The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut has reduced its annual contribution to a fund it created with the city of Norwich.

The tribe and the city announced the Sachem Fund in 2007. The tribe promised to donate $2 million over five years and made the first annual donation of $200,000 in 2008

But both the tribe and the city cut their contribution this year by $50,000 and are tightening up deadlines and requirements for the 2010 round of applications. The New London Day called the fund a victim of the national recession.

Get the Story:
Sachem Fund tightens up rules as money dwindles (The New London Day 10/22)
Want a Sachem Fund grant in Norwich? Better have a good use for it (The Norwich Bulletin 10/22)

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