Project Grant 90NL0646

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families awarded a $900,000 Project Grant under the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) to Euchee Language Projects, a Native American non-profit organization, to implement the "WE SHALL OVERCOME: GROWING YUCHI YOUTH CULTURE BEARERS" initiative. This three-year grant, running from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2027, will support community-driven projects to strengthen the Yuchi language and...

Grant Award Summary: PREPARING OUR YOUTH (POY) The Northwest Arctic Borough School District (NWABSD) received a $499,800 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Indian Education -- Special Programs for Indian Children program (CFDA 84.299) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. Based on the program's focus and the awardee's documented mission, this funding supports the PREPARING OUR YOUTH initiative, which...

The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe (LEKT) was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Department of Justice's Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) to implement the Empowering Youth through the Ways of Our Ancestors (EYWOA) program. The 5-year program aims to address drug and alcohol use among tribal youth through prevention education rooted in Klallam culture and traditions. Key activities will include teaching mental, physical, and emotional health skills, reducing youth delinquency and truancy,...

NATIVE YOUTH COMMUNITY PROJECT The Oklahoma State Department of Education received a $961,926 Project Grant award, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Indian Education—Special Programs for Indian Children program (CFDA 84.299). This competitive award supports the Native Youth Community Project, a demonstration initiative designed to develop and deliver innovative educational services that improve opportunities...

The Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska was awarded a $400,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032) to conduct the "Koo At Latouwx Has Naxsatee, Let Them Be Teachers" project from June 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. The primary goal of the project is to increase the Tlingit language proficiency of 10 Tlingit language teachers through 116 total...

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%...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a Project Grant of $361,000.00 to the National Indian Youth Leadership Development Project, Inc. (NIYLP) for the "PROJECT VENTURE: BRINGING CULTURALLY GUIDED POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING TO AMERICAN INDIAN ADOLESCENTS IN NEW MEXICO" program. The grant period runs from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024 and is funded through the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service...

The Nez Perce Tribe will receive $499,501 through September 2027 from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) to establish the Nez Perce Youth Reconnect and Resiliency program. The program will provide cultural and life skills activities to at least 250 unduplicated tribal youth ages 13-17 each year on the Nez Perce Reservation in Idaho as a preventative measure against delinquency and substance abuse. A...

The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians was awarded $508,245 under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) Formula Grant by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant will fund the Choctaw Cultural Connections prevention program to provide cultural identity and delinquency prevention services to 475 tribal youth through 2026. Specifically, the program will offer weekly on-site classes for youth in detention, monthly off-site classes for youth on...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $862,813.00 Project Grant to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe Language Nest Program. The award period is from July 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025. This grant is funded through the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215). The Pascua...