Newp-2025 - native employment works program

The Gila River Indian Community received a $126,512 Native Employment Works Program (NEWP-2025) block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (HHS/ACF) under CFDA 93.594, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. This award supports the Community's workforce development initiatives designed to enhance job readiness, facilitate job placement, and promote job retention for Native American tribal members. The funding enables delivery of comprehensive work activities and supportive services tailored to the Community's designated service population.

As an eligible tribal organization that operated a Tribal JOBS (Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training) Program in fiscal year 1995, the Gila River Indian Community qualifies for annual block grant allocations based on its historical FY 1994 Tribal JOBS program funding baseline. The award supports the Community's ongoing capacity to administer employment and training services across its 584-square-mile reservation serving approximately 21,300 enrolled members of the Akimel O'odham (Pima) and Pee Posh (Maricopa) tribes. The Community must maintain compliance with HHS/ACF requirements, including submission of updated program plans for triennial review and adherence to applicable federal accounting standards and audit requirements under the Single Audit Act of 1984 and OMB Uniform Guidance provisions.