniboine and Gros Ventre Tribes

Buckman Automotive Auto Body Paint in Polson will receive $8,000 for an automotive paint booth.

in Polson will receive $8,000 for an automotive paint booth. J & M Trucking, LLC in Hays will receive $14,000 for tires.

in Hays will receive $14,000 for tires. North Prairie LLC in Harlem will receive $4,000 for a computer and equipment.

in Harlem will receive $4,000 for a computer and equipment. Sage n Spur in Harlem will receive $14,000 for commercial space remodeling.

Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux

Rubicon Cookshack in Culbertson will receive $14,000 for a smoker trailer.

in Culbertson will receive $14,000 for a smoker trailer. Smoker Home Repair and Remodeling in Poplar will receive $14,000 for an enclosed trailer and dump trailer.

in Poplar will receive $14,000 for an enclosed trailer and dump trailer. The Pizza Joint in Wolf Point will receive $12,000 for a delivery vehicle and professional services.

Little Shell Chippewa Tribe

AJ’s Wood & Steel LLC in Havre will receive $14,000 for a welder, equipment, supplies and insurance.

in Havre will receive $14,000 for a welder, equipment, supplies and insurance. Dragon Well Acupuncture in Floweree will receive $14,000 for a fusion chair, remodeling and advertising.

in Floweree will receive $14,000 for a fusion chair, remodeling and advertising. Jordan Baldwin’s Flooring Installation in Butte will receive $12,000 for equipment and inventory.

Northern Cheyenne Tribe

Glenn’s Wood Vending in Lame Deer will receive $14,000 for tools.

in Lame Deer will receive $14,000 for tools. Niz’s Cakes & Cupcakes in Lame Deer will receive $3,000 for baking equipment.

More information on the grant program can be found here.