The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $163,274 to the Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians on October 1, 2025, under the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG, CFDA 93.569) formula grant program. The award period runs through September 30, 2027, with performance in Alabama.
CSBG funds community action agencies and neighborhood-based organizations to reduce poverty, revitalize low-income communities, and support low-income families and individuals toward self-sufficiency. The program finances services designed to help low-income participants secure and retain employment, attain adequate education, obtain emergency assistance for immediate needs including health services and housing, remove barriers to self-sufficiency, and increase participation in community affairs. The Mowa Choctaw Tribe, a tribally owned government entity, has consistently received federal grants from the Office of Community Services for community support and energy assistance initiatives serving low-income tribal members in Alabama. Formula allocations are distributed quarterly beginning October 1 through September annually without formal renewal; continued funding is contingent upon approved state plans and statutory compliance.