Project Grant S356A220023

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 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families awarded a $900,000 Project Grant under the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) to Euchee Language Projects, a Native American non-profit organization, to implement the "WE SHALL OVERCOME: GROWING YUCHI YOUTH CULTURE BEARERS" initiative. This three-year grant, running from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2027, will support community-driven projects to strengthen the Yuchi language and...

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $139,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe under the Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954) on September 23, 2025, with completion targeted for April 30, 2029. The agreement supports cultural education and resource preservation activities for Gunaaxoo Clan members and Tlingit youth in the Dry Bay Preserve, their traditional homeland in Alaska. Primary deliverables include organizing a collaborative...

The Yurok Tribe was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) with an award date of October 1, 2023. The grant-funded program will address youth crime and public safety issues within the Yurok tribal community through collaborations with Yurok Health and Human Services, Del Norte Unified School District, Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation, and the Seamless Summer Food Distribution program. Key program...

The Yakutat Tlingit Tribe received a $546,353 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030. The award funds implementation of the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe Youth Development Initiative, a culturally rooted youth engagement model designed to address documented gaps in services for youth in Yakutat, Alaska. The initiative directly addresses critical challenges including chronic absenteeism,...

The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation will use a $164,792 project grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Economic Development program (CFDA 15.032) to continue and expand an Umatilla language immersion preschool program and develop curriculum and teaching materials. The program aims to revitalize the critically endangered Umatilla language, of which only three fluent speakers remain. Services include a four-hour preschool with 50%...

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 tribal youth in the region, such as suicide, truancy, substance use, and involvement in the juvenile justice system. Through the "Cultivating Change Implementation Grant", the funding will enable the tribe to enhance their...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $862,813.00 Project Grant to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe Language Nest Program. The award period is from July 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025. This grant is funded through the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215). The Pascua...

The Yavapai Apache Nation received a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to implement a new Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) over a 5-year period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2028. The funding will allow the Nation to partner with the Youth Advocate Program, a national organization, to provide a wraparound program that delivers individualized services to at-risk tribal youth. Services will include socialization skills...

The Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point (Sipayik) received a $668,073 Project Grant award on July 1, 2025, from the Administration for Native Americans under the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) to implement a three-year Language and Cultural Revitalization Initiative. The initiative establishes an immersion education model at the Sipayik Museum and Youth Center, delivering structured language instruction to approximately 100 children (ages 18 months to 12 years) and 100 adults, each...