American Indian Center Of Arkansas , Inc.

American Indian Center of Arkansas, Inc., a Native American-owned, minority-owned non-profit organization based in North Little Rock, Arkansas, is a federal grant recipient that delivers employment and training services, behavioral health crisis response, and substance abuse treatment to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian populations across Arkansas, Louisiana, and surrounding regions. The organization operates exclusively as a prime grant recipient (95% of recent awards) with minimal subrecipient engagement, competing under Native American set-aside and tribal-focused grant programs rather than federal contracts.

AICA's capability portfolio centers on three core service lines anchored in federal grants. The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration funds the bulk of AICA's activity, accounting for 15 of 21 prime awards. Under the Native American Employment and Training program (CFDA 17.265), AICA delivers career services, occupational training, and employment follow-up support to unemployed and underemployed Native American populations, with recent awards including a $356,341 three-year grant (July 2025–June 2028), a $353,310 three-year grant (July 2024–June 2027), a $348,621 three-year grant (July 2023–June 2026), and a $662,212 three-year grant (July 2022–June 2025). Under the Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) Initiative, AICA received a $368,000 grant (September 2023–September 2026) to implement career pathways, on-site trade credential training, and testing in rural Arkansas counties, targeting 180 tribal members with 90 expected employment placements. The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), funds behavioral health and suicide prevention work. AICA is a recipient under the 988 and Behavioral Health Crisis Services Programs (CFDA 93.00R), with a $974,313 three-year award (September 2026–September 2029) to implement the 988 Tribal Response Program, strengthening culturally responsive crisis response systems and coordination between tribal organizations and 988 crisis centers across Arkansas and Louisiana. AICA also holds a $358,000 grant from SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (September 2023–September 2028) to expand access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder among Native American and non-Native populations in Arkansas. The Department of the Interior National Park Service accounts for one award in the source data.

Activity has been uneven across the past five years—one award in 2022, four in 2023, one in 2024, one in 2025, and two in 2026—with most grants carrying multi-year performance periods. AICA's combined dollar obligation across all 22 awards is $30.1 million. Two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and therefore represent recompete opportunity. In its single sub-award role, AICA received a sub-grant from the Institute for Indian Development Inc. under the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) (February 2026) for subsidized employment and training services for low-income older adults. Across all roles, AICA's service geography spans Arkansas, Louisiana, and portions of Texas, with administrative operations from North Little Rock.