Federal Grant Award Summary

Comanche Nation received a $150,049 Project Grant from the 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 award supports employment and training activities designed to develop academic, occupational, and literacy skills for unemployed and underemployed American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian individuals. Service deliverables include career services to prepare participants for unsubsidized employment and self-sufficiency, training services aligned with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), and follow-up support services including counseling and employment retention assistance for up to 12 months after participant exit.

Comanche Nation will deliver these services with minimal subrecipient involvement, operating as the primary service provider in the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma service area. The grantee must track six performance outcomes including employment rates in the second and fourth quarters after exit, median earnings, credential attainment, skill gains, and services to employers. The program targets unemployed, underemployed, low-income, or recently laid-off American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian individuals to promote occupational development, upward mobility, and economic development within Native American communities consistent with their specific goals and values.