Project Grant 90NA8456

The Umatilla Indian Reservation received a $180,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the agency's Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations grant program (CFDA 11.302). The three-year award runs from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2024 to support planning assistance activities. Through this funding, the Confederated Tribes-Umatilla will create a regional economic development plan to stimulate and guide the economic...

The Umatilla Indian Reservation received a $1,353,819 block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF) under the Child Support Services program (CFDA 93.563) for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. As the awardee, the Umatilla Indian Reservation will provide child support enforcement services to help locate absent parents, establish paternity, and obtain child, spousal and medical support for families on the...

The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation will use a $164,792 project grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Economic Development program (CFDA 15.032) to continue and expand an Umatilla language immersion preschool program and develop curriculum and teaching materials. The program aims to revitalize the critically endangered Umatilla language, of which only three fluent speakers remain. Services include a four-hour preschool with 50%...

This $149,999.99 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Restoration/Revegetation program (CFDA 10.717) supports the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) in culturally significant plant and first foods restoration efforts. The 5-year project, running from September 2024 to September 2029, will leverage CTUIR's specialized expertise in cultural resource management,...

The Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $700,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (CFDA 15.517) program. The purpose of this award is to support habitat restoration and endangered species recovery efforts in the Grande Ronde Basin in Oregon. Key activities to be performed include habitat improvement projects, fish research and monitoring, and watershed planning. Expected deliverables include...

The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon will provide supplemental employment and training services to low-income Native American youth living on or near reservations in Oregon through a $349,230 Project Grant from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration. Funded under the Native American Employment and Training program, services will address the needs of the target population such as reducing dropout rates and improving access to postsecondary...

The Umatilla Indian Reservation was awarded a $600,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART Office) under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750). The funding will support the salaries of sex offender compliance investigators who will continue enhancing the tribe's sex offender registration program through further education and cooperation with the...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $1,519,591.00 Project Grant on September 13, 2023 to the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians under the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem Restoration program (CFDA 10.725). This grant supports the Tribe's "Forest Health Resilience Enhancement Project" to establish, retrofit, or expand wood processing facilities that utilize...

This $500,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Restoration/Revegetation program (CFDA 10.717) supports the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) in conducting monitoring and assessment activities for Meadow Creek First Foods in Washington state. The award, with a performance period from September 2024 to December 2028, will enable CTUIR to leverage its specialized...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $211,593 Project Grant under the Tribal Wildlife Grants program (CFDA 15.639) to the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR), located in Pendleton, Oregon. The grant, with a performance period from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025, will fund research and restoration efforts focused on declining freshwater mussel populations in the tribe's ancestral territory. Key objectives include: 1) using...