FY 2027 Appropriations Requests and Congressionally Directed Spending
- Project Name: Agriculture Research Facilities Restoration Project
- Recipient Name: South Dakota State University
- Project Purpose: Replace critical research farm facilities that were destroyed by the 2022 derecho.
- Project Location: Brookings, SD
- Amount Requested: $600,000
- Project Name: Quantum Research Equipment
- Recipient Name: Sanford Underground Research Facility
- Project Purpose: For the purchase of equipment to enable quantum experimentation at SURF.
- Project Location: Lead, South Dakota
- Amount Requested: $1,500,000
- Project Name: OST Department of Public Safety Dispatch Division Technology Upgrade
- Project Recipient Name: Oglala Sioux Tribe
- Project Purpose: For the procurement of IT equipment for the Oglala Sioux Tribe emergency dispatch services.
- Project Location: Pine Ridge, South Dakota
- Amount Requested: $3,500,000
- Project Name: Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Equipment
- Recipient Name: Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
- Project Purpose: This request will allow the Law Enforcement Department of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe to purchase technological equipment.
- Project Location: Eagle Butte, South Dakota
- Amount Requested: $1,100,000
- Project Name: Biomanufacturing Infrastructure
- Recipient Name: South Dakota State University
- Project Purpose: To support the development of a bioprocessing and training laboratory and facilitate workforce development opportunities for the industry.
- Project Location: Brookings, South Dakota
- Amount Requested: $3,900,000
- Project Name: Wildfire Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
- Recipient Name: South Dakota State University
- Project Purpose: To facilitate research and the development of an operational system to integrate real-time observational data to map the impact of wildfire smoke.
- Project Location: Brookings, South Dakota Amount
- Requested: $350,000
- Project Name: Box Elder/Ellsworth AFB Area Law Enforcement Center
- Recipient Name: City of Box Elder
- Project Purpose: The City of Box Elder has identified a critical infrastructure and facility need associated with the population growth of the overall community – directly linked to the upcoming bed-down of the B-21 Raider Bomber at Ellsworth Air Force Base (EAFB).
- Project Location: Box Elder, South Dakota
- Amount Requested: $13,400,000
- Project Name: Water Distribution Systems Upgrades
- Recipient Name: City of Crooks
- Project Purpose: Provide a second connection to Crook’s bulk water supplier.
- Project Location: Crooks, SD
- Amount Requested: $3,040,000
- Project Name: Sanitation Facilities Construction Project
- Recipient Name: Indian Health Service Great Plains Area Office
- Project Purpose: Funding will be used to support construction of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe's sanitation needs.
- Project Location: Eagle Butte, SD
- Amount Requested: $7,503,000
- Project Name: Water Storage Project
- Recipient Name: City of Fort Pierre
- Project Purpose: Construct a 2-million-gallon drinking water storage reservoir facility and associated pipeline to address critical drinking water storage redundancy deficiencies.
- Project Location: Fort Pierre, SD
- Amount Requested: $6,046,000
- Project Name: Source Water Planning, Design and Environmental
- Recipient Name: City of Fort Pierre
- Project Purpose: For planning and design as well as environmental work of the most appropriate long-term solution for source water capacity to serve the community.
- Project Location: Fort Pierre, SD
- Amount Requested: $1,680,000
- Project Name: Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion
- Recipient Name: Hill City
- Project Purpose: To fund the final phase of needed wastewater upgrades
- Project Location: Hill City, SD
- Amount Requested: $3,200,000
- Project Name: Arsenic treatment facility
- Recipient Name: Hill City
- Project Purpose: To support construction of a new arsenic treatment facility for the city's two wells with the highest arsenic levels.
- Project Location: Hill City, SD
- Amount Requested: $2,432,000
- Project Name: Drinking Water Treatment Project
- Recipient Name: City of Milbank
- Project Purpose: Construct a modern treatment facility for advanced filtration of drinking water. Project includes installation of treatment equipment, pumping systems, and process infrastructure.
- Project Location: Milbank, SD
- Amount Requested: $8,000,000
- Project Name: Sewer Improvements
- Recipient Name: City of Murdo
- Project Purpose: To carry out sanity sewer improvements
- Project Location: Murdo, SD
- Amount Requested: $4,800,000
- Project Name: Sanitation Facilities Construction Project
- Recipient Name: Indian Health Service Great Plains Area Office
- Project Purpose: Funding will be used carry out needed lagoon rehabilitation work
- Project Location: Pine Ridge, SD
- Amount Requested: $6,045,000
- Project Name: Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Housing Development Project
- Recipient Name: Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
- Project Purpose: To construct housing on the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reservation
- Project Location: Cheyenne River Reservation, Dewey and Ziebach Counties, SD
- Amount Requested: $5,000,000
- Project Name: Arterial Improvements in Sioux Falls
- Recipient Name: South Dakota Department of Transportation
- Project Purpose: To support the construction of Veterans Parkway in Sioux Falls, SD
- Project Location: Sioux Falls, SD
- Amount Requested: $69,300,000
- Project Name: Black Hills Works Group Home Renovation
- Recipient Name: Black Hills Works, Inc.
- Project Purpose: Modernize an older, full care group home for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Rapid City, SD
- Project Location: Rapid City, SD
- Amount Requested: $1,500,000
- Project Name: Boys and Girls Club Transportation Initiative
- Recipient Name: Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Plains, Inc.
- Project Purpose: To expand the transportation capacity for the Boys and Girls Club of the Northern Plains (BGCNP)
- Project Location: Based in Brookings, SD, but operate in several communities
- Amount Requested: $500,000
- Project Name: Route 11 Takini West Project
- Recipient Name: Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
- Project Purpose: To support Phase 1 of a roadway reconstruction project that provides access to the Takini School in Ziebach County, SD
- Project Location: Ziebach County, SD
- Amount Requested: $5,750,000
- Project Name: Improvements on I-90
- Recipient Name: South Dakota Department of Transportation
- Project Purpose: To reconstruct eastbound lanes of Interstate 90 to address worn pavement and outdated infrastructure
- Project Location: Sturgis, SD
- Amount Requested: $42,800,000
- Project Name: Lake County Bypass
- Recipient Name: Lake County
- Project Purpose: To enhance public safety on a corridor in Madison, SD, by expanding capacity to meet current heavy traffic demands and unlock future growth opportunities
- Project Location: Madison, SD
- Amount Requested: $10,450,000
- Project Name: Improvements on I-229
- Recipient Name: South Dakota Department of Transportation
- Project Purpose: To modify the Exit 3 interchange along I-229 to enhance safety and operational efficiency for motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists
- Project Location: Sioux Falls, SD
- Amount Requested: $38,800,000
- Project Name: Ed Wood Trades Expansion Project
- Recipient Name: Southeast Technical College Foundation
- Project Purpose: To modernize and expand the current construction trades program facilities at Southeast Technical College in Sioux Falls, SD
- Project Location: Sioux Falls, SD
- Amount Requested: $6,000,000
- Project Name: Freezer and Cooler Expansion Project
- Recipient Name: Feeding South Dakota
- Project Purpose: To expand the freezer and cooler infrastructure at Feeding South Dakota’s Sioux Falls Distribution Center to meet the growing demand for food assistance across the state
- Project Location: Sioux Falls, SD
- Amount Requested: $933,000
- Project Name: Improvements on SD 63
- Recipient Name: South Dakota Department of Transportation
- Project Purpose: Reconstruct a 13.2-mile segment of SD 63 to address deteriorating pavement conditions and enhance safety for all roadway users
- Project Location: Dewey County, SD
- Amount Requested: $25,300,000
- Project Name: Mitchell Tech Grid to Structure Training Project
- Recipient Name: Mitchell School District 17-2 dba Mitchell Technical College
- Project Purpose: To support the construction of an Energy and Technical Trades Training Center at Michell Technical College
- Project Location: Mitchell, SD
- Amount Requested: $8,000,000
- Project Name: Lead Community Center
- Recipient Name: Lead Community Center Foundation
- Project Purpose: Construct a community center in Lead that will provide vital services to support the community and economic growth of the area
- Project Location: Lead, SD
- Amount Requested: $15,000,000
- Project Name: Western Utilities Extension
- Recipient Name: City of Dell Rapids
- Project Purpose: To extend municipal utilities between a community and interstate to spur economic development
- Project Location: Dell Rapids, SD
- Amount Requested: $10,000,000
- Project Name: Rapid City Regional Airport Passenger Terminal Project
- Recipient Name: City of Rapid City
- Project Purpose: To support the final phase of RAP’s terminal expansion project
- Project Location: Rapid City, SD
- Amount Requested: $20,000,000
- Project Name: Freeman Regional Health Services Hospital and Clinic Expansion
- Recipient Name: Freeman Regional Health Services
- Project Purpose: To support Phase 1 of constructing a new critical access hospital and clinic
- Project Location: Freeman, SD
- Amount Requested: $13,000,000
- Project Name: Dell Rapids Critical Access Hospital
- Recipient Name: Avera McKennan
- Project Purpose: Procure the equipment and essential building systems for a new critical access hospital
- Project Location: Dell Rapids, SD
- Amount Requested: $11,000,000
- Project Name: USF School of Nursing Expansion
- Recipient Name: University of Sioux Falls
- Project Purpose: To procure new simulation equipment for the USF School of Nursing program
- Project Location: Sioux Falls, SD
- Amount Requested: $1,237,000
- Project Name: Faith Facility External Modernization
- Recipient Name: Horizon Health Care, Inc.
- Project Purpose: To modernize the exterior of an aging health care facility
- Project Location: Faith, SD
- Amount Requested: $600,000
- Project Name: Advanced Computing Center Initiative
- Recipient Name: South Dakota State University
- Project Purpose: To construct and equip a next-generation computing center that will serve as the technological foundation for the university’s research, academic and operational needs for decades
- Project Location: Brookings, SD
- Amount Requested: $50,000,000
- Project Name: Isabel Facility Expansion and Modernization
- Recipient Name: Horizon Health Care, Inc.
- Project Purpose: To modernize an aging health care facility
- Project Location: Isabel, SD
- Amount Requested: $1,000,000
- Project Name: Mitchell Tech Energy Trades Optimization
- Recipient Name: Mitchell Technical College
- Project Purpose: To transform an existing program into a premier, high-technology hub for renewable energy and advanced grid systems education
- Project Location: Mitchell, SD
- Amount Requested: $8,000,000
- Project Name: Bennett County Hospital Renovation Project
- Recipient Name: Bennett County Hospital & Nursing Home
- Project Purpose: To complete the renovation of a critical access hospital
- Project Location: Martin, SD
- Amount Requested: $1,711,000
- Project Name: Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility at Avera Behavioral Health
- Recipient Name: Avera McKennan
- Project Purpose: To expand pediatric and adolescent behavioral health treatment capacity through a Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility at Avera Behavioral Health
- Project Location: Sioux Falls, SD
- Amount Requested: $7,000,000
- Project Name: NSU Center for Teaching and Learning AI
- Recipient Name: Northern State University
- Project Purpose: To establish a Center for Teaching and Learning in Artificial Intelligence
- Project Location: Aberdeen, SD
- Amount Requested: $1,750,000
- Project Name: SDSU Future Farm
- Recipient Name: South Dakota State University
- Project Purpose: To create an immersive, virtual reality farm simulation that uses artificial intelligence and historical Mesonet weather data to simulate real-world agricultural conditions and management outcomes
- Project Location: Brookings, SD
- Amount Requested: $2,000,000
- Project Name: First Responder Support Training Center
- Recipient Name: South Dakota State University
- Project Purpose: To establish a First Responder Support Training Center for firefighting departments
- Project Location: Brookings, SD
- Amount Requested: $1,500,000
- Project Name: NSU Rural Workforce Development Initiative
- Recipient Name: Northern State University
- Project Purpose: To provide startup training, business incubation and digital workforce development to individuals in rural areas
- Project Location: Aberdeen, SD
- Amount Requested: $750,000
- Project Name: Water Investment in Northern South Dakota
- Recipient Name: Bureau of Reclamation
- Project Purpose: WINS serves Beadle, Brown, Campbell, Clark, Day, Edmunds, Faulk, Hand, Hyde, Marshall, McPherson, Potter, Roberts, Spink, and Walworth counties. This will fund Phase 3A of the project.
- Project Location: Aberdeen, SD
- Amount Requested: $19,920,000
- Project Name: Mid-Dakota Rural Water System
- Recipient Name: Bureau of Reclamation
- Project Purpose: Planning and Design for phases 1 through 3 of a multistage expansion plan of Mid-Dakota Rural Water System (MDRWS) that will allow MDRWS to serve all communities that service was authorized to.
- Project Location: Hughes County, SD
- Amount Requested: $2,776,000
- Project Name: Aircraft Maintenance Hangar
- Recipient Name: 114th Fighter Wing, South Dakota National Guard
- Project Purpose: This request is for a new Aircraft Maintenance Hangar at Joe Foss Field which will consolidate maintenance operations that are currently spread across multiple aging facilities.
- Project Location: Joe Foss Field, Sioux Falls, SD
- Amount Requested: $40,000,000
- Project Name: Sturgis Readiness Center
- Recipient Name: South Dakota Army National Guard
- Project Purpose: This request provides funding for the renovation of and addition to the Sturgis Readiness Center in Sturgis, South Dakota.
- Project Location: Sturgis, SD
- Amount Requested: $8,100,000
- Project Name: Sturgis Vehicle Maintenance Shop
- Recipient Name: South Dakota Army National Guard
- Project Purpose: This request provides funding to construct a new 37,000-square-foot Vehicle Maintenance Shop in Sturgis, South Dakota to support the Army National Guard's modern vehicle fleet.
- Project Location: Sturgis, SD
- Amount Requested: $32,000,000
- Project Name: Child Development Center & School Aged Care
- Recipient Name: Ellsworth Air Force Base
- Project Purpose: This request is for constructing a new child development center to support the current personnel at Ellsworth and provide space for the anticipated base growth with the B-21 program.
- Project Location: Ellsworth Air Force Base, SD
- Amount Requested: $9,750,000
- Project Name: Security Forces Squadron Vehicle Readiness Center
- Recipient Name: Ellsworth Air Force Base
- Project Purpose: This request is for constructing a protected storage area for Security Forces Squadron armored response vehicles to secure mission essential vehicles from inclement weather, sabotage and other potential threats.
- Project Location: Ellsworth Air Force Base, SD
- Amount Requested: $480,000
- Project Name: Alert Fire Engine Warm Storage
- Recipient Name: Ellsworth Air Force Base
- Project Purpose: This request is for constructing a climate-controlled (warm) storage building to house a fire engine within the Alert Apron PL1 area to accommodate one fire engine and associated equipment to withstand the environmental conditions of Ellsworth Air Force Base.
- Project Location: Ellsworth Air Force Base, SD
- Amount Requested: $1,170,000