The Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians received a $424,925 Child Care and Development Block Grant (CFDA 93.575) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. This block grant funding will support the tribe's comprehensive approach to providing affordable, high-quality child care services and improving early childhood education infrastructure within their community. Key...
The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $270,928 Project Grant under the Native American Employment and Training program (CFDA 17.265) to the Tule River Indian Tribal Council located in Porterville, California. The grant period runs from April 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025. The funding will support employment and training services for unemployed, underemployed and low-income American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians. Services include career services...
This $28,365,318 Block Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families supports the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program (CFDA 93.558). The funding will enable the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians tribal government to provide a range of social services and assistance to low-income families with children, including cash aid, employment training, child care, nutrition support, child welfare programs, and...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $137,026 Project Grant under the Native American Employment and Training program (CFDA 17.265) to the Tule River Indian Tribal Council in Porterville, California. The grant aims to support employment and training activities for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian individuals. Key activities include providing career services to prepare participants for unsubsidized employment, follow-up counseling...
This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program (CFDA 16.024) provides $675,000 over 3 years to the Cahuilla Band of Indians, a federally recognized Native American tribe in Southern California. The funding will enable the tribe to create, maintain, and expand sustainable sexual assault services within its community, including intervention, advocacy, accompaniment, support services, and related...
The Cahuilla Band of Indians was awarded a $441,989 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime (OVC) under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841). The funding will be used to implement comprehensive victim services for the tribal community that meet identified needs and reflect Cahuilla values and traditions. Allowable activities include victim advocacy, shelter, counseling, legal aid, and other direct assistance...
This $500,000 Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The funding will support workforce development and community enhancement initiatives delivered by the Central Council Tlingit And Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, a federally recognized tribal government serving approximately 34,000 citizens across Southeast Alaska. The grant will cover a...
The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded the San Carlos Apache Tribal Council a $421,640 Project Grant under the Native American Employment and Training program (CFDA 17.265). The grant supports employment and training activities for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian individuals to develop their academic, occupational, and literacy skills, make them more competitive in the workforce, and promote the economic and social development of their...
The Cahuilla Band of Indians was awarded a $388,597 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The purpose of this grant is to advance community policing in the tribe's jurisdiction through the hiring or rehiring of additional career sworn law enforcement officers, tribal/village police officers, and village public safety officers. The...
This federal Project Grant award of $3,466,159, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027, is provided 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 funding supports employment and training services for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian individuals to develop their academic, occupational, and literacy skills, make them more competitive in the workforce, and promote...