The Seneca Nation of Indians received a $486,424 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration on September 8, 2022. The funding supports the Highbanks Campground Improvements Project under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The project aims to improve tourism in the Cattaraugus Territory region of New York by enhancing facilities at the existing campground. Campground upgrades funded through this award are expected to boost socioeconomic...
This federal Project Grant award of $765,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development under the Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants program (CFDA 14.251). The grant was awarded on August 13, 2024 to the Seneca Nation of Indians, a federally recognized Native American tribe located in western New York, to support a wide range of economic development and...
The Seneca Nation of Indians Economic Development Company (Sniedc) was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) under the Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP, CFDA #21.024). The two-year grant will support Sniedc's ability to respond to the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic by providing financial and technical assistance services to communities and...
The Seneca Nation of Indians was awarded a $1,282,060.56 Project Grant 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 support the Seneca Nation Vocational Rehabilitation Project, providing 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, a federally recognized tribal government, received a $167,504 Formula Grant award on May 26, 2023 from the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund (CFDA 21.029). This funding will enable the tribe to carry out critical capital projects that directly support work, education, and health monitoring capabilities, including remote options, in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency. The grant will fund investments in eligible...
The Seneca Nation of Indians received a $100,000 Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Marine Sanctuary Program (CFDA 11.429). The grant will fund a 2-year project called the "Seneca Nation B-WET Project" that will engage Seneca Nation youth and local educators in cooperative, problem-based learning exercises and outdoor, field-based experiences to build meaningful watershed educational experiences (MWEEs). The project will focus on the...
The Seneca Nation of Indians was awarded a $114,448 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the OVW Special Projects program (CFDA 16.029). The 24-month grant period runs from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026. Through this award, the Seneca Nation's Department of Crime Victim Services will provide flexible financial assistance to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and/or sex trafficking. The...
The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management awarded a $135,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Seneca Nation of Indians in Salamanca, NY. The grant is funded through the DOE Environmental Monitoring/Cleanup, Cultural and Resource Management, Emergency Response Research, Outreach, Technical Analysis program (CFDA 81.214). The 5-year agreement, running from December 1, 2023 to November 30, 2028, will support the Seneca Nation's environmental stewardship and management...
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 was awarded a $320,268 Cooperative Agreement by the 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 purpose of this 5-year federal grant, with a period of performance from July 1, 2024 to September 29, 2029, is to support the Seneca Nation in developing, implementing, and expanding evidence-based home visiting services that...