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- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $1,608,084.15 Block Grant to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) for the FY2026 Tribal Child Support Comprehensive Grant program (CFDA 93.563). This funding will support EBCI's efforts to enforce child support obligations, locate absent parents, establish paternity, and obtain child, spousal, and medical support within the Native American community in North Carolina. As a federally recognized...
- The U.S. Administration on Children, Youth and Families awarded a $741,050 Block Grant on October 1, 2025 to the Cherokee Nation for the Foster Care Title IV-E federal grant program (CFDA 93.658). This program supports comprehensive child welfare initiatives focused on providing safe and stable out-of-home care for children under state or tribal child welfare agency jurisdiction. The funds will be used by the Cherokee Nation to develop, implement, and enhance their foster care, adoption...
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $260,381 Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090) block grant to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) in North Carolina for FY 2026. This program provides federal financial support to states, tribes, and tribal organizations to facilitate guardianship arrangements that support children who cannot be reunited with their parents, ensuring stable and permanent living situations. As a...
- This $358,624 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families is provided through the Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund (CFDA 93.596) program. The purpose of this program is to support child care services for low-income families across the United States. The grant recipient, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, will use the funds to provide a range of child care services,...
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families has awarded the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) a $1,301,133.27 Block Grant under the Child Support Services program (CFDA 93.563). The grant will fund EBCI's Tribal Child Support Enforcement Program from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024. The program aims to enforce child support obligations, locate absent parents, establish paternity, and obtain child, spousal, and medical support payments....
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $105,967 Adoption Assistance Block Grant to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2026. This federal grant program (CFDA 93.659) provides financial support for the adoption of children with special needs who cannot be reunited with their biological families. The grant funding will enable the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to facilitate...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $181,944 to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians under the Tribal Work Grants program (CFDA 93.594) for the period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. This Block Grant funding will allow the tribe to operate a program making work activities and job readiness support available to Native Americans. Specifically, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will use the funds to provide work-related activities...
- This federal Block Grant award of $2,768,396.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Child Support Services program (CFDA 93.563). The purpose of this program is to enforce child support obligations, locate absent parents, establish paternity, and obtain child, spousal, and medical support. The award, with a performance period of October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024, will allow the Cherokee Nation, a federally...
- The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CFDA 93.575) is a federal program administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families that provides funding to support child care services for low-income families. This $1,447,790 award to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) in North Carolina will fund the tribe's efforts to improve access to affordable, high-quality child care and early childhood education infrastructure in the region from...
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a FY2026 Tribal Child Support Comprehensive Grant in the amount of $4,320,241.00 to the Cherokee Nation, a federally recognized Native American tribal government in Oklahoma. The grant, authorized under the Child Support Services Federal Grant Program (CFDA 93.563), will support the tribe's efforts to enforce child support obligations, locate absent parents, establish paternity, and obtain child,...
The federal Block Grant award of $714,167.00 was provided by the Administration on Children Youth and Families (ACYF), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under the Foster Care Title IV-E program (CFDA 93.658). The award supports comprehensive child welfare initiatives focused on providing safe and stable out-of-home care for children under state or tribal child welfare agency jurisdiction. The grant recipient, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), is a federally recognized Native American tribe located in North Carolina. As a tribally owned enterprise, EBCI has significant capacity to deliver specialized services to federal agencies through contracts and grants, including in the areas of healthcare, transportation, environmental management, infrastructure development, and social services.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $346.7k | 12/31/25 | ||
| Not listed | $367.4k | 10/7/25 |