After a decade of lobbying, the Salt River First Nation was finally granted $16.8 million worth of funding toward a key infrastructure project this week, according to CBC News.

According to Chief David Poitras, the First Nation has been in discussions with the federal government since 2010 about the $16.8-million project on reserve land.

On Monday, the Minister of Indigenous Services Marc Miller announced the federal government would be committing the funding toward sewer, water and roadway infrastructure.

The project will create 39 new homes and provide critical sewage and water services to several of the nation’s local businesses.