FY 2026 Appropriations Requests and Congressionally Directed Spending
- Project Name: Water Investment in Northern South Dakota (WINS) Phase 2B
- Recipient Name: WEB Water Development Inc.
- Project Purpose: WINS serves Beadle, Brown, Campbell, Clark, Day, Edmunds, Faulk, Hand, Hyde, Marshall, McPherson, Potter, Roberts, Spink, and Walworth counties. This specific phase lies in Edmunds County, near Ipswich.
- Project Location: Aberdeen, SD
- Amount Requested: $20,300,000
- Project Name: Tribal Partnership Program Big Sioux River Ecosystem Restoration and Cultural Resources
- Recipient Name: United States Army Corps of Engineers; Omaha District
- Project Purpose: Funding the Big Sioux River Ecosystem Restoration and Cultural Resources project will help prevent flooding and erosion on the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribal Reservation.
- Project Location Flandreau, SD
- Amount Requested: $200,000
- Project Name: Tribal Partnership Program West Bend and Vicinity Restoration and Resiliency
- Recipient Name: United States Army Corps of Engineers; Omaha District
- Project Purpose: Funding the West Bend and Vicinity Restoration and Resiliency project will address significant erosion on the Crow Creek Reservation.
- Project Location: Fort Thompson, SD
- Amount Requested: $200,000
- Project Name: Tribal Partnership Program BIA Route 6 at Cherry Creek
- Recipient Name: United States Army Corps of Engineers; Omaha District
- Project Purpose: Funding for the Cherry Creek Project will be used to address erosion and slope stability issues impacting the road, which along with the rural water line, has already been damaged.
- Project Location: Cherry Creek, SD
- Amount Requested: $100,000
- Project Name: Tribal Partnership Program Little Bend and Counselor Creek Restoration and Resiliency
- Recipient Name: United States Army Corps of Engineers; Omaha District
- Project Purpose: Funding will be used to investigate opportunities to restore lost native riparian habitats and preserve significant cultural resources that are of importance to tribes.
- Project Location: Lower Brule, SD
- Amount Requested: $100,000
- Project Name: South Dakota State University Cottonwood Field Station Renovation and Expansion
- Recipient Name: South Dakota State University
- Project Purpose: Funding for the Cottonwood Field Station would support the research and application of cutting-edge precision agricultural technologies to range beef cattle production and enhance the university’s ability to address challenges facing national food security.
- Project Location: Phillip, SD
- Amount Requested: $2,000,000
- Project Name: South Dakota State University Transient Animal Research Support Facility
- Recipient Name: South Dakota State University
- Project Purpose: Funding for the South Dakota State University Transient Animal Research Support Facility will support multidisciplinary research, teaching, and outreach.
- Project Location: Brookings, SD
- Amount Requested: $500,000
- Project Name: Oglala Sioux Tribe Sanitation Facilities Construction Project
- Recipient Name: Indian Health Service Great Plains Area Office
- Project Purpose: Funding will be used to continue construction of the 7 Years for 7 Generations Project, which serves thousands of tribal citizens in South Dakota.
- Project Location: Pine Ridge, SD
- Amount Requested: $9,915,000
- Project Name: Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Sanitation Facilities Construction Project
- Recipient Name: Indian Health Service Great Plains Area Office
- Project Purpose: Funding will be used to support construction of Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe sanitation needs, which will benefit thousands of South Dakotans.
- Project Location: Eagle Butte, SD
- Amount Requested: $6,587,000
- Project Name: Bennett County Hospital Expansion and Renovation
- Recipient Name: Bennett County Hospital
- Project Purpose: To construct a new, modern healthcare facility that meets current regulatory standards, enhances patient care, and provide for the long-term sustainability of essential health services in a medically underserved rural region.
- Project Location: Martin, South Dakota
- Amount Requested: $2,801,000
- Project Name: Coteau Des Prairies Health Care System
- Recipient Name: Coteau Des Prairies Hospital
- Project Purpose: The project will replace the current, outdated chiller system with a modern, energy-efficient system. This will prevent service disruptions and improve energy efficiency, thereby enhancing long-term sustainability and reducing risks to patient safety, medication storage, and critical medical operations.
- Project Location: Sisseton, SD
- Amount Requested: $683,000
- Project Name: Avera Cancer Care Equipment
- Recipient Name: Avera Health
- Project Purpose: This project will support and strengthen rural cancer care infrastructure across South Dakota by expanding diagnostic imaging and replacing aging radiation therapy equipment.
- Project Location: Aberdeen, Mitchell, Yankton, and Pierre
- Amount Requested: $11,175,000
- Project Name: Preparing GenAI Expertise for the Future: Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) Literacy and competency Across the SDSU Curriculum
- Recipient Name: South Dakota State University
- Project Purpose: To develop high levels of student GenAI literacy and competency across the curriculum at South Dakota State University.
- Project Location: Brookings, SD
- Amount Requested: $1,000,000
- Project Name: Upgrade for Rural Health: Chiller System Replacement and Modernization at Coteau des Prairies Health Care System
- Recipient Name: Coteau Des Prairies Hospital
- Project Purpose: To support the upgrade of the hospital and clinic’s boilers and pump systems in Sisseton, South Dakota.
- Project Location: Sisseton, SD
- Amount Requested: $1,099,000
- Project Name: Expanding Nursing Education in Rapid City and Sioux Falls
- Recipient Name: South Dakota State University – College of Nursing
- Project Purpose: To address the nursing workforce crisis, the College of Nursing plans to expand the Rapid City and Sioux Falls sites, increasing enrollment by up to 100 students annually.
- Project Location: Sioux Falls and Rapid City, SD
- Amount Requested: $3,453,000
- Project Name: Boys & Girls Club Early Childhood Enrichment Collaborative
- Recipient Name: Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Plains
- Project Purpose: Through this initiative, existing Boys & Girls Club early learning centers will be upgraded and expanded, and new early learning spaces will be created to serve additional children and families.
- Project Location: Brookings County, Moody County, Clay County, Lincoln
- Amount Requested: $6,500,000
- Project Name: Avera Careflight Fixed- and Rotor- Wing Aircraft for Rural South Dakotans
- Recipient Name: Avera McKennan
- Project Purpose: The purpose of this program is to establish a new facility for Avera’s Careflight aircraft fleet in an estimated 28,900 sq. ft facility including aircraft hangar space, offices, and living quarters for the Careflight team.
- Project Location: Sioux Falls, SD
- Amount Requested: $5,000,000
- Project Name: Coteau des Prairies Health Care System CSR Humidifier Replacement Project
- Recipient Name: Coteau des Prairies Hospital
- Project Purpose: This critical project will replace the outdated steam humidifier in the central supply room at CDP Health’s hospital facility in Sisseton, South Dakota.
- Project Location: Sisseton, SD
- Amount Requested: $156,000
- Project Name: Sullivan Healthcare Center Expansion
- Recipient Name: Southeast Technical College
- Project Purpose: The proposed remodeling project aims to upgrade and optimize the current Sullivan Healthcare education facility to provide state-of-the-art learning environments for students.
- Project Location: Sioux Falls
- Amount Requested: $10,000,000
- Project Name: Online Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)Program (Train in Place Model)
- Recipient Name: South Dakota State University
- Project Purpose: This innovative model focuses on areas of the state with limited access to nursing education, allowing them to complete a majority of their nursing program online and in a healthcare facility close to their hometown.
- Project Location: Brookings, SD
- Amount Requested: $2,240,000
- Project Name: Center for Artificial Intelligence and Drug Repurposing
- Recipient Name: South Dakota State University College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions
- Project Purpose: AI-based drug repurposing will generate new intellectual property and start-ups, employing graduates from South Dakota State University and other institutions in South Dakota.
- Project Location: Brookings, SD
- Amount Requested: $1,000,000
- Project Name: The Best Buddies Social Skills Education Project for South Dakota Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Recipient Name: Best Buddies International, Inc.
- Project Purpose: The Best Buddies Social Skills Education for South Dakota Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities addresses the isolation many students with disabilities face, especially when it comes to forming meaningful peer connections in and outside the classroom.
- Project Location: Sioux Falls, SD
- Amount Requested: $250,000
- Project Name: South Dakota’s First Responder Support Training (SD-FRST) Center
- Recipient Name: South Dakota State University
- Project Purpose: The South Dakota First Responder Support Training Center (FRST Center) at SDSU will aid firefighting departments in the assessment, implementation, and evaluation of Wellness Fitness Initiatives (WFI) to meet the CFR 1910.156 “Fire Brigade” and NFPA 1582 standards.
- Project Location: Brookings, SD
- Amount Requested: $1,700,000
- Project Name: Career Gateway Program Student Success
- Recipient Name: South Dakota State University
- Project Purpose: South Dakota State University offers a series of recently approved Gateway Certificates as an opportunity for students to connect to the university via dual credit coursework, giving those students an advantage in career exploration and university-level academics.
- Project Location: Brookings, SD
- Amount Requested: $400,000
- Project Name: Statewide Trauma-Informed Mental Health Support for Domestic Violence Survivors in South Dakota
- Recipient Name: South Dakota Network Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault
- Project Purpose: This statewide initiative will be available to all survivors of domestic violence regardless of location, creating an integrated system of care that bridges the gap between existing advocacy services and critical mental health interventions.
- Project Location: Sioux Falls, SD
- Amount Requested: $956,000
- Project Name: Douglas Elementary School
- Recipient Name: Douglas School District #51-1
- Project Purpose: Construct a new elementary school to support the mission of the B21
- Project Location: Box Elder, SD
- Amount Requested: $42,000,000
- Project Name: Box Elder Regional Transportation Improvement Project Planning and Design
- Recipient Name: SD DOT
- Project Purpose: The planning and design phase of the City of Box Elder's Regional Transportation Improvement Project with a focus on the Highway 14/16 and Radar Hill Road reconstruction.
- Project Location: Box Elder, SD
- Amount Requested: $4,000,000
- Project Name: Lead Community Center
- Recipient Name: Lead Community Center Foundation
- Project Purpose: Construct a community center in Lead that will provide services to support the community and the economic growth of the area.
- Project Location: Lead, SD
- Amount Requested: $15,000,000
- Project Name: Women’s Rehabilitation Facility
- Recipient Name: Magdalene Dakota
- Project Purpose: Acquisition and rehabilitation of a home/facility for women exiting the South Dakota Women's Prison in Pierre, SD.
- Project Location: Pierre, SD
- Amount Requested: $829,000
- Project Name: FSD Concourse Expansion Project
- Recipient Name: Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD)
- Project Purpose: To provide five additional gates, associated hold rooms and expand current hold rooms to accommodate existing demand and the upgauging of aircraft at FSD.
- Project Location: Sioux Falls, SD
- Amount Requested: $30,000,000
- Project Name: Airline Terminal Project - Rapid City Regional Airport
- Recipient Name: Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP)
- Project Purpose: Improve the ticketing, baggage makeup and security checkpoint at Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP)
- Project Location: Rapid City, SD
- Amount Requested: $30,000,000
- Project Name: Crow Creek Housing Development
- Recipient Name: Crow Creek Housing Authority
- Project Purpose: Construct ten new housing units as part of a 60-unit housing development on the Crow Creek Indian Reservation
- Project Location: Fort Thompson, SD
- Amount Requested: $3,000,000
- Project Name: Improvements on Route 11
- Recipient Name: SD DOT
- Project Purpose: Reconstruct/improve the condition of 6.8 miles of BIA Route 11.
- Project Location: Ziebach County, SD
- Amount Requested: $5,754,000
- Project Name: Improvements on SD25
- Recipient Name: SD DOT
- Project Purpose: Improvements on SD25
- Project Location: Clark County, SD
- Amount Requested: $20,000,000
- Project Name: Lemmon Housing Independent Living
- Recipient Name: Lemmon Housing and Redevelopment Commission of the City of Lemmon
- Project Purpose: Assist in the development of four affordable, ADA-compliant housing units for elderly residents.
- Project Location: Lemmon, SD
- Amount Requested: $1,516,000
- Project Name: Minnesota Place Home Renovation
- Recipient Name: Black Hills Works, Inc.
- Project Purpose: Modernize an older, full care group home for adults.
- Project Location: Rapid City, SD
- Amount Requested: $950,000
- Project Name: Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Housing Development Project
- Recipient Name: Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
- Project Purpose: Construct housing for elderly, disabled, veterans and homeless individuals.
- Project Location: Dewey and Ziebach Counties, SD
- Amount Requested: $5,000,000
- Project Name: Improvements on SD44
- Recipient Name: SD DOT
- Project Purpose: Reconstruction of SD44 in Charles Mix and Gregory Counties.
- Project Location: Platte/Winner, SD
- Amount Requested: $152,000,000
- Project Name: Affordable Housing Revolving Loan Fund
- Recipient Name: Northeast South Dakota Economic Corporation
- Project Purpose: Create a revolving loan fund for financing the production of workforce housing in the state of South Dakota
- Project Location: Statewide, SD
- Amount Requested: $10,000,000
- Project Name: North Sioux City Northshore Drive Realignment Project Phase 2
- Recipient Name: SD DOT
- Project Purpose: Improvements to Northshore Drive: PCC Surfacing, Grading, Storm Sewer, Curb & Gutter, Lighting, Water Main, Sanitary, ROW, PE
- Project Location: North Sioux City, SD
- Amount Requested: $14,000,000
- Project Name: Child Exploitation Investigation Support Project
- Recipient Name: South Dakota Attorney General's Office
- Project Purpose: Funding for critical technology upgrades and training for the new technology in order to carry out the work of the ICAC Task Force Program.
- Project Location: Statewide South Dakota
- Amount Requested: $675,000
- Project Name: An Operational System for Monitoring and Forecasting Air Quality from Wildfires
- Recipient Name: South Dakota State University
- Project Purpose: To monitor and forecast South Dakota air quality impacts from wildland fires for the purposes of air quality alerts for citizens.
- Project Location: Brookings, SD
- Amount Requested: $343,000
- Project Name: Jail Tech Upgrades
- Recipient Name: Penn County Sheriffs Office
- Project Purpose: The requested funds will upgrade the security equipment and technology within the existing jail and supply equipment and technology to the jail expansion.
- Project Location: Rapid City, SD
- Amount Requested: $3,920,000
- Project Name: Sallyport at Pierre Federal Building
- Recipient Name: General Services Administration
- Project Purpose: Sallyport Construction
- Project Location: Pierre, SD
- Amount Requested: $500,000