The Mescalero Apache Tribe is receiving a $711,639.12 Block Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families under the Child Support Services program (CFDA 93.563). The grant will fund the Mescalero Tribal Child Support Services to enforce child support obligations, locate absent parents, establish paternity, and obtain child, spousal, and medical support payments for the Mescalero Apache community in New Mexico. This 12-month grant...
The Mescalero Apache Tribe was awarded a $121,353 Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund (CFDA 93.596) formula grant by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. This grant program provides formula-based funding to tribal governments to support comprehensive childcare services for low-income families, including childcare subsidies, early...
The Mescalero Apache Tribe received a $160,000 block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title VI, Part A, Grants to Indian Tribes, Part B, Grants to Native Hawaiians program (CFDA 93.047). This funding will support the delivery of supportive services, including nutrition services, to Native Americans comparable to services provided under Title III of the Older Americans Act. The grant period...
This federal Block Grant award of $1,334,277.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families through the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CFDA 93.575) program. The award was made to the Mescalero Apache Tribe, a federally recognized tribal government located in New Mexico, to support the delivery of child care and early childhood education services in the tribal community. The funding will be used over a 3-year period from...
The Mescalero Apache Tribe has been awarded a $444,122 Project Grant under the Department of Justice's Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) to provide purpose-driven prevention programming for tribal youth ages 12-18 on the Mescalero reservation in New Mexico. The 5-year grant, which began on October 1, 2023, will fund evidence-based prevention activities focused on decreasing drug and alcohol use and increasing positive leadership and life skills by 10% for the target population. Key program...
The Mescalero Apache Tribe was awarded a $892,682 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.596 - Tribal Justice Assistance Program) to create and operate a Mescalero Apache Peacemaker Court as part of the tribe's judicial system. The grant funding will support the planning, development, and implementation of the tribal peacemaker court, which will use culturally-appropriate, non-adversarial dispute resolution methods to address underlying issues...
The Mescalero Apache Tribe received a $422,695 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841) for the period of January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. The VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program aims to support American Indian/Alaska Native communities in developing victim service projects and providing training and technical assistance for eligible crime victim assistance...
The Mescalero Apache Tribe received a $219,147 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750). The grant will fund one full-time SORNA (Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act) compliance officer and one administrative assistant to support the tribe's efforts to register new sex offenders, ensure compliance with SORNA and the Mescalero Apache tribal code, conduct compliance checks,...
The San Carlos Apache Tribal Council was awarded a $5,658,347 block grant from the 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 period is from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. This block grant funding supports the Tribal Council in providing affordable, high-quality child care services and infrastructure improvements for the Apache tribal community in Arizona. The grant...
The White Mountain Apache Tribe was awarded a $11,438,088 Child Care and Development Block Grant (CFDA 93.575) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027. The block grant funding will enable the tribe to provide child care subsidies, implement quality improvement initiatives, develop the child care workforce, and conduct research to inform child care policies and practices across the tribal...