Cooperative Agreement NU58DP005673

The Cherokee Nation received a $935,301 project grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services program on September 1, 2015 to provide equipment and training through August 31, 2018. Through this Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants award, the Cherokee Nation will deliver resources to support the adoption of community policing strategies and collaborative partnerships between law enforcement and the communities they serve in Tahlequah,...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Cherokee Nation received a $430,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Family Assistance under the Healthy Marriage Promotion and Responsible Fatherhood Grants program (CFDA 93.086) for the five-year period ending September 29, 2030. The Cherokee Nation TANF/ICW Collaboration Project will implement coordinated services between the tribe's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Indian Child Welfare...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Cherokee Nation was awarded $200,000 through the Indian Health Service (IHS) Health Management Development Program (CFDA 93.228) to address the significant underrecognition and underdiagnosis of dementia among American Indian populations. The cooperative agreement, effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028, funds the expansion of Cherokee Nation Health Services' existing clinical capabilities through the addition of two dedicated support positions:...

The Cherokee Nation was awarded a $336,666 project grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program. The TRIBAL RESOURCES GRANT HIRING PROGRAM (TRGP-HIRE) will support the Cherokee Nation in hiring new law enforcement officers from November 1, 2021 to October 31, 2026. The COPS Office program aims to enhance public safety through community policing strategies and collaborative partnerships...

Federal Grant Award Summary Cherokee Nation Behavioral Health (CNBH) received an $800,000 Project Grant award from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy under the Rural Healthcare Services Programs (CFDA 93.912) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Pathways initiative establishes a coordinated workforce development network designed to increase the number of rural American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth pursuing careers in...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation) provides $594,232 to the Cherokee Nation to implement an internship program within the tribe's Natural Resources Department. The funding will help fill the existing gap of paid internship opportunities for Cherokee students, enabling them to gain valuable work experience in environmental and conservation fields. The project will run from...

The Cherokee Nation received a $35.1 million block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Family Violence Prevention and Services/Domestic Violence Shelter and Supportive Services program (CFDA 93.671). The award, provided from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025, will support the Cherokee Nation's efforts to increase awareness of and provide primary and secondary prevention services related to family violence...

The Cherokee Nation received a $160,000 block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living on January 1, 2022 to provide supportive services 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 award is to be completed by September 30, 2024 and will promote the delivery of nutrition services and other supportive services to American Indians, Alaskan...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Cherokee County Health Services Council received a $100,000 Project Grant from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy under the Rural Healthcare Services Programs (CFDA 93.912) on July 1, 2025, to establish the Ottawa County Rural Health Network Development Planning Program (OCRHN-DPP). This one-year planning initiative, concluding June 30, 2026, will develop an integrated healthcare network in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, serving rural and low-income populations...

The Cherokee County Health Services Council was awarded a $268,514 cooperative agreement from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Empowering Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities through Chronic Disease Self-Management Education Programs – financed by Prevention and Public Health Funds (PPHF) program (CFDA 93.734). The agreement will support delivery of chronic disease self-management education programs in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May...