Federal Block Grant Award Summary

The White Mountain Apache Tribe received a $1,436,001.00 block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Family Assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program (CFDA 93.558) for the fiscal year 2026 (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026). TANF block grants provide funding to federally recognized Indian tribes to assist low-income families with children through comprehensive social service delivery, including financial assistance, employment training, child care support, and other initiatives designed to promote self-sufficiency and economic independence.

Under this award, the White Mountain Apache Tribe, located on the 1.67-million-acre Fort Apache Indian Reservation in east-central Arizona, delivers assistance programs according to its tribal plan approved by the Administration for Children and Families. The tribe leverages its Grants and Contracts Division to implement TANF services addressing the program's core objectives: enabling children to be cared for in their own homes or homes of relatives, ending dependence on government benefits through job preparation and work promotion, preventing out-of-wedlock pregnancies, and encouraging the formation and maintenance of two-parent families. Consistent with federal regulations, family assistance grant payments are issued quarterly following plan approval, with funds supporting the tribe's broader portfolio of federal grants exceeding $10 million annually across multiple HHS programs serving tribal community development and economic objectives.