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 Pascua Yaqui Tribe received a $157,036 project grant award from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration 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 from April 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024. Specifically, the funding will be used to develop the academic, occupational, and literacy skills of such individuals in order to...
The Pascua Yaqui Tribe was awarded a $172,144 Block Grant from the Administration on Children Youth and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under the Foster Care Title IV-E program (CFDA 93.658). This grant supports the tribe's provision of safe and stable out-of-home care for children under the jurisdiction of the tribal child welfare agency. The funding will cover foster care maintenance payments, administrative expenses, training for staff and foster...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $110,050 under the Tribal Work Grants program (CFDA 93.594) to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. This Block Grant funding will allow the Tribe to operate a work program providing $110K in work activities, job readiness support, placement and retention assistance for Native Americans as authorized under the Tribal Work Grants program. The award will enable the Tribe to make work...
The Pascua Yaqui Tribe was awarded a $338,170 Formula Grant under the Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund (CFDA 93.596) program, administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. This grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will support the tribe's comprehensive early childhood initiatives, including childcare subsidies, early education programs, facility improvements, child...
The federal Project Grant award with ID 90CI010172 was provided by the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600). The $608,142.00 award was granted to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, a federally recognized Native American tribe located in Tucson, Arizona, to support comprehensive early childhood education and development services for low-income pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children. The 5-year...
This $104,900 project grant from the Department of Labor's Native American Employment and Training program will support employment and training services delivered by the Quechan Indian Tribe of Yuma, Arizona. The Tribe will provide career services, follow-up support for up to one year after program exit, and training activities as outlined in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to unemployed and underemployed American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians. Specifically, the...
The Pascua Yaqui Tribe was awarded a $2,594,946.00 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (CFDA #93.558). The grant, which runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will enable the tribe to provide a comprehensive range of social services to support low-income families with children in the Tucson, Arizona area. Key services to be funded include cash assistance, employment...
The Pascua Yaqui Tribe was awarded a $568,228 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Investigations and Technical Assistance program (CFDA 93.283) with a performance period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029. This award funds the "PYT SEWA U'USIM GOOD HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROJECT" which supports a range of public health initiatives, including disease management, health promotion, community-based interventions, and innovative healthcare...
The Pascua Yaqui Tribe received a $771,469 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). Funding will be used by the Tribe to procure basic law enforcement equipment, technology, and training from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The purpose of this award is to advance the practice of community policing in tribal jurisdictions and meet critical tribal law enforcement...