Project Grant AB138850455

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Native Americans awarded a $889,473 Project Grant to Native Community Development, Inc. (doing business as "Native") to preserve and expand cultural practices in North Dakota. This award, which runs from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2027, supports the organization's efforts to deliver culturally-specific services to Native American communities, with a focus on supporting victims of domestic violence, dating...

This federal Project Grant award of $900,000.00 from the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Native Americans (CFDA 93.612 Native American Programs) supports the First Peoples Fund, a non-profit, American Indian-owned organization based in Rapid City, South Dakota. The funding will enable the organization to expand access to arts and culture resources for the Oglala Lakota creative community over a three-year period from September 2024 to September 2027. Key initiatives...

The Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation received a 3-year, $900,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Native Americans (CFDA 93.612 Native American Programs) to develop a comprehensive curriculum focused on traditional Spokane Tribe plant knowledge and language. The project aims to document 120 plants within the tribe's original territories, capturing detailed information about their locations, uses, and cultural significance. It will...

This $2.2 million Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration project grant to the Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation will support supplemental employment and training services for low-income Native American youth ages 14 to 24 living on or near Indian reservations in South Dakota. Specifically, the Native American Employment and Training program grant will fund services such as tutoring, dropout prevention strategies, paid and unpaid work experiences,...

The American Indian Center of Indiana, Inc. was awarded a $530,762 Project Grant from the Department of Labor's Native American Employment and Training program. The grant will support employment and training services for American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025. Specifically, the grantee will provide career services, follow-up services for up to 12 months after program exit, and training services as outlined in the Workforce Innovation and...

The Sicangu Community Development Corporation was awarded a $782,810 project grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Native Americans (CFDA 93.612 Native American Programs) to implement the "CULTIVATING LAKOTA LANGUAGE STEWARDS: A COMPREHENSIVE APPRENTICESHIP INITIATIVE" from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028. This grant supports community-driven projects designed to promote economic and social self-sufficiency for American Indians, Alaska Natives,...

The Cherokee Nation was awarded a $900,000 Project Grant from the Administration for Native Americans (CFDA 93.612 - Native American Programs) effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028. The grant will fund the "SQUEYOHVGA / TEACH ME PROJECT" which includes the following key products and services: intake evaluations, individual family language plans, curriculum development, and a digital language learning platform. This grant supports the Administration for Native Americans'...

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $152,164 Project Grant to Southeastern Michigan Indians under the Native American Employment and Training federal grant program (CFDA 17.265). The grant will support employment and training services for unemployed, underemployed and low-income American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians in Center Line, Michigan from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025. Specifically, the grantee will provide career services, follow-up...

The Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community Council received a $174,009 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) program. The grant funds will support the following activities over the 2-year project period from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2025: Provide teaching workshops for community members to improve video production, video editing, and audio editing skills. Create and...

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $166,817 Project Grant to the Comanche Nation, a federally recognized Indian tribe located in Oklahoma, under the Native American Employment and Training (CFDA 17.265) program. The grant is intended to support employment and training activities for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian individuals to develop their academic, occupational, and literacy skills, make them more competitive in the workforce, and...