Project Grant 90NA8522
- Federal Grant Award Summary Tanka Fund received a $899,275 Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) awarded September 30, 2025, with completion scheduled for September 29, 2028. The three-year award funds Tanka Fund's initiative to advance sustainable buffalo ranching and economic self-sufficiency among Native ranchers across the Great Plains. Primary deliverables include...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation received a $900,000 Project Grant award from the Administration for Native Americans (Native American Programs, CFDA 93.612) effective September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2028. The Workforce Development Initiative delivers a comprehensive six-month training curriculum in bison herd management and regenerative agriculture to three cohorts of ten Lakota young adults ages 18-26 on the Pine Ridge Indian...
- The Texas Tribal Buffalo Project was awarded a $701,302 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program. The grant will support the organization's INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO RECLAIM TRADITIONAL FOODWAYS initiative from November 1, 2022 through October 31, 2025. As the CFPCGP aims to foster understanding of national food security trends and improvements to local food systems, this project is...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Texas Native Health was awarded $457,981 by the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Native American Employment and Training Program (CFDA 17.265) for the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. The grant supports comprehensive employment and training services targeting unemployed, underemployed, and low-income American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian individuals in Texas. The organization will deliver...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Administration for Native Americans awarded $900,000 under the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) to NACDC Financial Services, Inc. for implementation of the Inokesquetee Saki (Yellowbird) Workforce Development & Fellowship Program. The award, issued September 30, 2025, with completion targeted for September 29, 2028, supports a three-year initiative designed to strengthen the indigenous finance industry by creating career pathways for Native professionals...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED) received a $794,651 Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) to implement the Native Edge: Tribal Economic Accelerator initiative. Awarded on September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2028, this three-year project addresses a two-sided market gap in tribal economic...
- This $473,209 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Native American Employment and Training program (CFDA 17.265) is intended to support employment and training activities for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian individuals. The grant will be used to provide career services to prepare participants for unsubsidized employment, follow-up counseling and supportive services, and training activities designed to improve workforce readiness and develop...
- This Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration provides $945,106 under the Native American Employment and Training program (CFDA 17.265) to Texas Native Health from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025. The funding supports employment and training services for unemployed, underemployed and low-income American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians in Dallas, Texas to develop their academic, occupational and literacy skills. Specifically, the...
- This federal Project Grant award for $888,765.00 was 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 will support employment and training services for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian individuals in order to develop their academic, occupational, and literacy skills, enhance their workforce competitiveness, and promote economic and social development within their...
- This federal Project Grant award of $717,158 from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.265 - Native American Employment and Training program) will provide employment and training services to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian individuals in Texas. The primary goals are to develop the academic, occupational, and literacy skills of participants, increase their workforce competitiveness, and promote economic and social development within...
The Administration for Native Americans (under the Native American Programs, CFDA 93.612) awarded $900,000 to the Texas Tribal Buffalo Project on September 30, 2025, to establish Texas's first hands-on workforce development program centered on buffalo restoration, regenerative agriculture, and traditional food systems. Over the 36-month project period (concluding September 29, 2028), the program will deliver comprehensive training to at least 40 Texas Indigenous lineal descendants, with a target goal of certifying at least 20 participants (50%) in an Applied Certificate in Regenerative Agriculture and Butchery. The curriculum combines classroom instruction with practical, real-world experience conducted at the organization's 150-acre ranch in Floresville, Texas, where students will gain hands-on training in buffalo caretaking, land management, sustainable agriculture, meat processing, and traditional food production practices. The project includes development of culturally-informed curriculum materials, installation of a USDA-compliant meat processing unit, and establishment of industry partnerships designed to create sustainable career pathways and support long-term participant success. By reconnecting Indigenous communities with traditional economies and knowledge systems, the program aims to build a skilled workforce equipped to lead in agriculture, food production, and land stewardship while strengthening cultural connections and promoting economic self-sufficiency within the Texas Native American community.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $900.0k | 9/26/25 |