Block Grant A22AV00289

The Kawerak, Inc. received a $2.2 million block grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Self Governance on October 1, 2021 to provide services through September 30, 2022. The award is part of the Child Care and Development Block Grant program (CCDF; CFDA #93.575) to improve access to child care and early learning programs for low-income families. As the designated tribal organization for the Bering Strait and Norton Sound regions, Kawerak will use the funding to administer child care subsidies and quality initiatives for Alaska Native children and families in the Nome area through September 2022. The CCDF block grant program aims to help working families obtain child care assistance and support early learning quality initiatives nationwide.