Project Grant S299A220036

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,...

This $1.1 million project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture will support efforts to strengthen pathways for Native youth in Wisconsin to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields related to agriculture and natural resource management. Funded under the New Beginnings for Tribal Students program, key partners Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College, College of Menominee Nation, and University of...

This Project Grant from the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration, under the Native American Employment and Training program (CFDA 17.265), provides $752,540 to the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation to deliver supplemental employment and training services to low-income Native American youth. The grantee will offer services from April 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025 to develop academic and occupational skills and promote cultural identity. Key services include...

The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon will provide supplemental employment and training services to low-income Native American youth living on or near reservations in Oregon through a $349,230 Project Grant from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration. Funded under the Native American Employment and Training program, services will address the needs of the target population such as reducing dropout rates and improving access to postsecondary...

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,013,044 project grant to The Institute For Indian Development Inc., doing business as Inter-Tribal Council of Louisiana, to provide supplemental employment and training services to low-income Native American youth living on or near Indian reservations and in Oklahoma, Alaska, and Hawaii. The grant funds the Native American Employment and Training program (CFDA 17.265) and will support services through June 2025 to...

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...

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded $193,428 under the Native American Employment and Training federal grant program (CFDA 17.265) to the Colorado River Indian Tribes to provide supplemental employment and training services to low-income Native American youth from April 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025. The grant funding will support services such as tutoring, study skills training, instruction, paid and unpaid work experiences, occupational skills training, leadership...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a Project Grant of $361,000.00 to the National Indian Youth Leadership Development Project, Inc. (NIYLP) for the "PROJECT VENTURE: BRINGING CULTURALLY GUIDED POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING TO AMERICAN INDIAN ADOLESCENTS IN NEW MEXICO" program. The grant period runs from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024 and is funded through the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service...

This four-year, $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the New Beginning for Tribal Students program (CFDA 10.527) aims to improve recruitment, retention, and graduation rates for Native American students in the Bethel, Alaska region. The grant will fund a pilot program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Kuskokwim Campus to provide paid on-the-job training and scholarships to students. This approach is...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,156,916 project grant under the Native American Employment and Training program (CFDA 17.265) to United Urban Indian Council Inc. from April 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025. The grant will support employment and training services for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian individuals and youth. For adults, the grant funds career services, occupational skills training, and follow-up counseling to help unemployed...