ANA Fast Facts
ANA promotes the goal of economic and social self-sufficiency for American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and the Native peoples of Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
ANA provides grants, training and technical assistance to all Native Americans including:
- Over 560 federally recognized tribes
- Incorporated non-federally recognized Tribes
- American Indian and Alaska Native Organizations
- Native Hawaiian Non-profit Organizations
- Non-profit organizations serving Native populations throughout the Pacific basin
Project Funding Fast Facts:
- ANA administers approximately 220 projects annually. Each year, approximately one-third (1/3) of its grant portfolio is available for funding.
- In FY 2009, ANA had a demand for project funding in excess of $180 million; of the 376 grant applications, 31% received funding.
- In FY 2009, ANA awarded 118 new competitive grants totaling $21,660,932, and 99 continuation grants totaling $19,124,167.
- In FY 2009, ANA awarded new grants to the following categories: 56 Social and Economic Development Strategies, 12 Family Preservation, 40 Language Preservation, and 10 Environmental Regulatory Enhancement.
- In FY 2009, the average ANA grant amount was $187,950.
- The location breakdown of FY 2009 grants is as follows: 12% in Alaska, 14% in the Pacific Basin, and 74% in the lower 48 States.
- 153 Peer Panel Reviewers evaluated 352 FY 2009 ANA grant applications.
- 234 potential applicants attended ANA pre-application training.