The federal Project Grant award of $1,793,164.00 from the Administration for Native Americans' Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) will support community-driven projects by the Chilkoot Indian Association in Haines, Alaska to promote economic and social self-sufficiency. The three-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will fund initiatives focused on strengthening the local economy, preserving cultural heritage, and addressing infrastructure challenges for the Tlingit people of the...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded a $160,000 block grant to Chugachmiut under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title VI, Part A, Grants to Indian Tribes, Part B, Grants to Native Hawaiians program (CFDA 93.047). The grant will support the delivery of supportive services, including nutrition services, to American Indians, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiians in Alaska from January 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024. Specifically,...
The Project Grant award of $3,334,719.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600). The grant will support the Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc. (CITC), an Alaskan Native Corporation-owned tribal government, in delivering comprehensive early childhood education and development services to low-income pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children in the Cook Inlet region of...
This $350,000 Project Grant was awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service under the Demonstration Projects for Indian Health (CFDA 93.933) program. The grant will fund a 5-year project titled "STRENGTHEN OUR SPIRIT??ADDICTION TAKES EVERYTHING, RETURNING TO SELF" to be carried out by the Central Council Tlingit And Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, a federally recognized tribal government. The project aims to promote improved healthcare and address health...
The federal Project Grant award of $900,000.00 was granted to the Alaska Native Justice Center, Inc. by the Administration for Native Americans, under the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The award will fund the Intertribal Court Project from September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2027. The project aims to strengthen justice, victim support, community development, and culturally relevant interventions for Alaska Native and American...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families awarded a $900,000 Project Grant to Kawerak, Inc., a nonprofit tribal consortium in Alaska, under the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) on September 30, 2024. The grant will fund the Kawerak Peer Mentoring Project over a 3-year period through September 29, 2027. The project aims to promote economic and social self-sufficiency for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities in the...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families awarded a $5,987,449 Project Grant under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600) to Cook Inlet Native Head Start, a tribally owned, minority-owned non-profit organization in Alaska. The grant, with a period of performance from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2029, will support Cook Inlet Native Head Start in providing comprehensive early childhood education, healthcare, cultural programming, and family...
This $2,230,701 federal Project Grant award from the Administration for Native Americans (CFDA 93.612 - Native American Programs) is supporting the Chilkat Indian Village in establishing baseline water quality conditions in the Jilkaat (Chilkat) River watershed in Alaska, in the face of large-scale mineral development. The 3-year project, running from September 2024 to September 2027, will involve water quality monitoring, habitat mapping, and environmental assessments to inform sustainable...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded a $160,000 block grant to Chickaloon Village Traditional Council from January 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024 under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title VI, Part A, Grants to Indian Tribes, Part B, Grants to Native Hawaiians program (CFDA 93.047). The grant funds will support Chickaloon Village Traditional Council's delivery of supportive services, including nutrition services, to American Indians, Alaskan...
This $198,000 federal Project Grant award, provided by the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families under the Social Services Research and Demonstration (CFDA 93.647) program, supports the Rural Alaska Community Action Program Inc. (Rural Cap) in delivering a range of community development and social services programs to low-income Alaskans, with a particular focus on rural and remote communities. Rural Cap, a non-profit organization and community...