Project Grant S215N240065

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $2,990,596 Indian Housing Block Grant (CFDA 14.867) to the Pleasant Point Housing authority, a tribal government housing entity representing the Passamaquoddy Reservation in Maine. This 3-year Project Grant, awarded on August 27, 2024, will support affordable housing activities for the Passamaquoddy community, including new housing construction, existing unit rehabilitation, housing acquisition, and infrastructure improvements....

The Indian Township Tribal Government was awarded a $400,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585). The funding will support the implementation and enhancement of the Passamaquoddy Tribe's Youth Wellness Court (YWC), which provides culturally appropriate, rehabilitative alternatives to criminal sentencing for Passamaquoddy youth with substance use or addiction issues. The YWC aims to...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded the Passamaquoddy Tribe $160,000 under the State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) federal Project Grant for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The funding will support the Passamaquoddy Tribe's Brownfields Response Program, which will survey and inventory brownfield sites in Maine. The program will provide oversight and enforcement to ensure response actions at these potentially contaminated properties...

The Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Tribe received a $350,000 Formula Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. The award will support the delivery of supplemental foods, nutrition education, and referrals to health and social services through September 2024 under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). The WIC program aims to improve the health of low-income pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women as...

The Penobscot Indian Nation (PIN) was awarded a $100,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731). The grant will support PIN's expansion of its Back to Traditional Values youth development program, which utilizes positive behavioral intervention and support strategies to promote reliable behavior change and pro-social behavior among Penobscot youth. Specifically, the program will provide...

Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness received a $105,000 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Economic Development program (CFDA 15.032) to conduct a feasibility study for the Wabanaki Way Indigenous tourism experience. The study will assess opportunities to connect and support tribal tourism operations between the Gathering Place campground in Millinocket, Maine and the Wolastoq Inn and Suites and Wilderness Pines Campground managed by...

This $1,330,000 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding/Congressional Directed Spending award (CFDA 14.251) was granted to Pathways For Children, Inc., a woman-owned non-profit organization located in Gloucester, Massachusetts. The funding supports a wide range of economic development and community development activities, including projects related to real property acquisition, housing rehabilitation, public facilities...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $650,000 Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding/Congressional Directed Spending grant (CFDA 14.251) to My Place Teen Center Inc., doing business as Mission Possible Teen Center, in Westbrook, Maine. The award, made in August 2024, will support a wide range of community development and economic development activities through August 2032. The grantee, a non-profit organization focused on youth and family...

The Passamaquoddy Tribe received a $943,266 Formula Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP, CFDA #93.568). The grant period is from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. LIHEAP aims to assist eligible low-income households in managing energy costs through direct financial assistance, energy crises intervention, weatherization and energy-related home repairs. The...

The federal Block Grant award of $189,857.00, awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families under the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CFDA 93.575) program, provides funding to the Pleasant Point Indian Reservation, a federally recognized tribal government representing the Passamaquoddy Tribe, to support affordable, high-quality child care services and infrastructure development. The grant will fund a range of activities over the...