The American Indian Center of Arkansas, Inc. received a $356,341 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Native American Employment and Training program (CFDA 17.265) for the three-year period from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. The organization will deliver comprehensive employment and training services to unemployed, underemployed, and low-income American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian individuals in Arkansas. Service delivery encompasses three primary categories: career services to prepare participants for unsubsidized employment leading to self-sufficiency; occupational training services designed to support occupational development and upward mobility; and follow-up support services including counseling and job retention assistance for up to 12 months after participant exit.
The grantee will measure success against six federally-established performance outcomes aligned with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA): employment in the second and fourth quarters following exit, median earnings in the second quarter after exit, credential attainment, skill gains, and service to employers. The grant award indicates minimal subrecipient involvement, indicating that the American Indian Center of Arkansas will directly deliver all authorized services to its eligible population with no significant pass-through funding to subcontractors.