Project Grant S299A220058

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Bristol Bay Foundation a $1,487,246 Project Grant under the Alaska Native Educational Programs (CFDA 84.356) to support the "Teaching Culture, Honoring Heritage: Bristol Bay's Native Language Empowerment Collaborative (TC2H)" project. This one-year grant, running from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025, aims to address the unique educational needs of Alaska Native students in the Bristol Bay region...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $1,417,001.56 Project Grant to the Bristol Bay Native Association, Inc. (BBNA) under the American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS) program (CFDA 84.250). This one-year grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will enable BBNA to provide vocational rehabilitation services to American Indians with disabilities residing in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska. The...

The Central Council Tlingit And Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731). The grant aims to address critical issues facing Tlingit and Haida youth, such as suicide, truancy, substance use, and juvenile justice system involvement. Through the "Cultivating Change Implementation Grant," the organization will enhance its youth network services by...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600), will deliver comprehensive early childhood education services to low-income pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska. The $1,980,552.02 grant, awarded to the Bristol Bay Native Association, Inc. (a non-profit Alaska Native corporation), will fund a five-year...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $167,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Bristol Bay Native Association (BBNA) under the Alaska Subsistence Management program (CFDA 15.636) to support the Partners for Fisheries Monitoring Program. This program facilitates and implements directed research projects to monitor subsistence fisheries resources and local harvester access in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska. The funding enables BBNA's Natural Resources Department to coordinate tribal...

The Colorado Youth Corps Association (CYCA) received a $169,975.74 cooperative agreement award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243) to provide fuels reduction and other conservation internships for youth on public lands in Colorado. As a statewide coalition of 10 accredited youth corps, CYCA will utilize the funding from April 2023 through September 2025 to engage and train youth, young...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $262,151.42 Cooperative Agreement under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243) to the Colorado Youth Corps Association (CYCA), a non-profit organization. The award enables CYCA and its coalition of accredited youth conservation corps to engage young people and veterans in priority conservation projects on public lands across Colorado. Project activities include vegetation monitoring,...

The Hoonah Indian Association received a two-year, $214,207 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Tribal Climate Resilience federal grant program (CFDA 15.156). The funding will support the Association's HIA 2021 CAPACITY BUILDING TO SUSTAIN TRIBAL VOICES IN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT project through August 2023. The Cooperative Landscape Conservation program aims to help tribal governments and trust land managers understand potential climate change...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Bristol Bay Native Association (BBNA) under CFDA 11.473 - Office for Coastal Management. The project, titled "Bristol Bay Climate Adaptation Planning Program," will be led by a consortium of 31 federally recognized tribes in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska. The program will center Indigenous knowledge and practices in climate adaptation planning, identifying community needs and...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.596 - Tribal Justice Assistance Program) provides $900,000 to the Bristol Bay Native Association (BBNA) over a 5-year period starting on October 1, 2024. The funding will support BBNA's Reentry Program, which aims to assist adult citizens of the Bristol Bay region returning to their communities from incarceration. Specifically, the grant will enable BBNA to provide case management, supportive...