The Seneca Nation of Indians was awarded a $2,513,011 Child Care and Development Block Grant (CFDA 93.575) by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027. This block grant funding supports the Seneca Nation's efforts to provide affordable, high-quality child care services to low-income families in their community. Key initiatives financed by this award include child care subsidies, quality...
This federal Formula Grant award of $226,849 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families under the Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund (CFDA 93.596) program. The award will fund a range of childcare services and initiatives for low-income families delivered by the Seneca Nation of Indians, a federally recognized tribal government located in western New York. The grant supports a...
The Oglala Sioux Tribe of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation was awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (Tribal MIECHV) Program (CFDA 93.872). The award period runs from July 1, 2024 to September 29, 2029. The Tribal MIECHV Program provides funding to tribal nations and organizations to develop, implement, and expand evidence-based home...
The Seneca Nation of Indians was awarded a $675,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program (CFDA 16.024). This three-year award will strengthen and expand the tribe's existing programming in the area of sexual assault services. Specifically, the funding will allow the Seneca Nation to hire two additional staff members, which will increase their ability to provide timely and specialized support,...
The Seneca Nation of Indians, a federally recognized tribal government located in western New York, received a $114,448 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the OVW Special Projects program (CFDA 16.029). This 24-month award will provide flexible financial assistance to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and/or sex trafficking within the Seneca Nation's community. Eligible assistance may...
The Seneca Nation of Indians was awarded a $765,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants program (CFDA 14.251). This congressionally directed award, authorized under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022, supports a wide range of economic and community development activities. While the full scope of the project is not known at the time of award, the funding is...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded a $160,000 block grant to the Seneca Nation of Indians from January 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024 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). The grant aims to promote the delivery of supportive services, including nutrition services, to American Indians, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiians that are comparable...
The Seneca Nation of Indians received a $1,282,060.56 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS) program (CFDA 84.250). The grant will fund the Seneca Nation Vocational Rehabilitation Project to provide vocational rehabilitation services to American Indians with disabilities residing on or near the Seneca Nation's federal and state reservations. The...
The Seneca Nation of Indians received a $272,089 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime, funded through the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841). The grant supports the Seneca Nation's implementation of comprehensive victim services that meet the identified needs of the tribal community and reflect Seneca cultural values and traditions. The funding will be used over a 4-year period from January 1, 2024 to...
The Seneca Nation of Indians received a $133,751 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (CFDA 10.567). This funding will support the tribe's operation of food distribution sites and delivery of culturally appropriate nutrition assistance and education services to low-income Native American households living on or near the Seneca Nation's reservation in Salamanca, NY. The grant has a performance...