Administration for Native Americans awarded 40 grant projects to help strengthen Native communities throughout the U.S.

News Release

Administration for Native Americans

The Administration for Native Americans (ANA) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families recently awarded 40 grant projects, totaling $11,237,594 to help strengthen Native communities throughout the United States.

The Administration for Native Americans promotes self-sufficiency for Native Americans by providing discretionary grant funding for community-based projects as well as training and technical assistance to eligible tribes and Native organizations. Funding through the Social and Economic Strategies (SEDS), Social and Economic Strategies for Alaska (SEDS-AK), and the Environmental Regulatory Enhancement (ERE) grants will assist Native governments and organizations with planning, developing and implementing projects that preserve Native culture and ceremonies, support economic development, utilize traditional practices to safeguard the land, water and air environments within and around Native communities, and strengthen inter-generational activities between elders and youth. These grant projects, which have a project period between one to three years, support the Administration for Native Americans’s mission to promote self-sufficiency and encourage communities to move toward social and economic well-being.

“The Administration for Native Americans is proud to announce these new awards and partnerships designed to grow local economies,” said Jeannie Hovland, Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans. “The recipients have made it through a competitive selection process, and we are excited to see these projects implemented.”

Each grant recipient proposed projects based on needs identified by their community. One such example is the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin. According to the State of Wisconsin, Menominee County has the highest three-year rate of drug overdose deaths involving opioids. Using Administration for Native Americans funds, the Tribe aims to establish three satellite Mental Health Offices across rural villages on the reservation, while supporting four students to become Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Counselors. These counselors will assist in combating opiate addiction and overdoses through a culture-based continuum of care.

The recently awarded tribes and native organizations highlighted below will work to establish programs that strengthen Native heritage, increase capacity building and support Native professional retention. Most grants will be for a three-year project period and will range from $100,000-$400,000. The Administration for Native Americans is pleased to congratulate the following recipients of 2019 grants.

The following Native American governments and organizations are recipients of the Social and Economic Development Strategies for Alaska 2019 grant:

Angoon Community Association (AK) – $159,640

Nanwalek IRA Council (AK) - $124,458

The following Native American governments and organizations are recipients of the Social and Economic Development Strategies 2019 grant:

Alaska Native Justice Center, Inc. (AK) - $400,000

Knik Tribe (AK) - $400,000

Empowering Pacific Island Communities (AS) - $400,000

San Carlos Apache Tribe (AZ) - $392,985

Native American Connections (AZ) - $100,000

American Indian Recruitment Programs (CA) – $128,354

California Indian Manpower Consortium (CA) - $128,914

KAʻEHU (HI) - $399,484

Partners in Development Foundation (HI) – $400,000

Sustain Hawaii (HI) - $377,989

Sustainable Molokai (HI) – $335,612

Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (MI) - $400,000

Michigan Indian Legal Services, Inc. (MI) – $102,117

American Indian Family Center (MN) - $274,626

Bdote Learning Center (MN) - $345,363

Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (MN) - $280,724

Lower Sioux Community Council (MN) – $255,109

Prairie Island Indian Community (MN) – $229,637

Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians (MN) - $381,847

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Public School System (MP) - $147,755

Friends of Mariana Trench (MP) - $250,720

Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy Reservation (MT) – $129,345

American Indian Science and Engineering Society (NM) – $310,023

Dine Anai, Incorporated (NM) - $389,962

Native American Indian Center of Central Ohio (OH) - $284,024

National Indian Women’s Health Resource Center (OK) - $164,923

The Klamath Tribes (OR) - $245,298

Pine Ridge Area Chamber of Commerce (SD) - $400,000

Lummi Indian Business Council (WA) - $355,308

Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin (WI) – $240,527

Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (WI) - $388,268

The following Native American governments and organizations are recipients of the Environmental Regulatory Enhancement 2019 grant:

Native Village of Ekwok (AK) – $94,419

Yakutat Tlingit Tribe (AK) - $274,927

Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria (CA) – $165,060

Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation (CA) – $273,569

Nez Perce Tribe (ID) - $118,573

Cherokee Nation (OK) - $77,015

Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma (OK) – $133,070

To review the complete listing of Administration for Native Americans grants, visit: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ana/current-grantees.