Project Grant MB19OBD8040109

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians received a $113,011 Block Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Tribal Work Grants program (CFDA 93.594). This program enables Native American tribes and organizations to develop and implement workforce development initiatives focused on improving job readiness, facilitating job placement, and promoting job retention within their communities. The award period runs from July 1,...

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Sault Tribe) was awarded $156,026.06 under the Indian Economic Development program (CFDA 15.032) administered by the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office. Through this two-year project grant awarded May 16, 2023, the Sault Tribe will develop a broadband feasibility study across its seven-county service area in Michigan's Eastern Upper Peninsula. Key products and services to be delivered include conducting technical...

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians received a $113,011 block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Native Employment Works (NEW) program (CFDA 93.594) for the period July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. This funding supports the tribe's workforce development initiatives designed to enhance job readiness, facilitate job placement, and promote job retention for Native American populations within its service area....

The Sault Sainte Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians was awarded a $450,000 Formula Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Children's Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities federal grant program (CFDA 16.583). With this funding, the Tribe will provide trauma-informed assessment and victim support services to child victims and their families involved in the Tribe's criminal justice system. Specifically, the Tribe will hire two...

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians received a $441,989 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841). The grant funding will enable the tribe to implement services for victims of crime that meet the needs identified by the tribal community and reflect their values and traditions. This aligns with the Congressional intent for the Crime Victims Fund set-aside created in...

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, an agency of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Tribal Government, received a $900,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587). The 36-month grant will enable the Tribe's Advocacy Resource Center (ARC) to continue and enhance victim advocacy services, increase community awareness...

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians received a formula grant award of $206,840 from the Administration on Aging (AOA) under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title VI, Part A, Grants to Indian Tribes program (CFDA 93.047). The award, effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2029, supports the delivery of nutrition services, supportive services, and caregiver support to American Indian elders aged 60 and older within the tribe's service area. These services are designed to be...

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians was awarded a $3,742,293 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (CFDA 10.752 - Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program) on August 8, 2023. The 2-year grant will support the Tribe's "RECONNECT 100% GRANT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS AND JOBS ACT" project to expand high-speed internet access and related infrastructure in its service area in Michigan's Eastern Upper Peninsula. The ReConnect Program provides...

The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe will receive $400,000 through September 2027 under a Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funding supports the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731), which aims to assist tribes in developing juvenile justice approaches. Specifically, the Tribe will enhance its Juvenile Healing to Wellness Court by hiring a project coordinator to provide individualized case management and connect at-risk youth...

The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan will use a $499,802 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Tribal Youth Program to enhance its Project Venture youth programming. Funded from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2027, the Tribe will develop a new digital storytelling and Ojibwe language learning program for Native American youth ages 12-17 based on the evidence-based Project Venture model. Services will include after-school...