500 sails - launching cultural careers through apprenticeships
Active Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- 90NA8537
- Recipient
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500 Sails, Inc. UEI RNBACF9EK5Q9
- Awarding agency
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Office of Grants Management
Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services
- Obligated
- $900,000
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 93.612 Native American Programs
- Completion date 37% complete
- Funding agency
- Administration for Native Americans Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services
- Place of performance
- Northern Mariana Islands
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
About this award
500 Sails, Inc. received a $900,000 project grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) assistance listing, awarded September 30, 2025, with completion scheduled for September 29, 2028. The award supports maritime education, traditional canoe construction and sailing, navigation workshops, and cultural programming designed to revive and promote indigenous Chamorro and Carolinian maritime traditions while developing modern maritime training and career pathways for regional youth in the Northern Mariana Islands.
The Native American Programs grant complements 500 Sails' broader federal portfolio focused on workforce development and cultural preservation in the maritime sector. The organization, a minority-owned, tax-exempt nonprofit based in Saipan, integrates hands-on maritime skills training with indigenous cultural education to strengthen community identity while diversifying the regional economy. This award aligns with the program's purpose of promoting economic and social self-sufficiency for Native American Pacific Islanders and represents typical funding levels within the Native American Programs portfolio, which emphasizes community-driven projects spanning workforce development, language preservation, and cultural education.
Quick answers
Who received award 90NA8537?
90NA8537 was awarded to 500 Sails, Inc. by Office of Grants Management (Administration for Children and Families) on September 30, 2025.
How much is award 90NA8537 worth?
$900,000 has been obligated on 90NA8537.
Which agency awarded 90NA8537?
Office of Grants Management (Administration for Children and Families) awarded 90NA8537, with funding from Administration for Native Americans (Administration for Children and Families).
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