The Federal Grant Award of $900,000.00 provided by the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Native Americans under the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) supports a three-year project by First Peoples Fund, a non-profit American Indian-owned organization, to expand access to arts and cultural resources for the Oglala Lakota creative community in South Dakota. The project aims to sustain and enhance indigenous creative expression, traditional practices, and community...
This $364,719.99 federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (CFDA 10.567), supports the South Puget Intertribal Planning Agency (SPIPA) in delivering nutrition assistance and education services to low-income Native American households on and near Indian reservations in western Washington. The award enables SPIPA, a tribal government consortium of five tribes, to operate food...
This federal Project Grant award of $350,000 was provided by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Indian Health Service under the Demonstration Projects for Indian Health (CFDA 93.933) program. The grant is supporting the "Strengthen Our Spirit" initiative, which aims to address addiction and support self-restoration among the Alaska Native population served by the Central Council Tlingit And Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska. The five-year project, running from February 1,...
The Pueblo of Pojoaque's Poeh Cultural Center received a $241,172 federal Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (CFDA 45.308 - Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program) to undertake a shared stewardship and ethical return project for Tewa cultural objects. The project activities include researching museums, institutions, and individuals in the U.S. who may have Tewa objects and collaborating with them to bring the objects back to Tewa country. The project...
Under the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women's Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016), Wise Women Gathering Place, Inc. was awarded a $575,000 Project Grant to implement the "Native Healing Ways Culturally Specific Services Project". This 3-year grant supports the organization's provision of culturally tailored services for American Indian victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the Oneida...
The Alaska Native Heritage Center, Incorporated was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service under the Pacific Northwest and Hawaiian Islands Arts Program (CFDA 15.071). The grant funding will support the "Elisgu Project (Go Learn It, Yup'ik): A Master Artist Education Project" over a 5-year period from April 2024 to March 2029. The project will implement a statewide network of master Alaska Native artists who will facilitate 6...
The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Pacific Northwest and Hawaiian Islands Arts program (CFDA 15.071) to the Sealaska Heritage Institute, Inc. The three-year grant, awarded on March 21, 2025, will support the Institute's efforts to revitalize endangered cultural practices and arts related to mountain goats among the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian communities in Southeast Alaska. The anticipated outcomes include enhanced cultural...
The Hopi Tribe received a $689,146 Project Grant award from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the Native American Employment and Training federal grant program (CFDA 17.265). The grant will support employment and training services for unemployed, underemployed and low-income American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians living in Kykotsmovi Village, Arizona through June 2025. Specifically, the Hopi Tribe will provide career services, follow-up...
The federal Project Grant award P24AP02529, totaling $1,285,040.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service under the Pacific Northwest and Hawaiian Islands Arts program (CFDA 15.071). This grant supports the Sealaska Heritage Institute, a nonprofit organization, in delivering a wide range of initiatives, activities, and programs to promote the scholarly study, instruction, and preservation of Alaska Native arts and culture. Key products and services funded...
The federal Project Grant award in the amount of $636,320.00, awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program, aims to address substance abuse and promote wellness within the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. The "Integrating Native Solutions for Prevention, Intervention, and Recovery Efforts (INSPIRE)...