The FY 2023 Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Child Support Program was awarded $2,487,048.02 as a Block Grant by the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. This funding supports the Child Support Services program (CFDA #93.563) to enforce child support obligations, locate absent parents, establish paternity, and obtain child, spousal and medical support for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina. The grant period is from October 1,...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families has awarded a $4,113,895 Block Grant to the Cherokee Nation under the Child Support Services program (CFDA 93.563). This funding will support the tribe's comprehensive tribal child support services for FY 2025, with an award period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The program aims to enforce child support obligations, locate absent parents, establish paternity, and obtain child, spousal, and...
The Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families awarded a $2,845,671 block grant to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians under the Foster Care Title IV-E (CFDA 93.658) program. The grant will fund a range of child welfare services from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, including foster care maintenance payments, administrative expenses, training for staff and foster parents, and support for foster care case management systems. As a federally...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $945,670.00 Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund (CFDA 93.596) Formula Grant to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The grant, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027, will support the tribe's provision of comprehensive childcare services for low-income families, including childcare subsidies, early childhood education programs, facility...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $181,944 to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians under the Tribal Work Grants program (CFDA 93.594) for the period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. This Block Grant funding will allow the tribe to operate a program making work activities and job readiness support available to Native Americans. Specifically, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will use the funds to provide work-related activities...
The Cherokee Nation received a $5.428 million Block Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF) for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The funding supports the Child Support Services program (CFDA #93.563), which aims to enforce child support obligations, locate absent parents, establish paternity, and obtain child, spousal and medical support for families in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. As the sub-awardee,...
This $470,588.24 Cooperative Agreement was awarded on September 30, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families under the Child Support Services Research program (CFDA 93.564). The award was granted to the Cherokee Nation, a federally recognized tribal government, to support experimental, pilot, and demonstration projects aimed at improving child support services and outcomes. The project will focus on developing innovative approaches...
The federal Block Grant award of $7,261,356.00 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 granted to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), a federally recognized Native American tribe, to support a range of child care services and early childhood education initiatives. The funding will be utilized over a 3-year period from October 2024 to...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families awarded a $3,256,757.00 Block Grant to the Cherokee Nation under the Foster Care Title IV-E (CFDA 93.658) program. The grant will provide funding to support safe and stable out-of-home care for children under the jurisdiction of the tribal child welfare agency. Key services to be delivered include foster care maintenance payments, administrative expenses, training for staff and foster parents, and...
This $554,919 federal Block Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF) under the Adoption Assistance program (CFDA 93.659) was provided to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), a federally recognized Native American tribe in North Carolina. The grant will support the adoption of children with special needs who cannot be reunited with their families, including delivery of adoption subsidies, pre- and post-adoption assistance,...