The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians has been awarded a FY 2025 Block Grant of $1,981,735.78 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Child Support Enforcement (CFDA 93.563 - Child Support Services). The purpose of this grant is to enforce child support obligations, locate absent parents, establish paternity, and obtain child, spousal, and medical support orders. This funding will enable the tribe to deliver comprehensive child support services to its community, with the...
The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, a federally recognized tribal government, an Indian Education Formula Grant of $464,101 for the period of July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. The grant is provided under the Indian Education Grants to Local Educational Agencies program (CFDA 84.060), which aims to address the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of Indian students. The funding will allow...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians a $485,795 Indian Education Formula Grant (CFDA 84.060) to support comprehensive educational programs for American Indian and Alaska Native students. This one-year grant, running from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, will fund academic instruction, cultural programming, teacher professional development, and targeted student support services designed to help Native...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $965,944.27 Block Grant to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians on January 1, 2024 under the Child Support Services program (CFDA 93.563). This funding will enable the tribe to provide comprehensive child support enforcement services, including locating absent parents, establishing paternity, obtaining child and spousal support orders, and collecting support payments. The goal is to ensure...
The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians was awarded a $485,998 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Indian Education Grants to Local Educational Agencies program (CFDA 84.060). The grant period is July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. Funding will support addressing the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of American Indian students to help them meet state performance standards and ensure they gain...
This $2,043,588.40 federal Block Grant award to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program (CFDA 93.558). The funding will support a comprehensive range of social services and assistance programs for low-income families with children in the tribal communities, including cash aid, employment training, child care, nutrition support,...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families has awarded a $433,392 Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund (CFDA 93.596) formula grant to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. This multi-year grant, with an award date of October 1, 2024 and an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2027, will support the tribe's provision of comprehensive childcare services for low-income families. Funded activities are...
The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians received a $162,688 Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service and Rural Business Cooperative Services. The 2-year grant, awarded on July 30, 2024, will support the tribe's efforts to promote sustainable economic development and facilitate the growth of small and emerging private businesses in rural Choctaw communities. Typical funded activities under the RBDG program include business...
The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians was awarded a $450,000 Project Grant under the Children's Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities (CFDA 16.583) program, administered by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant will support the tribe's Choctaw Children's Advocacy Center by funding: (1) a full-time victim advocate to provide support services to child abuse victims and their families; (2) equipment and supplies for the advocacy center; (3) a full-time...
The federal Block Grant award of $3,374,950.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families under the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CFDA 93.575) program. The award was made to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, a federally recognized tribal government, to deliver a range of child care and early childhood education services in Mississippi. The funding will support child care subsidies, quality improvement initiatives,...