Project Grant S415C230001

The federal Project Grant award of $358,451.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Indian Education National Activities (State Tribal Education Partnership (STEP) and Native American Language (NAL)) program (CFDA 84.415). The award, dated October 1, 2024, supports the "DINE BIZAAD BEE OLT'A BIYI HOZHO'O OH'HO'AAH': INTEGRATING DINE LANGUAGE INTO ALL OF OUR LEARNING" project, which aims to promote the use of the...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families awarded a $1,800,000 Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) grant to the Pueblo of Jemez in New Mexico. The grant will fund a 3-year project from July 2024 to June 2027 to organize the Jemez community and offer structured language classes to promote everyday oral communication in the Towa language. The project aims to strengthen the preservation of the Jemez Pueblo's cultural heritage and promote social...

This $200,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities' Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) will support The Language Conservancy, Inc. in developing the first comprehensive online Arizona Apache Dictionary. Over the one-year period from October 1, 2021 to September 1, 2022, the grant will fund retention of seven staff members and hiring of seven contract personnel from the Arizona Apache community. Key activities include...

This Project Grant award of $250,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under 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) will support the development and implementation of a professional development framework for school administrators and teachers. The framework aims to build...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,452,419 project grant to the Phoenix Indian Center under the Native American Employment and Training program (CFDA 17.265). The grant will support employment and training services for Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiian individuals in Phoenix, Arizona from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024. Specifically, the funding will be used to develop the academic, occupational, and literacy skills of these...

This federal Project Grant award of $181,999.00 from the National Endowment for the Humanities was made to Native American Connections, Inc., a non-profit organization in Phoenix, Arizona. The funding supports a weeklong professional learning workshop called "RECLAIMING THE NARRATIVE: LEARNING THE TRUTH ABOUT INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOLS IN ARIZONA", which is based at the historic Phoenix Indian School Visitor Center. This workshop, provided under the Promotion of the Humanities...

This Project Grant award from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration's Native American Employment and Training program (CFDA 17.265) provides $369,900 to the American Indian Association Of Tucson, Inc. (doing business as the Tucson Indian Center) to support employment and training activities for American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians. The Tucson Indian Center will deliver a range of services to this target population, including career services to prepare...

The Southern California American Indian Resource Center, Inc. was awarded a $1,495,254 Project Grant from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration's Native American Employment and Training program (CFDA 17.265). The three-year grant will support employment and training services for unemployed, underemployed and low-income American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians. Specifically, the grantee will deliver career services, follow-up services for up to one year after...

This federal Project Grant award of $1,796,414 from the Administration for Native Americans (ANA), under the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) federal grant program, supports the Oceti Sakowin Community Academy in South Dakota to increase Lakota language learning through an intergenerational, systems-level approach. The three-year grant, with an award date of July 1, 2024 and ultimate completion date of June 30, 2027, will fund initiatives to strengthen Lakota language preservation and...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $242,882 Project Grant under the Native American Employment and Training program (CFDA 17.265) to Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona Inc. to support employment and training services for unemployed, underemployed and low-income American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians in Phoenix, Arizona from April 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025. The grantee will deliver career services, follow-up services for up to 12 months...