Cooperative Agreement A20AC00044

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...

This federal Project Grant award of $350,000.00 was provided by the Department of Health and Human Services' Indian Health Service under the Demonstration Projects for Indian Health (CFDA 93.933) program. The award, granted on February 1, 2025, will support the Central Council Tlingit And Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska in delivering a range of healthcare and community wellness initiatives to address substance abuse, behavioral health, and other health disparities among American Indian and...

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...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.596 - Tribal Justice Assistance) provides $812,145.00 to the Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes to enhance the tribe's capacity to implement and manage an effective Tribal Access Program on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. The funding will enable the tribe to hire two full-time employees to improve public safety by maximizing the impact of the existing Tribal Access Program kiosks. This...

The Stockbridge-Munsee Community, a federally recognized Native American tribe in Wisconsin, has been awarded a $899,980 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.596 Tribal Justice Assistance) to operate a Healing to Wellness Court program. The goal of this 5-year program is to develop, support, and improve the tribe's adult justice system to prevent various types of crime, including those related to substance use disorders. The Healing to...

The Muscogee Creek Nation received a $175,000 two-year Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032) to conduct a feasibility study and develop a comprehensive broadband strategy. As a Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Government, Muscogee Creek Nation will analyze existing broadband providers and infrastructure in six communities across its 11-county reservation area in eastern Oklahoma. This...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $438,316 Block Grant to the Oglala Sioux Tribe Of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023 under the Tribal Work Grants program (CFDA 93.594). The grant will allow the Tribe to operate a program providing work activities and job readiness support to Native Americans. Specifically, the Tribe will make work activities available and offer work-related activities to support job...

The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon received a $490,862 block grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Tribal Self-Governance federal grant program (CFDA 15.022) to administer a range of programs from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. As part of the Tribal Self-Governance program, the award provides the Confederated Tribes broad flexibility to administer programs that further the goals of Indian self-determination....

This $1.1 million project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture will support efforts to strengthen pathways for Native youth in Wisconsin to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields related to agriculture and natural resource management. Funded under the New Beginnings for Tribal Students program, key partners Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College, College of Menominee Nation, and University of...

The Tolowa Dee-Ni Nation was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Aid to Tribal Governments program (CFDA 15.020), administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs. The grant, awarded on July 31, 2024, will support the tribe's general governmental operations, including maintaining tribal enrollment records, conducting elections, and developing policies and regulations. The funding aims to strengthen the administrative capabilities of the federally recognized...