The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs has awarded a $1,518,818.81 Cooperative Agreement to The National Center For American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED), a non-profit, minority-owned, and Native American-owned organization located in Mesa, Arizona. This award is funded through the Indian Economic Development Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.032), which supports economic development initiatives for federally recognized Native American tribes. The award will...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $6,561,972 Cooperative Agreement under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) to the First Nations Development Institute, a non-profit organization. The grant aims to build the capacity of tribal nations to engage in emerging private markets for climate mitigation or forest resilience. The performance period runs from January 14, 2025 to December 31, 2029. The funding will support...
The Department of Agriculture awarded a $6,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the First Nations Development Institute on February 9, 2024 under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). The funding will support the Community Navigators Project, which aims to deliver economic improvement initiatives for Native American communities through various activities such as sustainable agriculture, natural resource management, food sovereignty, and economic development programs. The First...
The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $180,108.53 Cooperative Agreement under the NPS Alaska Subsistence Management program (CFDA 15.984) to the Ahtna Intertribal Resource Commission (AITRC) on June 1, 2024. The award supports AITRC's work to preserve traditional subsistence resource management practices and ensure the sustainability of local subsistence fisheries and wildlife in rural Alaska. The 5-year agreement will enable AITRC, a tribally-owned non-profit...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded a $631,026 Cooperative Agreement to the Alaska Native Heritage Center, Incorporated to conduct an "Informational Audit of Assimilative Institutions in Alaska Boarding Schools" under the Cultural Resources Management (CFDA 15.159) program. This grant aims to preserve, protect, and manage cultural resources associated with Native American communities in Alaska. The project will span from August 1, 2024 to July 31,...
This $501,878.11 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Park Service (CFDA 15.946 Cultural Resources Management program), supports a broad range of cultural resource stewardship activities undertaken by the Hoonah Indian Association, a federally recognized tribal government in Hoonah, Alaska. The goal is to actively engage the tribe in collaborative stewardship of park resources and values, as well as strengthen the evolving relationship between the tribe and the National Park...
The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $427,744.44 Cooperative Agreement on October 15, 2023 to the National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (NATHPO) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program. The project seeks to involve Native American scholars and leaders in documenting the history of U.S. attempts to deconstruct Native American societies after the Civil War, an underrepresented aspect of...
This $625,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), aims to enhance the partnership between NRCS and the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) to provide on-the-job training and employment opportunities. The goal is to encourage Native American students to pursue NRCS careers. The award, with a project period from September 2024 to...
This $450,581 federal Project Grant was awarded on July 1, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Native American Employment and Training program (CFDA 17.265). The grant will support employment and training services for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian individuals to develop their academic, occupational, and literacy skills, enhance their workforce competitiveness, and promote economic and social development within their...
The Department of the Interior (DOI) awarded a $420,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Self Governance Communication & Education Tribal Consortium Inc. under the Aid To Tribal Governments program (CFDA 15.020). The four-year grant will support general tribal government operations, including maintaining up-to-date tribal enrollment, conducting tribal elections, and developing appropriate tribal policies, legislation, and regulations. The organization, a tribally owned, minority-owned...