Federal Block Grant Award Summary

The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians received a $613,077 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Family Assistance (CFDA 93.558) for the fiscal year period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. As a federally recognized tribal government, the recipient uses TANF block grant funding to provide financial assistance and supportive services to low-income families with children within its eight tribal communities in east-central Mississippi, with the overarching objectives of enabling children to remain in their own homes or with relatives, promoting work and job preparation to reduce dependence on government benefits, and supporting family stability and self-sufficiency.

The TANF program enables the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians to implement comprehensive assistance services according to its tribal plan, including financial assistance payments, employment training and job preparation services, child care support, and related family support services. Block grant funds are distributed to the recipient in quarterly payments following plan approval by the Administration for Children and Families, allowing the tribe to address the economic and social needs of vulnerable tribal members and strengthen family structures within its service area.