The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation $15.489583 million under the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CFDA 93.575) on October 1, 2025. The award funds child care subsidies and quality improvement services for low-income tribal families through September 30, 2028, with place of performance in Utah.
The Child Care and Development Block Grant provides federal funding to tribes, states, and territories to deliver child care subsidies primarily through vouchers or certificates to families with low income, and to improve the quality of child care for both subsidized and unsubsidized children. The Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation, a federally recognized Indian tribe headquartered in Ogden, Utah, acts as the lead agency responsible for developing and administering a three-year Child Care and Development Fund plan in compliance with the CCDBG Act and federal regulations. Tribal lead agencies must hold at least one public hearing, coordinate services with other federal, state, and local child care and early childhood development programs, and consult with representatives of local governments.
This discretionary award complements the tribe's concurrent formula grant funding under CFDA 93.596 ($2.254953 million, same period) for subsidizing child care costs and coordinating early childhood services, as well as a prior-year CCDF Tribal Construction block grant also running through September 30, 2028. The Office of Child Care holds 22 awards with the Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation across various fiscal-year tranches, making it the plurality customer by award count in the tribe's federal grant portfolio.