Program purpose award to support employment and training activities for indian, alaska native, and native hawaiian individuals in order to: 1) develop more fully the academic, occupational, and…

Federal Project Grant Summary

United Indians Of All Tribes received $281,971 in funding 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 period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028. The organization will provide comprehensive employment and training services to unemployed and underemployed American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian individuals in the Washington service area. The grant funds three primary service categories: career services designed to prepare participants for unsubsidized employment leading to self-sufficiency; occupational training activities aligned with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA); and follow-up services including counseling and supportive assistance for up to 12 months after program exit to support job retention and advancement.

The grantee will focus on developing participants' academic, occupational, and literacy skills while equipping them with entrepreneurial capabilities for self-employment and career advancement. Performance outcomes tracked under this award include employment rates in the second and fourth quarters post-exit, median earnings attainment, credential completion, skill gains, and services delivered to employers. The program promotes occupational development, upward mobility, and nontraditional employment opportunities while advancing the economic and social development of Native communities consistent with their goals and values.

Program purpose award to support employment and training activities for indian, alaska native, and native hawaiian individuals in order to: 1) develop more fully the academic, occupational, and literacy skills of such individuals 2) make such individuals more competitive in the workforce and equip them with the entrepreneurial skills necessary for successful self-employment and 3) promote the economic and social development of indian, alaska native, and native hawaiian communities in accordance with the goals and values of such communities.activities to be performedto provide employment and training opportunities to eligible individuals and to make efforts to develop programs that contribute to occupational development, upward mobility, development of new careers, and opportunities for nontraditional employment. Service categories include: (1) career services - that involve preparing to enter, reenter, or retain unsubsidized employment leading to self-sufficiency (2) follow-up services, including counseling and supportive services for up to 12 months after the date of exit to assist participants in obtaining and retaining employment and (3) training services, including activities described in wioa SEC. 134(c)(3)(d). Deliverables expected outcomegrants may serve unemployed and under-skilled american indian, alaska and native hawaiian adults. Expected outcomes are defined in wioa at SEC. 116 (b). The grantee has six performance outcomes they must strive to meet: (1) employed in the 2ND quarter after exit (2) employed in the 4TH quarter after exit (3) median earnings in the 2ND quarter after exit (4) credential attainment (5) skill gains and (6) service to employers.intended beneficiary(IES)american indians, alaska natives and native hawaiians who are unemployed, underemployed, low-income, or a recipient of a bona fide lay-off notice within the last 6 months or notice that a layoff will take place in the next six months.subrecipient activitieslittle to no subrecipient activities. Most services and activities are provided directly by the grantee.