Project Grant AB388912260A55

The Oneida Nation received a $375,724 Native American Employment and Training project grant from the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration to provide supplemental employment and training services to low-income Native American youth. The grant will support services through June 2025 to address the needs of the target population while maintaining cultural identity, such as reducing dropout rates, improving access to postsecondary education, and academically preparing students for postsecondary success. Activities will include tutoring, instruction, paid and unpaid work experiences with an academic/occupational education component, occupational skills training aligned with in-demand sectors, concurrent workforce/education, leadership development, counseling, and 12 months of follow-up services. The Department of Labor set goals of an 80% summer employment completion rate and 90% attainment of two or more individualized participant goals. As a direct service provider, the Oneida Nation will utilize limited subrecipient activities to serve the intended beneficiaries of low-income Native American youth residing near the Oneida reservation in Wisconsin.