Block Grant 2019VOGX0016

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $135,788 Project Grant under the Native American Employment and Training program (CFDA 17.265) to the Kenaitze Indian Tribe in Kenai, Alaska. The grant will support employment and training services for unemployed, underemployed and low-income American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians through June 2025. Specifically, the Tribe will provide career services, follow-up services for up to one year after program...

The Kenaitze Indian Tribe received a $160,000 block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title VI, Part A, Grants to Indian Tribes, Part B, Grants to Native Hawaiians program (CFDA 93.047). Dating from January 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024, the grant aims to promote the delivery of supportive services, including nutrition services, to Native Alaskans comparable to those provided under...

This $889,920 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.596 - Tribal Justice Assistance Program) supports the Kenaitze Indian Tribe's efforts to strengthen its tribal justice system and enhance public safety in its community. The funding enables the Tribe to maintain critical tribal court operations, including the Tribal Court Clerk position to provide administrative support, and the Circle Program Coordinator to oversee the community-based alternative dispute...

The Kenaitze Indian Tribe was awarded a $750,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to enhance its Henu Community Wellness Court program. Funded under the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585), the project aims to reduce recidivism and barriers to access among tribal/Alaska Native/American Indian individuals with substance use disorders involved in the tribal or state justice...

The Coquille Indian Tribe received a $150,000 project grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service under the Health Management Development Program (CFDA 93.228) to implement an Epic electronic health record system. The one-year project running from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024 will support transitioning the Tribe's Ko-Kwel Wellness Center locations in Eugene and Coos Bay, Oregon to the new EHR database. The upgraded system aims to streamline clinical...

The National Indian Youth Council, Inc. (NIYC) received a $1.566 million Project Grant award from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the Native American Employment and Training federal grant program (CFDA 17.265). The three-year award will support NIYC's delivery of employment and training services to Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians in Albuquerque, New Mexico from July 2021 through June 2024. Specifically, the funding will be used to...

The Knik Tribe, doing business as Knik Tribal Council, received a $274,608 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service (CFDA 93.228 - Indian Health Service, Health Management Development Program) on June 15, 2024. The award is intended to enhance the health management infrastructure of the federally recognized Knik Tribe located in Palmer, Alaska. Typical activities funded under this program include developing management systems, improving...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded The Klamath Tribes a $298,825 Project Grant under the Indian Economic Development program (CFDA 15.032) to support a 3-year language immersion program. The program will serve approximately 300 students in Klamath County, Oregon, focusing on the Klamath, Modoc, and Yahooskin Paiute languages. The immersion program will use the Total Physical Response model to provide language learning experiences for all age groups and...

The Tolowa Dee-Ni Nation received a $1,572,490 Project Grant under the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) administered by the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. This grant, awarded on July 1, 2024, will fund a 3-year project entitled "A'T-'I XWEE-GHAYT-NISH - STILL, WE LIVE ON" focused on promoting economic and social self-sufficiency for the Tolowa Dee-Ni Nation community. The grant will support a range of initiatives to strengthen...

This $200,000 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Office of Administration and Resource Management will support the Dry Creek Rancheria, operated by the Dry Creek Band of Pomo Indians, in developing its environmental data and resource management capabilities. Funded under the Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program and Related Assistance (CFDA 66.608), the Tribe will create an Environmental Data and Resource Management System, develop a strategic plan for...