Federal Block Grant Award Summary

The Oglala Sioux Tribe of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation received a $219,158 Block Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Tribal Work Grants program (CFDA 93.594) effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. This award supports the Native Employment Works (NEW) program, which provides work activities and supportive services designed to enhance job readiness, job placement, and job retention for Native Americans within the tribe's service population on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

The funding enables the tribe to administer workforce development initiatives that serve its 46,000+ enrolled members through employment-focused programming and ancillary support services. As an established eligible recipient under the Tribal Work Grants program—which awards annual lump-sum grants to Indian tribes and Alaska Native organizations that operated Tribal JOBS programs in fiscal year 1995—the tribe's award amount is determined by its baseline FY 1994 Tribal JOBS funding level rather than through competitive selection. The award represents part of the program's stable, predictable funding cycle, with awards distributed consistently on or around July 1 annually.