Current ANA Grantees
January 9, 2013
Eastern Region
Environmental Regulatory Enhancement
| Grantee: | Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians | |
| Project: | Implementing Water Quality Standards at Cultural Sites | |
| Location: | Odanah, Wisconsin 54861 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region V | |
| Program Area: | Environmental Regulatory Enhancement | |
| Sub-Area: | Governance | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $114,664 | |
| Articulating the historical and cultural relationship between the Bad River community, including its waterways and ceremonial sites on the reservation, in the form of a "Human Landscape Report" to be used by the government of the tribe in the management of the community's water. | ||
| Grantee: | Citizen Potawatomi Nation | |
| Project: | FY2011 Citizen Potawatomi Nation Comprehensive Water Resources Plan | |
| Location: | Shawnee, Oklahoma 74801 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region VI | |
| Program Area: | Environmental Regulatory Enhancement | |
| Sub-Area: | Energy/Environment/Conservation | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $303,973 | |
| Collecting and analyzing data on various water resources and creating a comprehensive water resources plan for the Tribe. | ||
| Grantee: | Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission | |
| Project: | GLIFWC's Ceded Territory Emerald Ash Borer and Forest Pest Environmental Regulatory Project | |
| Location: | Odanah, Wisconsin 54861 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region V | |
| Program Area: | Environmental Regulatory Enhancement | |
| Sub-Area: | Communities | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $77,914 | |
| Completing a background study and risk assessment of non-indigenous forest pests, and drafting policies to maintain self regulatory authority over forest related tribal gathering activities. | ||
| Grantee: | Keweenaw Bay Indian Community | |
| Project: | Tribal Wildlife Management Plan | |
| Location: | Baraga, Michigan 49908 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region V | |
| Program Area: | Environmental Regulatory Enhancement | |
| Sub-Area: | Energy/Environment/Conservation | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $136,320 | |
| Analyzing data from phase I, surveying tribal community, and developing a Tribal Wildlife Management Plan. | ||
| Grantee: | Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians | |
| Project: | Lac du Flambeau Natural Resource Regulatory Infrastructure and Education Enhancement Project | |
| Location: | Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin 54538 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region V | |
| Program Area: | Environmental Regulatory Enhancement | |
| Sub-Area: | Cultural Preservation | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $99,762 | |
| Increasing knowledge, compliance, and efficiency of tribal regulations by establishing an electronic system for the environmental regulatory process and educating staff members and the public regarding environmental protections necessary to ensure a sustainable natural environment and related treaty resources for the next seven generations. | ||
| Grantee: | Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians | |
| Project: | Pokagon DNR Regulatory Project | |
| Location: | Dowagiac, Michigan 49047 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region V | |
| Program Area: | Environmental Regulatory Enhancement | |
| Sub-Area: | Developing codes, ordinances, and laws. | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $119,099 | |
| Developing the core capacity of the Pokagon Band's Department of Natural Resources to carry out the management and protection of its lands and natural resources. | ||
| Grantee: | Prairie Island Indian Community | |
| Project: | Establishing a Tribal Historic Preservation Office | |
| Location: | Welch, Minnesota 55089 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region V | |
| Program Area: | Environmental Regulatory Enhancement | |
| Sub-Area: | Energy/Environment/Conservation | |
| Project Period: | 2010-2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | Non-competing continuation | |
| Developing a Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) that will provide the Prairie Island Indian Community the capability to protect important cultural resources on its reservation and to advocate for the preservation and protection of off-reservation cultural resources. | ||
| Grantee: | Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma | |
| Project: | Tonkawa Tribe Water Resources Project | |
| Location: | Tonkawa, Oklahoma 74653 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region VI | |
| Program Area: | Environmental Regulatory Enhancement | |
| Sub-Area: | Developing codes, ordinances, and laws. | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $153,036 | |
| Protecting tribal water rights by implementing regulation of water use and water quality within the tribal jurisdiction and identifying off-reservation factors that affect the tribe's water supply and future growth. | ||
Language - Ester Martinez Initiative
| Grantee: | Euchee (Yuchi) Tribe of Indians | |
| Project: | Euchee Language Immersion Restoration Program | |
| Location: | Sapulpa, Oklahoma 74067 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region VI | |
| Program Area: | Language - Ester Martinez Initiative | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $297,600 | |
| Developing Euchee language proficiency among youth and increasing the instructional capacity of Euchee language teachers through development and implementation of an after-school language immersion program. | ||
| Grantee: | Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe | |
| Project: | Niigaane Ojibwemowin Immersion | |
| Location: | Cass Lake, Minnesota 56633 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region V | |
| Program Area: | Language - Ester Martinez Initiative | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $304,684 | |
| Delivering instructional teaching in the Ojibwe language while determining valid indicators of academic progress to accurately assess the student's achievement levels. | ||
| Grantee: | Oglala Lakota College | |
| Project: | Lakota Woglaka Wounspe | |
| Location: | Kyle, South Dakota 57752 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region VIII | |
| Program Area: | Language - Ester Martinez Initiative | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $250,016 | |
| Expanding upon a newly created immersion school by adding one grade level each year of the grant while enhancing curriculum to create fluent Lakota speakers. | ||
| Grantee: | Turtle Island Cultural Services | |
| Project: | Ojibwemowin Wadiswan | |
| Location: | Baraga, Michigan 49908 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region V | |
| Program Area: | Language - Ester Martinez Initiative | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $221,780 | |
| Preserving the Ojibwe language by implementing a language nest program that includes family and community immersion components aimed at increased language learning and use. | ||
| Grantee: | Waadookodaading, Inc. | |
| Project: | Securing the Future of Ojibwemowin | |
| Location: | Hayward, Wisconsin 54843 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region V | |
| Program Area: | Language - Ester Martinez Initiative | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $242,096 | |
| Enhancing curriculum for students to increase achievement levels and providing families of the children and the community more opportunities to advance the language and cultural learning provided by the school. | ||
Language - Preservation and Maintenance
| Grantee: | Bay Mills Community College | |
| Project: | Gnoozhekaaning Language Project | |
| Location: | Brimley, Michigan 49715 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region V | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $126,256 | |
| Increasing the level of Ojibwe fluency for Bay Mills Indian Community members, age 0-18. | ||
| Grantee: | Boys and Girls Club of the Three Affiliated Tribes | |
| Project: | Three Tribes Language Apprenticeship Project (TATLAP) | |
| Location: | New Town, North Dakota 58763 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region VIII | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $146,910 | |
| Increasing the number of fluent speakers of three Native American languages by providing intensive one-on-one language learning sessions through the implementation of a master apprentice program. | ||
| Grantee: | Dakota Wicohan | |
| Project: | Dakota Language Teacher Training & Development | |
| Location: | Morton, Minnesota 56270 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region V | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $236,370 | |
| Preserving Dakota D-dialect language through creation of a teacher-apprentice learning program within the greater Minnesota Dakota community. | ||
| Grantee: | Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission | |
| Project: | Mino Wiisinidaa! (Let's Eat Good!) - Traditional Foods for Healthy Living | |
| Location: | Odanah, Wisconsin 54861 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region V | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Health Promotion and Disease Prevention | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $172,772 | |
| Creating an awareness of the health benefits of traditional Anishinaabe foods by producing a book and DVD that will contain healthy recipes and demonstrations on how to process, preserve and prepare healthy traditional Anishinaabe foods in an effort to combat obesity and reduce the poor health conditions and non-communicable diseases caused by it. | ||
| Grantee: | Ho-Chunk Nation | |
| Project: | Ho-Chunk Language Culture-based Language Materials Project | |
| Location: | Black River Falls, Wisconsin 54615 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region V | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $161,127 | |
| Developing a academic cultural-based language curricula to increase language acquisition, use, and fluency in grades K-12. | ||
| Grantee: | Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians | |
| Project: | Chahta Annopa Isht Aya | |
| Location: | Choctaw, Mississippi 39350 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region IV | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $303,243 | |
| Preserving the Choctaw language through the creation of a language curriculum and the development and implementation of a Choctaw teacher certification program. | ||
| Grantee: | Oceti Wakan - Sacred Fireplace | |
| Project: | Lakota Language Learning Stations/Elder Interaction | |
| Location: | Pine Ridge, South Dakota 57770 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region VIII | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $143,503 | |
| Increasing Lakota language fluency by speaking to young children with the aid of Elders, parents, and teachers through the development of an effective school program, and encouraging and educating Lakota speakers to support these student efforts. | ||
| Grantee: | Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin | |
| Project: | Creating Oneida Language Learning Environment | |
| Location: | Oneida, Wisconsin 54155 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region V | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $260,839 | |
| Increasing the accessibility to language learning by providing new learning outlets via the web with supporting community classes. | ||
| Grantee: | Penobscot Indian Nation | |
| Project: | Recovering Our Voices Language Immersion Project | |
| Location: | Old Town, Maine 4468 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region I | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $250,666 | |
| Stabilizing, enhancing, and protecting the Penobscot language by developing a dictionary, conducting immersion classes, and securing intellectual property rights to the language and its derivatives. | ||
| Grantee: | Ponca Tribe of Nebraska | |
| Project: | Preserve the Ponca Language through Ponca Stories Developed for Youth Provided by Elders | |
| Location: | Niobrara, Nebraska 68760 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region VII | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Cultural Preservation | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $92,092 | |
| Preserving the Ponca language by restructuring traditional stories, installing figures of the stories’ characters on the Ponca Educational Trail, and utilizing publications to teach the language to Ponca youth. | ||
| Grantee: | Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation | |
| Project: | Potawatomi Language Revitalization Project - The Potawatomi Language Master-Apprentice Project | |
| Location: | Mayetta, Kansas 66509 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region VII | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $273,701 | |
| Increasing language fluency in the Potawatomi community through the use of a Master-Apprenticeship training method to certify semi-fluent speakers as fluent Potawatomi Language teachers to teach language to the larger community. | ||
| Grantee: | Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa | |
| Project: | Ginanda-gikendaamin(We Seek to Learn) | |
| Location: | Bayfield, Wisconsin 54814 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region V | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $239,554 | |
| Establishing and implementing Ojibwe language immersion at the Red Cliff Early Childhood Center. | ||
| Grantee: | Red Cloud Indian School, Inc. | |
| Project: | Mahpiya Luta Lakhol Waunspe Wichakiyapi - Teaching Lakota to Red Cloud Students | |
| Location: | Pine Ridge, South Dakota 57770 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region VIII | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $303,045 | |
| Developing the final grade levels of the K-12 Lakota language curriculum and providing training to language teachers on use of the materials. | ||
| Grantee: | Rural America Initiatives | |
| Project: | Lakota Wicoie Yukinipi (Bringing the Lakota Language Back to Life) | |
| Location: | Rapid City, South Dakota 57701 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region VIII | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $248,595 | |
| Developing a Lakota language corresponding curriculum for children ages zero to five and their parents. | ||
| Grantee: | Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians | |
| Project: | Baawting Anishinaabemowin Language Immersion Camp | |
| Location: | Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 49783 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region V | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $111,277 | |
| Providing conversational Anishinaabemowin language learning through the development and implementation of language immersion culture camps, and the production and distribution of a series of language immersion activity DVD's. | ||
| Grantee: | Seminole Nation of Oklahoma | |
| Project: | The Seminole Nation Nak-kerretv Ohhayetv Curriculum Development | |
| Location: | Wewoka, Oklahoma 74884 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region VI | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $271,567 | |
| Developing a Semvnole-Mykoke language curriculum for students in Kindergarten through eighth grade to be taught at the Pumvhakv Charter School. | ||
| Grantee: | Seneca Nation of Indians | |
| Project: | Seneca Nation of Indians STAR Program (Seneca Language, Technological Teaching Tools, for Acquisition and Revitalization) | |
| Location: | Salamanca, New York 14779 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region II | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $296,560 | |
| Developing technological tools to evoke the critical mass of motivated learners needed to reserve the loss of the language. | ||
| Grantee: | Sitting Bull College | |
| Project: | Wakanyeja Kin Wakanyan Woglakapi Ktelo! Implementation Project | |
| Location: | Fort Yates, North Dakota 58538 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region VIII | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $179,228 | |
| Creating a pre-school curriculum implemented in conjunction with adult language learning opportunities and opening a Lakota/Dakota Immersion Classroom for two to five year olds. | ||
| Grantee: | Wopanaak Language and Cultural Weetyoo, Inc. | |
| Project: | Wôpanâôt8ây Pâhshaneekamuq: Wampanoag Language Immersion School Development Project | |
| Location: | Mashpee, Massachusetts 02649 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region I | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Communities | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $302,849 | |
| Developing the Woanaak language and culture based curriculum for grades K-3 and completing requirements to prepare the application for the State of Massuchusetts' Department of Education to become a language immersion charter school. | ||
| Grantee: | Ysleta del Sur Pueblo | |
| Project: | Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Environmental Code Development Project | |
| Location: | El Paso, Texas 79907 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region VI | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Energy/Environment/Conservation | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $80,816 | |
| Developing an environmental code that will help protect the Tribe's natural and cultural resources and regulate hazardous waste and hunting practices. | ||
Social and Economic Development Strategies
| Grantee: | American Indian Community Housing Organization | |
| Project: | Gimaajii Housing and Indian Center | |
| Location: | Duluth, Minnesota 55806 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region V | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Economic Stability / Working Families | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $293,391 | |
| Developing a housing authority and an American Indian community center for low-income residents to be able to access services, cultural events and recreational activities. | ||
| Grantee: | American Indian Health and Family Services of SEMI, Inc | |
| Project: | "G'daa minobimaadzimi (We Should Live Well Together)" Culturally Healthy Families Implementation Project | |
| Location: | Detroit, Michigan 48210 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region V | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Strengthening Families | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $260,911 | |
| Providing educational sessions on healthy relationships and culturally relevant co-parenting skills to low-income parents and conducting cultural competency training for AIHFS staff and partner service agencies. | ||
| Grantee: | American Indian Resource Center, Inc. | |
| Project: | Native Americans Teaming In Visual Empowerment (NATIVE) | |
| Location: | Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74464 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region VI | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Economic Stability / Working Families | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $390,918 | |
| Conducting an on-the-job train the trainer project which will provide training for 10 individuals who will then provide services and training to over 200 Visual Impaired clients and their families. | ||
| Grantee: | Center School Inc | |
| Project: | Nawayee Center School Experiential Learning Program | |
| Location: | Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region V | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Cultural Preservation | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $253,653 | |
| Developing and conducting six culture-based experiential learning opportunities for urban Native American high school students enrolled in Nawayee Center School in order to help them stay in school. | ||
| Grantee: | Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma | |
| Project: | Choctaw Project IMPACT | |
| Location: | Durant, Oklahoma 74702 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region VI | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Environment | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $151,280 | |
| Improving the environment of the northern counties of the Choctaw Nation by implementing a recycling program to include community education and collection activities. | ||
| Grantee: | Euchee (Yuchi) Tribe of Indians | |
| Project: | Euchee Federal Recognition Project | |
| Location: | Sapulpa, Oklahoma 74067 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region VI | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Governance | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $161,954 | |
| Updating the tribal enrollment and completing adoption of a Tribal Constitution to obtain Federal Recognition. | ||
| Grantee: | First Nations Oweesta Corporation | |
| Project: | Native CDFI Sustainability Project | |
| Location: | Rapid City, South Dakota 57701 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region VIII | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Economic Stability / Working Families | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $153,352 | |
| Implementing training and capacity building activities to support CDFI certification and the development of a capitalization plan for partnering Native financial institutions. | ||
| Grantee: | Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission | |
| Project: | Mino Wiisinidaa! (Let's Eat Good!) - Traditional Foods for Healthy Living | |
| Location: | , Wisconsin 54861 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region V | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Health Promotion and Disease Prevention | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $168,160 | |
| Creating an awareness of the health benefits of traditional Anishinaabe foods by producing a book and DVD that will contain healthy recipes and demonstrations on how to process, preserve and prepare healthy traditional Anishinaabe foods in an effort to combat obesity and reduce the poor health conditions and non-communicable diseases caused by it. | ||
| Grantee: | Hawkeye Indian Cultural Center, Inc. | |
| Project: | Hawkeye Sustainable Lifeways Project | |
| Location: | Red Springs, North Carolina 28377 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region IV | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Communities | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $302,692 | |
| Promoting physical health and providing culturally based income generating opportunities through the development of walking trails, a sustainable agriculture plot, and community cultural events to support sustainable lifestyles for Native Americans and to attract visitors to native communities in Hoke County, North Carolina. | ||
| Grantee: | Ho-Chunk Community Development Corporation | |
| Project: | Winnebago Offender Rehabilitation Strategic Plan for Incarcerated Youth and Adults | |
| Location: | Winnebago, Nebraska 68071 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region VII | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Communities | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $149,041 | |
| Conducting a needs assessment and developing an Offender Rehabilitation Strategic Plan to improve the tribal current system of care and to coincide with the future oonstruction of a detention center to ensure that youth and adults involved in the justice system have an opportunity for recovery and change. | ||
| Grantee: | Indian Land Tenure Foundation | |
| Project: | Indian Land Tenure Foundation - Indian Estate Planning Project - Minnesota | |
| Location: | Little Canada, Minnesota 55117 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region V | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Economic Stability / Working Families | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $141,000 | |
| Educating community on fractionation and the need to have wills; providing legal services to prepare wills for interested community members. | ||
| Grantee: | Indigenous Peoples Task Force | |
| Project: | Return to First Medicines Project | |
| Location: | Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region V | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Health | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $292,221 | |
| Developing resources to promote knowledge of, and access to, sacred medicines in the native communities of Minneapolis, White Earth Band of Ojibwe, and Grand Portage Band of Ojibwe. | ||
| Grantee: | Intertribal Buffalo Council | |
| Project: | Revitalizing and Enhancing Access to a Traditional Food of Our Ancestors: The Buffalo | |
| Location: | Rapid City, South Dakota 57702 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region VIII | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Agriculture/Gardening | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $177,614 | |
| Providing capacity building to ITBC member tribes through training and program development, and assisting eight tribes in the development and implementation of tribal buffalo meat sales program. | ||
| Grantee: | Keweenaw Bay Indian Community | |
| Project: | Tribal Wildlife Management Plan | |
| Location: | Baraga, Michigan 49908 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region V | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Energy/Environment/Conservation | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $168,781 | |
| Analyzing data from phase I, surveying tribal community, and developing a Tribal Wildlife Management Plan. | ||
| Grantee: | Migizi Communications, Inc. | |
| Project: | Native Youth Futures: Investing Today for Greater Prosperity Tomorrow | |
| Location: | Minneapolis, Minnesota 55406 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region V | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Economic Stability / Working Families | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $320,789 | |
| Creating a Native Youth Entrepreneurship Pathway program that leads to the creation of a vibrant Indian-owned small business sector. | ||
| Grantee: | Minneapolis American Indian Center | |
| Project: | Circle of Generations Project | |
| Location: | Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region V | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Strengthening Families | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $400,601 | |
| Working with urban Indians in Minneapolis to bring cultural resources back into the community; increasing access to services to ensure children do not keep entering the child welfare system; and giving parents and grandparents the tools they need to maintain family unity. | ||
| Grantee: | Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians | |
| Project: | Choctaw Fresh Produce Initiative | |
| Location: | Choctaw, Mississippi 39350 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region IV | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Agriculture/Gardening | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $364,156 | |
| Developing a self-sustaining tribal enterprise to operate in six Choctaw communities to provide permanent employment and job skills training to 72 tribal members, while supplying fresh, locally grown produce to various tribal and non-tribal entities. | ||
| Grantee: | Muscogee Nation of Florida | |
| Project: | Muscogee Nation of Florida Federal Recognition Project | |
| Location: | Bruce, Flordia 32455 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region IV | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Infrastructure and Governance | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $178,320 | |
| Completing the requirements of the Federal Recognition process which will include updating the tribal membership records and digitizing the information on CDs. | ||
| Grantee: | National Congress of American Indians Fund | |
| Project: | Advancing the National Tribal Natural Resource Strategy | |
| Location: | Washington, District of Columbia 20005 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region III | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Cultural Preservation | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $177,223 | |
| Developing a Native Youth Training Collaborative to increase the visibility of American Indian and Alaska Native youth in policy and research contexts and to highlight the value of native cultures. | ||
| Grantee: | Native American Community Services of Erie and Niagara Counties, Inc. | |
| Project: | Programs and Services that Safeguard the Health and Well-being of Native Americans | |
| Location: | Buffalo, New York 14207 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region II | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Strengthening Families | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $268,969 | |
| Foster the development of healthy, happy, and successful Native American children and families through a coordinated, high-quality, evidence-based home visiting strategy. | ||
| Grantee: | North American Indian Center of Boston, Inc | |
| Project: | Supporting Caregiver Grandparents | |
| Location: | Boston, Massachusetts 02130 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region I | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Strengthening Families | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $159,273 | |
| Surveying the social service needs of the caregiver grandparents in the service area and developing a resource guide aligning the needs with existing services. A grandparent training curriculum will be developed using the survey data. | ||
| Grantee: | Northwoods NiiJii Enterprise Comunity, Inc. | |
| Project: | NNEC Native Arts Initiative | |
| Location: | Lac Du Flambeau, Wisconsin 54538 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region V | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Economic Stability/Working Families | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $170,459 | |
| Implementing a sustainable rural multi-purpose Native Arts Initiative through the development an entrepreneurial creative culture, preserving traditional native arts for the seventh generation, and leveraging the native artistic assets of the community to increase revenue through cultural tourism. | ||
| Grantee: | Passamaquoddy Tribe | |
| Project: | Increasing Passamaquoddy Entrepreneurial Jobs through Tourism | |
| Location: | Perry, Maine 04667 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region I | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Tourism Promotion | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $189,338 | |
| Increasing Passamaquoddy entrepreneurial opportunities by developing a tribal tourism market and creating a linked network for earned income for tribal members. | ||
| Grantee: | Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma | |
| Project: | Pawnee Nation "Continuity of Government" Project | |
| Location: | Pawnee, Oklahoma 74058 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region VI | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Infrastructure and Governance | |
| Project Period: | 2009-2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | Non-competing continuation | |
| Developing a sustainable information technology infrastructure and ensuring continuity of government and business operations during emergencies. | ||
| Grantee: | Penobscot Indian Nation | |
| Project: | Penobscot Indian Nation Construction Trades Workforce Development Initiative | |
| Location: | Indian Island, Maine 04468 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region II | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Economic Stability / Working Families | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $404,000 | |
| Developing a construction workforce and an 8a business; minimizing unnecessary regulations in order to develop a skilled target population which will open economic opportunity to the Tribe. | ||
| Grantee: | Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians | |
| Project: | Pokagon Healthy Families Project 2010-2013 | |
| Location: | Dowagiac, Michigan 49047 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region V | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Strengthening Families | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $164,559 | |
| Developing and implementing an effective family services program for the Pokagon Band Potawatomi Indians in order to make a real and positive impact in the cycle of family crisis and disintegration. | ||
| Grantee: | Ponca Tribe of Nebraska | |
| Project: | NYLA-HOPE | |
| Location: | Niobrara, Nebraska 68760 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region VII | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Cultural Preservation | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $119,813 | |
| Developing a Native American Youth Academy - Having Our Plans Established (HOPE) program to help youth utilize their cultural strength to choose self-determined, peer supported career paths through mentors, college advising, and opportunities to earn college course credit. | ||
| Grantee: | Rural America Initiatives | |
| Project: | Lakota Wicoie Yukinipi (Bringing the Lakota Language Back to Life) | |
| Location: | Rapid City, South Dakota 57701 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region VIII | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $380,716 | |
| Developing a Lakota language corresponding curriculum for children ages zero to five and their parents. | ||
| Grantee: | Shinnecock Nation Cultural Center and Museum | |
| Project: | Shinnecock Traditional Village and Archival Project | |
| Location: | Southampton, New York 11969 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region II | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Economic Stability / Working Families | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $336,883 | |
| Creating a living history village to educate and promote Shinnecock culture amongst tribal members, area school children, and tourists. | ||
| Grantee: | The Chickasaw Nation | |
| Project: | The Chickasaw Nation Chikashshaat ilokchina' (Chickasaw Wellness) Project | |
| Location: | Ada, Oklahoma 74821 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region VI | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Families | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $227,850 | |
| Providing holistic social services for Native American youth and families affected by mental health or substance abuse issues. | ||
| Grantee: | Tuscarora Nation of Indians of the Carolinas | |
| Project: | Tuscarora Federal Recognition Project | |
| Location: | Charlotte, North Carolina 28262 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region IV | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Infrastructure and Governance | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $232,633 | |
| Researching and compiling information on the 7 mandatory criteria for Federal acknowledgement in order to prepare an application for Federal recognition for submission to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. | ||
| Grantee: | United Houma Nation, Inc. | |
| Project: | KUHN and Tribal Emergency Communications Project | |
| Location: | Golden Meadow, Louisiana 70357 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region VI | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Infrastructure and Governance | |
| Project Period: | 2009-2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | Non-competing continuation | |
| Establishing a noncommercial, educational radio broadcasting station to communicate effectively and improve information delivery during emergencies, and for community affairs, services and events. | ||
| Grantee: | White Earth Band of Chippewa | |
| Project: | White Earth Healthy Families-Healthy Communities Project | |
| Location: | White Earth, Minnesota 56591 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region V | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Strengthening Families | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $453,665 | |
| Improving child well being and social stability by providing family support services to disadvantaged parents and their children. | ||
| Grantee: | Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma | |
| Project: | Eastern Shawnee Diabetes Program | |
| Location: | Wyandotte, Oklahoma 74370 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region VI | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies - Special Initiative | |
| Sub-Area: | Health Promotion and Disease Prevention | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $100,858 | |
| Developing and implementing a program to encourage healthy eating and exercise to reduce rates of diabetes among elderly tribal members. | ||
| Grantee: | Four Directions Development Corporation | |
| Project: | Wabanaki Entrepreneurship Initiative, Value Chain Analysis and Incubator Development Program | |
| Location: | Orono, Maine 04473 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region I | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies - Special Initiative | |
| Sub-Area: | Economic Stability/Working Families | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $148,615 | |
| Identifying three economic clusters in the Wabanaki region to develop eight new businesses and expanded markets and establishing the Wabanaki Business Innovation Center that will deliver comprehensive business assistance, business mentoring, and an incubator program to native-owned businesses. | ||
| Grantee: | Hunkpanti Investments, Inc. | |
| Project: | Crossroads Business Exchange Program | |
| Location: | Fort Thompson, South Dakota 57339 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region VIII | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies - Special Initiative | |
| Sub-Area: | Economic Stability/Working Families | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $72,992 | |
| Training the adults and youth in entrepreneurship to prepare potential applicants for community development and financial institution loans. | ||
Social and Economic Development Strategies - Native Asset Building Initiative
| Grantee: | Four Bands Community Fund | |
| Project: | Promoting the Financial Capability of Cheyenne River Reservation Residents | |
| Location: | Eagle Butte, South Dakota 57625 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region VIII | |
| Program Area: | Native Asset Building Initiative | |
| Sub-Area: | Small Business Development | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2017 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $240,660 | |
| Utilizing Individual Development Accounts and other integrated asset building strategies to improve the financial health of Cheyenne River residents. | ||
| Grantee: | Omaha Nation Community Response Team | |
| Project: | Omaha Nation Monceska Management Project | |
| Location: | Walthill, Nebraska 68067 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region VII | |
| Program Area: | Native Asset Building Initiative | |
| Sub-Area: | Financial Literacy | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2017 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $250,637 | |
| Increasing financial stability and assets among Omaha tribal members through the implementation of Individual Development Accounts and financial literacy trainings. | ||
| Grantee: | American Indian Community Development Organization | |
| Project: | Gimaajii Housing and Indian Center | |
| Location: | Duluth, Minnesota 55806 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region V | |
| Program Area: | Native Asset Building Initiative | |
| Sub-Area: | Economic Stability / Working Families | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2016 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $112,159 | |
| Developing a housing authority and an American Indian community center for low-income residents to be able to access services, cultural events and recreational activities. | ||
| Grantee: | Crow Creek Housing Authority | |
| Project: | Crow Creek Asset Building Okodakiciyapi (Collaborative) | |
| Location: | Fort Thompson, South Dakota 57339 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region VIII | |
| Program Area: | Native Asset Building Initiative | |
| Sub-Area: | Economic Stability / Working Families | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2016 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $169,958 | |
| Implementing an asset building strategy that includes a cross generational approach to financial literacy and savings to enhance financial stability. | ||
Social and Economic Development Strategies - Tribal Governance
| Grantee: | Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians | |
| Project: | Integrated GIS for Land Parcel Management | |
| Location: | Cherokee, North Carolina 28719 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region IV | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies - Tribal Governance | |
| Sub-Area: | Infrastructure and Governance | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $151,000 | |
| Improving the efficiency and accuracy of Tribal lands parcel management utilizing geographic information systems (GIS). | ||
| Grantee: | First Peoples Fund | |
| Project: | Strengthening the Internal Capacity of First Peoples Fund to Better Serve Native Artists | |
| Location: | Rapid City, South Dakota 57709 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region VIII | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies - Tribal Governance | |
| Sub-Area: | Technology | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $146,500 | |
| Enhancing the systems, human capital, tools, and leadership capacity of the First Peoples Fund in order to increase the ability of native artists and community-based organizations to strengthen native economies. | ||
| Grantee: | Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians | |
| Project: | Tribal Cemetery Plan | |
| Location: | Littleton, Maine 04730 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region I | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies - Tribal Governance | |
| Sub-Area: | Technology | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $94,968 | |
| Establishing an administrative documentation in the form of policies, procedures and ordinances that will enable the tribe to govern and own its Tribal Cultural Cemetery. | ||
| Grantee: | Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin | |
| Project: | Communication Enhancement Project | |
| Location: | Hayward, Wisconsin 54843 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region V | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies - Tribal Governance | |
| Sub-Area: | Infrastructure and Governance | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $120,660 | |
| Enhancing the ability to communicate internally and with the Tribal community by establishing a Tribal Government network, an internal government web site, and archiving Tribal records. | ||
| Grantee: | Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians | |
| Project: | LBTT ANA SEDS Tribal Governance Project | |
| Location: | Harbor Springs, Michigan 49740 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region V | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies - Tribal Governance | |
| Sub-Area: | Infrastructure and Governance | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $95,535 | |
| Implementing good governance best practices, expanding technology infrastructure, and improving communications among government officials and Little Traverse Bay Band Tribal citizens. | ||
| Grantee: | Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe | |
| Project: | Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Court Infrastructure Implementations for Self-Governance | |
| Location: | Mashpee, Massachusetts 02649 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region I | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies - Tribal Governance | |
| Sub-Area: | Infrastructure and Governance | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $70,216 | |
| Completing Tribal court infrastructure by developing Tribal specific Rules of Civil Procedure, Code of Ethics and Policy Procedures to better serve the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Community's judicial needs. | ||
| Grantee: | Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut | |
| Project: | Tribal Information Management System (TIMS) Project | |
| Location: | Uncasville, Connecticut 06382 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region I | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies - Tribal Governance | |
| Sub-Area: | Technology | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $190,463 | |
| Implementing an integrated management system that automates data collection, analysis, and reporting to coordinate and strengthen tribal programs provided to youth, elders, and families. | ||
| Grantee: | Shinnecock Indian Nation | |
| Project: | Shinnecock Indian Nation Tribal Governance Project | |
| Location: | Southampton, New York 11969 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region II | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies - Tribal Governance | |
| Sub-Area: | Infrastructure and Governance | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $241,536 | |
| Strengthening Tribal governance by establishing a Tribal constitution, administrative policies and procedures, a budget and finance department, and a human resources department. | ||
| Grantee: | Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma | |
| Project: | Tonkawa Tribal Environmental Regulatory Project | |
| Location: | Tonkawa, Oklahoma 74653 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Eastern | |
| ACF Region: | Region VI | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies - Tribal Governance | |
| Sub-Area: | Energy/Environment/Conservation | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $296,707 | |
| Developing environmental ordinances to be adopted by the Tribe to ensure that preservation of tribal lands can be administered through local law enforcement. | ||
Western Region
Environmental Regulatory Enhancement
| Grantee: | Confederated Tribe of Siletz Indians | |
| Project: | Unique Salmonid Breeding and Rearing Groups in the Siletz River Basin | |
| Location: | Siletz, Oregon 97380 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Environmental Regulatory Enhancement | |
| Sub-Area: | Protection of wildlife & ecosystems | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $122,461 | |
| Researching and describing unique salmonid breeding and rearing groups in the Siletz Basin to determine the effects of a proposed dam. | ||
| Grantee: | Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation | |
| Project: | Development of Conceptual Model of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and Surrounding Area | |
| Location: | Pendleton, Oregon 97801 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Environmental Regulatory Enhancement | |
| Sub-Area: | Energy/Environment/Conservation | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $166,906 | |
| Developing a scientifically defensible conceptual model of the hydrology of the upper Umatilla River Basin groundwater-flow system to ensure development does not harm water flows and existing uses. | ||
| Grantee: | Swinomish Indian Tribal Community | |
| Project: | Swinomish Climate Change Environmental Regulatory Response Project | |
| Location: | La Conner, Washington 98257 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Environmental Regulatory Enhancement | |
| Sub-Area: | Energy/Environment/Conservation | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $80,005 | |
| Preparing code revisions and educating public to reduce long-term impacts of climate change. | ||
Language - Ester Martinez Initiative
| Grantee: | Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde | |
| Project: | Grand Ronde Kindergarten - 1st Grade Immersion Project | |
| Location: | Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Language - Ester Martinez Initiative | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $256,216 | |
| Enhancing language preservation opportunities by expanding the immersion school into grade one in partnership with the public school and providing a Master Apprentice experience to train teachers. | ||
| Grantee: | Crow Tribe of Indians | |
| Project: | Crow Nation Apsaalooke Pre-School Language Immersion Project | |
| Location: | Crow Agency, Montana 59022 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region VIII | |
| Program Area: | Language - Ester Martinez Initiative | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $282,170 | |
| Ensuring the survival of the Crow language through development of a language nest for pre-school aged children through the Head Start program and day care centers on the reservation. | ||
| Grantee: | Fort Belknap College | |
| Project: | White Clay Language Immersion School Cohort Mentoring Project | |
| Location: | Harlem, Montana 59526 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region VIII | |
| Program Area: | Language - Ester Martinez Initiative | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $272,455 | |
| Increasing White Clay language fluency among youth by expanding grade levels and implementing a student mentoring program at the White Clay Immersion School. | ||
| Grantee: | Hearts Gathered | |
| Project: | Waterfall School Expansion | |
| Location: | Omak, Washington 98841 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Language - Ester Martinez Initiative | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $179,278 | |
| Providing children with Okanogan language, culture and education through the Waterfall Immersion School by increasing student enrollment, developing new language and culture teachers, and preparing to expand language immersion schools into outlying communities. | ||
| Grantee: | Kalispel Tribe of Indians | |
| Project: | Kalispel Tribe Language Nest | |
| Location: | Usk, Washington 99180 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Language - Ester Martinez Initiative | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $299,492 | |
| Developing a Language Nest by training staff to be fluent speakers, increasing the number of immersion hours in the classroom, and creating culturally appropriate learning materials. | ||
| Grantee: | Makah Indian Tribe | |
| Project: | Makah Voices--Makah Fluency and Literacy Project | |
| Location: | Neah Bay, Washington 98357 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Language - Ester Martinez Initiative | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $289,835 | |
| Increasing the resources available to the Tribe's continued language preservation efforts by certifying three additional language teachers, creating language booklets, and transcribing existing audio. | ||
| Grantee: | Nkwusm | |
| Project: | Salish Language Acquisition Project | |
| Location: | Arlee, Montana 59821 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region VIII | |
| Program Area: | Language - Ester Martinez Initiative | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $304,250 | |
| Providing language training to immersion school teachers and partners to increase language instructional capacity at both the school and within the community. | ||
| Grantee: | Piegan Institute, Inc. | |
| Project: | Nitskonatapssi Project | |
| Location: | Browning, Montana 59414 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region VIII | |
| Program Area: | Language - Ester Martinez Initiative | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $224,790 | |
| Teaching the Blackfeet language as the medium of instruction for core academic subjects to increase the number of children fluent in the language. Simultaneously the project will provide language teachings, and gatherings to families of the children and those in the greater community. | ||
| Grantee: | Salish School of Spokane | |
| Project: | Salish School of Spokane Language Nest Development Project | |
| Location: | Spokane, Washington 99209 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Language - Ester Martinez Initiative | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $215,328 | |
| Providing intensive language training to Salish School of Spokane staff to improve their ability to provide immersion instruction in the Colville-Okanangan language; creating culturally appropriate language materials; and increasing the length of services to children from three to eight hours per day, with the majority of the time spent in an immersion setting. | ||
| Grantee: | Stone Child College | |
| Project: | Rocky Boy Cree Language Nest Project | |
| Location: | Box Elder, Montana 59521 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region VIII | |
| Program Area: | Language - Ester Martinez Initiative | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $289,855 | |
| Implementing an effective and culturally appropriate Cree language nest for infants and toddlers, including their parents and guardians, to promote fluency in the Cree language. | ||
| Grantee: | Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California | |
| Project: | The Washoe Tribe's “Patalngi Me?ki” (Eagle’s Nest) Immersion Project | |
| Location: | Gardnerville, Nevada 89410 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Language - Ester Martinez Initiative | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $169,341 | |
| Creating a language nest in a Head Start classroom within the tribe's Dresslersville community that will provide Washoe language immersion instruction to children between the ages of three to five years old and to their parents and family members to increase the knowledge of the language in the community. | ||
| Grantee: | Yurok Tribe | |
| Project: | Yurok Language Survival School and Restoration Project | |
| Location: | Klamath, California 95548 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Language - Ester Martinez Initiative | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $279,981 | |
| Developing and implementing a half day, cross-curricular Yurok immersion pilot program at the Weitchpec Elementary School-Yurok Magnate Program and developing the teachers and curriculum necessary to implement core subject immersion programs at elementary schools that serve the Yurok Reservation. | ||
Language - Preservation and Maintenance
| Grantee: | Chief Dull Knife College | |
| Project: | Northern Cheyenne Language Preservation Project | |
| Location: | Lame Deer, Montana 59043 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region VIII | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Neighborhoods and Communities | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $265,069 | |
| Teaching Cheyenne language using an oral language acquisition approach to youth, 6 years and younger. Hosting college parents for weekly classes to advance their knowledge and understanding of the Cheyenne culture and language. | ||
| Grantee: | Coeur D'Alene Tribe | |
| Project: | A Program to create certified teachers for the Coeur d'Alene Language | |
| Location: | Plummer, Idaho 83851 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $293,478 | |
| Establishing a teacher certification training program for the Coeur d’Alene language. | ||
| Grantee: | Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians | |
| Project: | Siletz Tribal Language Project | |
| Location: | Siletz, Oregon 97380 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $137,956 | |
| Preserving language through implementation of a curriculum in Head Start through grade 5, preparing curriculum for grades 6 through 12, and training teachers and language bearers. | ||
| Grantee: | Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation | |
| Project: | Umatilla Language Immersion Project "Tamalut" | |
| Location: | Pendleton, Oregon 97801 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $177,076 | |
| Increasing Umatilla language proficiency from non-speaker to low-novice speaker amongst children ages three to five by providing immersion instruction to a minimum of ten students. | ||
| Grantee: | Kawaiisu Language & Cultural Center | |
| Project: | "Owot Abigip Nuwa" (Talking a lot of Nuwa Language) | |
| Location: | Bakersfield, California 93306 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Cultural Preservation | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $159,500 | |
| Implementing a multi-tiered approach to language preservation that includes language instruction, teacher mentoring, and curriculum development in order to preserve the Kawaiisu language. | ||
| Grantee: | Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe | |
| Project: | Strengthening the Community Base for Klallam Language Survival | |
| Location: | Port Angeles, Washington 98363 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $155,134 | |
| Enhancing the language program by transcribing existing recordings and creating lesson plans that compliment the transcribed stories while training a new language teacher. | ||
| Grantee: | Nez Perce Tribe | |
| Project: | We are Taking Back our Peoples Way of Speaking | |
| Location: | Lapwai, Idaho 83540 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $258,039 | |
| Increasing fluency levels of the Nez Perce language amongst students grades K-5 in order to strengthen language use in the home and community. | ||
| Grantee: | Piti Group of San Diego | |
| Project: | Ayuda ham para ta protehi i lengguahen Chamorro - Help us preserve our Chamorro Language | |
| Location: | San Diego, California 92114 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $128,842 | |
| Developing a sustainable methodology with the support of a 12 member inter-generational focus team to use as the main Chamorro language teaching tool. | ||
| Grantee: | Pueblo of Acoma | |
| Project: | Acoma Early Childhood Language Planning Project | |
| Location: | Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico 87034 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region VI | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $278,119 | |
| Developing a strategic plan to establish a language nest staffed by certified nest teachers for the preservation of the Acoma language. | ||
| Grantee: | Pueblo of Pojoaque | |
| Project: | Pueblo of Pojoaque Tewa Language Preservation and Maintenance Project | |
| Location: | Santa Fe, New Mexico 87506 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region VI | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Communities | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $255,488 | |
| Implementing a community master plan that will allow for language instruction to children ages zero to five in order to preserve the Tewa language dialect of the Pueblo of Pojoaque. | ||
| Grantee: | Ramah Navajo School Board Inc | |
| Project: | Ramah Navajo Oral History Project: Revitalizing Our Language Through History | |
| Location: | Pine Hill, New Mexico 87357 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region VI | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $205,387 | |
| Documenting the oral history of the Ramah Navajo and providing further resources for teaching the language. | ||
| Grantee: | Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians | |
| Project: | Gatherers of the Language | |
| Location: | Shingle Springs, California 95682 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Cultural Preservation | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $238,731 | |
| Increasing the capacity of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians' Cultural Resources Department by providing language revitalization training best practices and programming to tribal membership, developing an archive of digital recordings, and implementing an outreach campaign for the community to develop a 5-year plan for language revitalization. | ||
| Grantee: | Smith River Rancheria | |
| Project: | Dee-ni' Wee-ya' Xwee-nish Project | |
| Location: | Smith River, California 95567 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $275,940 | |
| Establishing a teacher certification program that will certify at least three teachers, and developing culturally-based curriculum appropriate for proficiency levels 1 and 2. | ||
| Grantee: | Susanville Indian Rancheria | |
| Project: | SIR Weye-ebis Project - Mountain Maidu Language Revitalization | |
| Location: | Susanville, California 96130 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $150,000 | |
| Revitalizing the local Maidu speech community by gathering language resources, creating and testing curriculum materials, and engaging the community in the use of these items. | ||
Social and Economic Development Strategies
| Grantee: | Alamo Navajo School Board, Inc. | |
| Project: | Alamo Navajo Forestry Enterprise | |
| Location: | Magdalena, New Mexico 87825 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region VI | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Economic Stability / Working Families | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $393,513 | |
| Implementing an overall strategy to transfer the ANSB forestry program from a subsidized employment program to a for profit wood services industry. | ||
| Grantee: | American Indian Business Leaders | |
| Project: | AIBL Technology Project | |
| Location: | Missoula, Montana 59812 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region VIII | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Technology | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $140,134 | |
| Increasing the organization's ability to communicate through the use of technology by launching a web-based Project Monitoring System and Member Tracking System that will lead to opportunities in job creation, internships and scholarships for members. | ||
| Grantee: | California Indian Manpower Consortium, Inc. | |
| Project: | Native Digital Nations | |
| Location: | Sacramento, California 95834 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Technology | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $133,547 | |
| Enhancing employment opportunities and empowering clients to fulfill their career goals through digital skills development. | ||
| Grantee: | California Indian Museum and Cultural Center | |
| Project: | Tribal Ambassadors through Technology | |
| Location: | Santa Rosa, California 95403 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Job/Skills Training | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $146,611 | |
| Increasing the California Indian Museum and Cultural Center's capacity to provide Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology training to community members and native youth in Sonoma County and beyond. | ||
| Grantee: | Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde | |
| Project: | Grand Ronde Kindergarten - 1st Grade Immersion Project | |
| Location: | Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $298,125 | |
| Enhancing language preservation opportunities by expanding the immersion school into grade one in partnership with the public school and providing a Master Apprentice experience to train teachers. | ||
| Grantee: | Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation | |
| Project: | Chehalis Foster Care Project | |
| Location: | Oakville, Washington 98568 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Foster Care/Foster Parent Training | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $92,164 | |
| Increasing the number of licensed foster homes in the tribes' community to better serve out-of-home children under the age of 18. | ||
| Grantee: | Denver Indian Family Resource Center | |
| Project: | Honoring Strong Indian Families | |
| Location: | Lakewood, Colorado 80226 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region VII | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Strengthening Families | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $272,153 | |
| Closing service gaps for vulnerable American Indian families at risk of entering the child welfare system by increasing infrastructure capacity for family preservation services including life skills and developing a best practices model to share with other American Indian service organizations. | ||
| Grantee: | Fort Belknap Indian Community | |
| Project: | Fort Belknap Prairie Mountain Utilities | |
| Location: | Harlem, Montana 59526 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region VIII | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Job Creation | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $316,982 | |
| Developing organizational capacity and infrastructure for Fort Belknap's Prairie Mountain Utilities Commission to enhance services and increase revenue. | ||
| Grantee: | Home for Women and Children | |
| Project: | Giving Root and Wings to Native Families Using the Navajo Philosophy | |
| Location: | Shiprock, New Mexico 87420 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region VI | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Strengthening Families | |
| Project Period: | 2012 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $137,583 | |
| Strengthening Native families by educating on cultural core values and assisting Native families in implementing traditional language and values in daily living. | ||
| Grantee: | Hoopa Valley Tribe | |
| Project: | Hoopa Valley Tribe Career Fast-Track Project | |
| Location: | Hoopa, California 95546 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Job/Skills Training | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $241,194 | |
| Expanding tribal education programs to include a college readiness curriculum, and providing three cohorts of students with intensive instruction leading to employer-recognized certificates in areas that were prioritized by tribal employees and community members. | ||
| Grantee: | Indian Pueblo Cultural Center | |
| Project: | The Institute for Pueblo Indian Studies Library and Archive | |
| Location: | Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region VI | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Neighborhoods and Communities | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $112,913 | |
| Adopting a 21st Century information environment for the IPIS Library and Archives that will offer meaningful cultural and career opportunities to Native American youth. | ||
| Grantee: | Indigenous People's Council on Biocolonialism | |
| Project: | Emerging Indigenous Leaders Institute Project (EILI) | |
| Location: | Nixon, Nevada 89424 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $179,460 | |
| Developing and implementing an indigenous-centered and culture-based leadership curriculum for 15 young adults in the great Basin Region of Nevada. | ||
| Grantee: | Karuk Tribe | |
| Project: | Protecting Our Communities: Developing Karuk Tribal Capacity in Emergency Preparedness and Response | |
| Location: | Happy Camp, California 96039 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Governance | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $184,361 | |
| Promoting the safety and security of the Karuk Tribe's communities by enhancing the tribe's capacity for emergency preparedness and response. | ||
| Grantee: | Manzanita Band of Mission Indians | |
| Project: | Regenerating Our Past: Manzanita Nutrition and Traditional Foods Project | |
| Location: | boulevard, California 91905 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Health | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $150,266 | |
| Using traditional farming practices to build a sustainable farm that will provide nutritious, affordable food to improve the health of Manzanita community members. | ||
| Grantee: | Morongo Band of Mission Indians | |
| Project: | Development of Morongo Park and Recreation Facility Master Plan | |
| Location: | Banning, California 92284 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Communities | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $78,750 | |
| Promoting a healthy community by creating a comprehensive plan for a Morongo Park and Recreation Facility. | ||
| Grantee: | National Indian Justice Center | |
| Project: | Communities Empowering Native Youth | |
| Location: | Santa Rosa, California 95403 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Infrastructure and Governance | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $134,720 | |
| Increasing the community members' ability to sustain and expand their Native youth programs over the long-term. | ||
| Grantee: | Native American Disability Law Center, Inc. | |
| Project: | Navajo/Hopi Community Advocacy Project | |
| Location: | Farmington, New Mexico 87402 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region VI | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Neighborhoods and Communities | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $97,683 | |
| Increasing community awareness of living with a disability, assessing accessibility of polling places, and providing information about services available to people with disabilities on the Navajo and Hopi Reservations. | ||
| Grantee: | Native American Fatherhood and Families Association | |
| Project: | Native American Fatherhood Initiative | |
| Location: | Mesa, Arizona 85203 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Responsible Fatherhood | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $250,000 | |
| Implementing a cooperative agreement for a National Native American Fatherhood Initiative and Outreach Campaign to promote the importance of fatherhood in Native communities. Included in the campaign will be a national conference, regional workshops, webinars, website resources, and a Native American Responsible Fatherhood Day that will be promoted throughout Native American communities during the month of June 2013. | ||
| Grantee: | Notah Begay III Foundation, Inc. | |
| Project: | San Felipe Pueblo: Turning the Tide Against Childhood Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes | |
| Location: | Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico 87004 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region VI | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Health | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $293,513 | |
| Turning the tide against childhood obesity and Type 2 Diabetes by developing a replicable model of culturally appropriate, community driven collaboration and programming including soccer, cooking, and access to healthy food for members of the San Felipe Pueblo in New Mexico. | ||
| Grantee: | Pueblo of Pojoaque | |
| Project: | Pojoaque Nutrition Project Phase II | |
| Location: | Santa Fe, New Mexico 87506 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region VI | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Health Promotion and Disease Prevention | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $275,135 | |
| Improving the overall nutrition of Pojoaque tribal members and building the local food infrastructure at the Pueblo of Pojoaque. | ||
| Grantee: | Pueblo of Tesuque | |
| Project: | Pueblo of Tesuque Family Wellness Project | |
| Location: | Santa Fe, New Mexico 87506 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region VI | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Health Promotion and Disease Prevention | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $404,031 | |
| Providing a comprehensive prevention and early intervention program focused on building community members awareness of and ability to confront challenges. | ||
| Grantee: | Pueblo of Zia | |
| Project: | Pueblo of Zia Sustainable Agriculture, Farmers Markets and Growers Cooperative | |
| Location: | Zia Pueblo, New Mexico 87053 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region VI | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Agriculture/Gardening | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $298,427 | |
| Improving the Pueblo of Zia's economy by teaching tribal members sustainable agricultural and business skills, cultivating additional farmland, revitalizing an orchard, and creating a growers cooperative and farmers market. | ||
| Grantee: | Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe | |
| Project: | Ki Nassomoowakwatoo Exhibit | |
| Location: | Nixon, Nevada 89424 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Cultural Preservation | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $143,359 | |
| Developing and marketing the Ki Nassomoowakwatoo exhibit at the Museum Visitor Center, which will highlight the oral stories of the Pyramid Lake Paiute peoples. | ||
| Grantee: | Riverside San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc. | |
| Project: | Native Challenge Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program | |
| Location: | Banning, California 92220 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Strengthening Families | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $294,101 | |
| Implementing a teen pregnancy prevention program in 24 schools in the Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. | ||
| Grantee: | Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community | |
| Project: | SRPMIC Fatherhood's Program Establishment and Implementation of a Mentorship System and Resource Center | |
| Location: | Scottsdale, Arizona 85256 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Strengthening Families | |
| Project Period: | 2010-2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | Non-competing continuation | |
| Increasing awareness of the importance of men's role in upholding healthy marriages, stable families, and safer communities. | ||
| Grantee: | Santa Ana Pueblo | |
| Project: | Vineyard Project | |
| Location: | Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico 87004 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region VI | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Agriculture/Gardening | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $249,367 | |
| Developing a 30-acre vineyard to support economic growth of the Santa Ana Pueblo and to help restore the pueblo's historical agricultural presence. | ||
| Grantee: | Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe | |
| Project: | Shoalwater Bay Carving Apprenticeship Program | |
| Location: | Tokeland, Washington 98590 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Cultural Preservation | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $166,008 | |
| Rejuvenating culture and renewing community pride by implementing a sustainable apprenticeship program for traditional carving. | ||
| Grantee: | Tribal Economic and Social Solutions Agency, Inc. | |
| Project: | Development of AI/AN Receiving Home | |
| Location: | Sacramento, California 95821 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Families | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $270,998 | |
| Establishing a receiving home that will allow American Indian and Alaska Native foster children to transition from state systems into an environment that complies with the Indian Child Welfare Act. | ||
| Grantee: | Walker River Paiute Tribe | |
| Project: | Establish Tribal Energy Office | |
| Location: | Schurz, Nevada 89427 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Job Creation | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $184,325 | |
| Establishing a Tribal Energy Office that will create a strategic plan to develop geothermal resources on the reservation. | ||
| Grantee: | Wind River Development Fund | |
| Project: | Strengthening the Local Economy on the Wind River Reservation | |
| Location: | Fort Washakie, Wyoming 82514 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region VIII | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Economic Stability / Working Families | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $52,085 | |
| Building economic development capacity on the Wind River Indian Reservation by providing financial literacy training to community youth. | ||
| Grantee: | Yerington Paiute Tribe | |
| Project: | Yerington Paiute Tribe Healthy Families Project:Community Based Training and Services for Staff and Tribal Members | |
| Location: | Yerington, Nevada 89447 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies - Special Initiative | |
| Sub-Area: | Infrastructure and Governance | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $124,870 | |
| Developing a family/community wellness support system that will provide prevention, intervention, referral and follow-up services to community members. | ||
Social and Economic Development Strategies - Native Asset Building Initiative
| Grantee: | Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians | |
| Project: | Dry Creek Economic Security Project | |
| Location: | Geyersville, California 95441 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Native Asset Building Initiative | |
| Sub-Area: | Financial Literacy | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2017 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $231,624 | |
| Increasing the economic health and security of Dry Creek Tribal community members through a comprehensive asset building strategy which will include an Individual Development Account program, a Credit Builder Program, and development of a certified Native Ccommunity Development Financial Institution. | ||
| Grantee: | Taala Fund | |
| Project: | Quinault Asset Building Initiative | |
| Location: | Taholah, Washington 98587 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Native Asset Building Initiative | |
| Sub-Area: | Financial Literacy | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2017 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $108,010 | |
| Improving Quinault Tribal members' capacity to access and utilize assets through the provision of financial education, Individual Development Accounts, and small business loan services. | ||
| Grantee: | The Peoples Partner For Community Development | |
| Project: | Supporting Economic Self-Sufficiency | |
| Location: | Lame Deer, Montana 59043 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region VIII | |
| Program Area: | Native Asset Building Initiative | |
| Sub-Area: | Economic Stability / Working Families | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2016 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $108,888 | |
| Assisting community members to build assets through IDA home ownership and business capital, and developing a model of a combination of technical assistance, credit repair assistance, trainings, and supportive services. | ||
| Grantee: | Warm Springs Community Action Team | |
| Project: | Warm Springs Community Action Team Financial Independence Project | |
| Location: | Warm Springs, Oregon 97761 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Native Asset Building Initiative | |
| Sub-Area: | Economic Stability / Working Families | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2016 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $98,141 | |
| Establishing an IDA program and providing financial assistance education and credit repair counseling to community members. | ||
Social and Economic Development Strategies - Tribal Governance
| Grantee: | Chippewa Cree Tribe | |
| Project: | CCT Office of the Attorney General Enhancement Project | |
| Location: | Box Elder, Montana 59521 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region VIII | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies - Tribal Governance | |
| Sub-Area: | Technology | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $209,627 | |
| Planning, implementing, and sustaining the infrastructure to enhance the capacity of the Office of the Attorney General for the Chippewa Cree Tribe, especially as it pertains to child support, the Indian Child Welfare Act, and the Tribal Law and Order Act. | ||
| Grantee: | Nor El Muk Band of Wintu Indians of Northern California | |
| Project: | Increase Tribal Government's Ability to Exercise Local Control and Decision-Making over their Resources through Development of Tribal Policies and Ordinances | |
| Location: | Weaverville, California 96093 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies - Tribal Governance | |
| Sub-Area: | Infrastructure and Governance | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $110,999 | |
| Creating Tribal policies, procedures and Tribal ordinances to strengthen the Tribe's ability to self-govern and exercise control over local resources. | ||
| Grantee: | Northwest Intertribal Court System | |
| Project: | Promoting Tribal Sovereignty by Developing Court Procedures that Enhance the Authority of the Tribal Justice System and Secure Public Safety in Indian County. | |
| Location: | Lynnwood, Washington 98036 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies - Tribal Governance | |
| Sub-Area: | Infrastructure and Governance | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $250,932 | |
| Promoting Tribal sovereignty by revising the appellate/criminal court procedures for NICS seven member tribes, and clarifying and enhancing the Tribal justice system to secure the health and welfare of community members. | ||
| Grantee: | Pueblo of Acoma | |
| Project: | Acoma Tribal Automated Taxation System | |
| Location: | Acoma, New Mexico 87034 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region VI | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies - Tribal Governance | |
| Sub-Area: | Tribal Court Systems | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $170,006 | |
| Facilitating economic development and protecting tribal sovereignty by increasing taxation revenues through the use of automated software. | ||
| Grantee: | Squaxin Island Tribe | |
| Project: | Squaxin Technology Enhancement Project | |
| Location: | Shelton, Washington 98584 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies - Tribal Governance | |
| Sub-Area: | Economic Development | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $230,087 | |
| Increasing tribal technological capacity by establishing policies and procedures and technology tools to be tested and implemented in the tribal government to more efficiently and effectively manage daily administrative and governmental functions. | ||
| Grantee: | Swinomish Indian Tribal Community | |
| Project: | Swinomish Economic Development Capacity Building | |
| Location: | La Conner, Washington 98257 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies - Tribal Governance | |
| Sub-Area: | Economic Development | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $192,957 | |
| Establishing a new Tribal Economic Development Office in order to more effectively manage economic resources and development activities. | ||
| Grantee: | Zuni Tribe | |
| Project: | Strengthening Tribal Governance through Constitutional Revision | |
| Location: | Zuni, New Mexico 87327 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Western | |
| ACF Region: | Region VI | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies - Tribal Governance | |
| Sub-Area: | Constitutional Reform | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $159,551 | |
| Updating the decades-old Zuni Constitution to strengthen tribal governance. | ||
Pacific Region
Language - Ester Martinez Initiative
| Grantee: | Aha Punana Leo | |
| Project: | Teacher Development Project | |
| Location: | Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Pacific | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Language - Ester Martinez Initiative | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $234,142 | |
| Providing additional training to staff from all 11 nest sites to enhance language fluency and professional capabilities. | ||
| Grantee: | Hurao, Inc. | |
| Project: | Develop Chamoru Immersion Curriculum Manuals | |
| Location: | Hagat-Na, Guam 96932 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Pacific | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Language - Ester Martinez Initiative | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $283,579 | |
| Developing Chamoru Immersion Curriculum manuals which 20 educators will be trained and qualified to implement in an immersion site based school environment. | ||
| Grantee: | Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki | |
| Project: | Olelo Opio - Becoming a Language of the Youth | |
| Location: | Keaau, Hawai'i 96749 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Pacific | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Language - Ester Martinez Initiative | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $198,274 | |
| Developing and implementing university level Hawaiian immersion courses and extra -curricular activities for 9th-12th grade students to increase academic language proficiency and university readiness. | ||
Language - Preservation and Maintenance
| Grantee: | Institute for Native Pacific Education & Culture (INPEACE) | |
| Project: | BASIC Hawaiian | |
| Location: | Kapolei, Hawaii 96707 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Pacific | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Communities | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $264,453 | |
| Developing, testing, and preparing for market a culturally driven, web disseminated, multimedia Hawaiian language program to increase the conversational proficiency of Native Hawaiian speakers. | ||
| Grantee: | Pa'a Taotao Tano' | |
| Project: | Chamorro Language through Chants/Prayers and Songs-"Ginen i Kanta yan Tinaitai, Ta Na' Metgot i Fino' Chammorro" (CLCS) Project | |
| Location: | Hagatna, Guam 96910 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Pacific | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Neighborhoods and Communities | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $218,513 | |
| Developing Chamorro language tools through chants, prayers, and songs that can be used to preserve and maintain Chamorro, the indigenous language of the people of Guam. | ||
| Grantee: | University of Hawaii at Hilo | |
| Project: | Ka Olelo Oiwi: Hawaiian Oral Language Development Project | |
| Location: | Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Pacific | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $297,966 | |
| Strengthening and enhancing the capacity of teachers and families to support students in grades K-6 oral language proficiency by developing, training and disseminating literacy resources. | ||
Social and Economic Development Strategies
| Grantee: | Edith Kanaka'ole Foundation | |
| Project: | Kamakakuoka'aina - Ancestral Knowledge and Land Empowerment | |
| Location: | Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Pacific | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Infrastructure and Governance | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $433,168 | |
| Improving the capacity in decision-making and oversight of lands and resources by creating a database comprised of archival land and natural resource records for research and education regarding traditional land resource practices. | ||
| Grantee: | Farm to Table-Guam Corp. | |
| Project: | Guam Value-Added Agriculture Planning (GVAP) Project | |
| Location: | Atamuning, Guam 96913 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Pacific | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Agriculture/Gardening | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $135,078 | |
| Completing a value added analysis report and developing a pilot farming program to enhance economic self sufficiency by implementing value added agriculture. | ||
| Grantee: | Hawaiian Community Assets | |
| Project: | Financial Literacy/Renter Education and Credit Counseling for the Homeless Living in Transition | |
| Location: | Honolulu, Hawai'i 96814 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Pacific | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Economic Stability/Working Families | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $268,134 | |
| Providing financial literacy education and counseling services that will assist homeless individuals and families in transition from shelters to permanent housing. | ||
| Grantee: | Ka Meheu 'Ohu o ka Honu | |
| Project: | The Kali'I Project: The Making of a Chief | |
| Location: | Wailuku, Hawaii 96793 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Pacific | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Cultural Preservation | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $355,609 | |
| Providing training, education, and mentorship of Hawaiian male youth to be leaders in their communities as they mature into adulthood. | ||
| Grantee: | Kipahulu Ohana, Inc. | |
| Project: | Kipahulu Traditional Hawaiian Agricultural Restoration | |
| Location: | Hana, Hawai'i 96713 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Pacific | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Neighborhoods and Communities | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $206,215 | |
| Restoring traditional farming land then cultivating and processing taro (kalo) and other traditional Hawaiian foods to provide healthy and affordable food options to community members. | ||
| Grantee: | Na Kamalei-Koolauloa Early Education Program | |
| Project: | Native Hawaiian Family-Strengthening Curriculum Pilot and Comprehensive Activities | |
| Location: | Hau'Ula, Hawai'i 96717 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Pacific | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Strengthening Families | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $494,973 | |
| Implementing a comprehensive family strengthening curriculum pilot, specific for Native Hawaiians, which will foster family interaction learning in a cultural manner. | ||
| Grantee: | Native Nations Education Foundation | |
| Project: | High School Diploma and Community Enrichment Program | |
| Location: | Keaau, Hawai'i 96749 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Pacific | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $265,769 | |
| Increasing opportunities for culturally relevant adult primary education in Eastern Hawaii by providing a comprehensive high school diploma, GED, and community learning program that includes workforce preparedness and life skills training. | ||
| Grantee: | Native Samoan Advisory Council | |
| Project: | Native American Samoan Youth Livelihood Training: Respectful of Culture and Environment Project | |
| Location: | Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Pacific | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Neighborhoods and Communities | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $239,358 | |
| Neighborhoods and Communities | ||
| Grantee: | Pa'a Taotao Tano' | |
| Project: | I Minagahit Kutturan Chamorro: Authentic Chomorro Dance and Traditions Project | |
| Location: | Hagatna, Guam 96910 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Pacific | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Cultural Preservation | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $273,882 | |
| Reinstating Chamorro cultural practices by establishing an academy for local residents to learn traditional dance, music, and weaving and to enhance cultural tourism opportunities. | ||
| Grantee: | Partners in Development | |
| Project: | Ka Pa'alana Homeless Family Education Foundation | |
| Location: | Honolulu, Hawai'i 96817 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Pacific | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Strengthening Families | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $400,896 | |
| Developing a pre-school curriculum for homeless infants and toddlers that integrates Native Hawaiian culture and values. Empowering homeless Native Hawaiian fathers to be stronger heads of households. | ||
| Grantee: | Polynesian Voyaging Society | |
| Project: | Perpetuating Hawaiian Voyaging Traditions | |
| Location: | Honolulu, Hawaii 96819 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Pacific | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Neighborhoods and Communities | |
| Project Period: | 2009-2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | Non-competing continuation | |
| Offering traditional and contemporary sea-faring training that will produce quality learning experiences required for traditional Hawaiian voyaging. | ||
| Grantee: | Puko'a Kani 'Aina Community Development Corporation | |
| Project: | Mohala I Ka Wai: Native Hawaiian Community Impact Organization | |
| Location: | Kamuela, Hawai'i 96743 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Pacific | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $345,728 | |
| Completing a comprehensive assessment to increase and expand the impact of the organization's culture- and place-based educational programs and reduce the educational achievement gap for Native Hawaiians. | ||
Social and Economic Development Strategies - Native Asset Building Initiative
| Grantee: | Wai`anae Community Re-Development Corporation | |
| Project: | Ho'owaiwai: An Edu-preneurial Youth Asset Building Initiative | |
| Location: | Waianae Division,, Hawai'i 96792 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Pacific | |
| ACF Region: | Region IX | |
| Program Area: | Native Asset Building Initiative | |
| Sub-Area: | Economic Stability / Working Families | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2016 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $254,464 | |
| Supporting Native Hawaiian youth in completing a 4-year degree program, and help them return to Wai'anae as empowered and engaged community members. | ||
Alaska Region
Environmental Regulatory Enhancement
| Grantee: | Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope | |
| Project: | Inupiat Environmental Regulatory Enhancement Project | |
| Location: | Barrow, Alaska 99723 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Alaska | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Environmental Regulatory Enhancement | |
| Sub-Area: | Governance | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $281,858 | |
| Establishing formal tribal environmental policies to increase tribal capacity to regulate, manage, and protect subsistence areas. | ||
| Grantee: | Telida Tribal Council | |
| Project: | Upper Kuskokwim Traditional Subsistence Water Quality and Land Documentation Project | |
| Location: | Fairbanks, Alaska 99708 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Alaska | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Environmental Regulatory Enhancement | |
| Sub-Area: | Energy/Environment/Conservation | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $139,072 | |
| Establishing a water quality baseline in the upper Kuskokwim River watershed and building tribal capacity to monitor environmental impacts on traditional subsistence areas. | ||
Language - Preservation and Maintenance
| Grantee: | Alaska Native Heritage Center | |
| Project: | Revitalizing Indigenous Languages for Urban Alaska Natives | |
| Location: | Anchorage, Alaska 99504 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Alaska | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Communities | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $286,257 | |
| Identifying and assessing local and statewide language preservation and revitalization resources for the eleven linguistic groups of Native Alaskans residing in Anchorage; assessing residents’ language fluency levels and interest in teaching; and developing a written language plan outlining goals, priorities, partnerships, and strategies for Native Alaskans in Anchorage. | ||
| Grantee: | Chugachmiut, Inc. | |
| Project: | Sugt’sturllinaq Nupuglluta: We Only Speak Sugt’stun - Language Revitalization Project | |
| Location: | Anchorage, Alaska 99508 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Alaska | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Cultural Preservation | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $243,232 | |
| Developing curriculum and language immersion camps to increase Sugt’stun proficiency using Total Physical Response and subsistence based activities to teach youth in grades 7-12. | ||
| Grantee: | Native Village of Afognak | |
| Project: | Tamamta Tangipet Tuniutapet? "All of Us Are Tending Our Light?" | |
| Location: | Kodiak, Alaska 99615 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Alaska | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Strengthening Families | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $303,112 | |
| Tamamta Tangipet Tuniutapet? "All of Us Are Tending Our Light?" | ||
| Grantee: | Telida Village Council | |
| Project: | Dinak'i Athabascan (Upper Kuskokwim) Language Preservation and Revitalization Project | |
| Location: | Fairbanks, Alaska 99708 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Alaska | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $107,333 | |
| Developing interactive multimedia resources for a new web site to provide interesting and culturally appropriate language learning opportunities. | ||
| Grantee: | Yakutat Tlingit Tribe | |
| Project: | Documenting Our Yakutat Lingit Way of Life | |
| Location: | Yakutat, Alaska 99689 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Alaska | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Language - Preservation and Maintenance | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $307,136 | |
| Revitalizing the Yakutat Tlingit language by providing teacher training, developing language materials, and curriculum resources for field testing. | ||
Social and Economic Development Strategies
| Grantee: | Alaska Native Heritage Center | |
| Project: | Youth Development Project to Improve Community Connectedness, Educational and Vocational Outcomes for Alaska Native Youth | |
| Location: | Anchorage, Alaska 99504 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Alaska | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $381,418 | |
| Assisting Native youth in achieving their goals within the areas of high school graduation, college and/or vocational school placement, career opportunities, military, and/or leadership and volunteerism. | ||
| Grantee: | Aleut Community of St. Paul Island - Tribal Government | |
| Project: | St. Paul Island Greenhouse Project | |
| Location: | St. Paul Island, Alaska 99660 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Alaska | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Agriculture/Gardening | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $157,139 | |
| Creating a greenhouse to provide fresh fruits and vegetables to the geographically-isolated and weather-challenged residents of St. Paul Island. | ||
| Grantee: | Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation | |
| Project: | BBAHC Village Clinic Electronic Health Record Deployment Project | |
| Location: | Dillingham, Alaska 99576 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Alaska | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Health Promotion and Disease Prevention | |
| Project Period: | 2009-2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | Non-competing continuation | |
| Establishing the infrastructure and providing training for the development of an Electronic Health Records System to safeguard the health and well-being of patients. | ||
| Grantee: | Chickaloon Native Village | |
| Project: | Tene Ninicezet (Trails I Am Thinking About) Project | |
| Location: | Chickaloon, Alaska 99674 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Alaska | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Energy/Environment/Conservation | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $295,877 | |
| Enhancing tribal governance and land stewardship of Chickaloon traditional lands by designing and implementing a trails and recreation planning, management, and ecotourism plan. | ||
| Grantee: | Cook Inlet Tribal Council,Inc. | |
| Project: | The Schoolyard | |
| Location: | Anchorage, Alaska 99508 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Alaska | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $366,522 | |
| Providing age appropriate instruction and incentives to youth to facilitate high school completion, including academic counseling and tutoring, case management for non-academic issues, and the creation of a social media community. | ||
| Grantee: | Fairbanks Native Association | |
| Project: | FNA Workforce Re-entry and Recovery Project | |
| Location: | Fairbanks, Alaska 99701 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Alaska | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Job/Skills Training | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $284,066 | |
| Providing pre-employment and job skills training to Alaska Natives and American Indians enrolled in Fairbanks Native Association’s substance abuse treatment and recovery programs in order to increase employability and self-sufficiency. | ||
| Grantee: | Native Village of White Mountain | |
| Project: | Environmental Program Capacity Building and Workforce Development Project | |
| Location: | White Mountain, Alaska 99784 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Alaska | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Energy/Environment/Conservation | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $161,797 | |
| Building capacity for the Tribe to ensure that they can implement the elements of the wetlands program, and training tribal youth in documenting fish life cycle presence in traditional subsistence areas. | ||
| Grantee: | Sealaska Heritage Institute | |
| Project: | Yées Shaadé Hanx’i: New Young Leaders Rural/Urban Partnership | |
| Location: | Juneau, Alaska 99801 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Alaska | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Cultural Preservation | |
| Project Period: | 2012-2015 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $272,114 | |
| Developing a Regional Youth Leadership Council and providing cultural skills training to rural and urban Native Alaskan youth through four youth leadership academies. | ||
| Grantee: | Sun'aq Tribe of Kodiak | |
| Project: | Sun'aq Environmental Resource Protection Project | |
| Location: | Kodiak, Alaska 99615 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Alaska | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Energy/Environment/Conservation | |
| Project Period: | 2010 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $427,589 | |
| Documenting subsistence usage and traditional ecological knowledge to develop an environmental strategic plan to build the Tribe's capacity to participate in environmental regulatory discussions. | ||
| Grantee: | Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association | |
| Project: | Yukon River Culture Camps | |
| Location: | Anchorage, Alaska 99501 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Alaska | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $109,494 | |
| Improving the well-being of youth by preserving the cultures and subsistence way of life in Alaska Native communities of the Yukon River through fishing camps for youth, intergenerational activities, and offering mentoring. | ||
Social and Economic Development Strategies - Tribal Governance
| Grantee: | Holy Cross Village | |
| Project: | Holy Cross Youth Cultural Program Development | |
| Location: | Holy Cross, Alaska 99602 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Alaska | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies - Tribal Governance | |
| Sub-Area: | Infrastructure and Governance | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $127,374 | |
| Developing a culture-based youth development program to restore cultural traditions and provide social and cultural activities to the youth of Holy Cross. | ||
| Grantee: | Ketchikan Indian Corporation | |
| Project: | Reversing Language Shift in Southern Southeast Alaska: Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian | |
| Location: | Ketchikan, Alaska 99901 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Alaska | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies - Tribal Governance | |
| Sub-Area: | Education | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2013 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $171,166 | |
| Providing a foundation for continued language preservation efforts by developing Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian language curriculum specific to adult language learners in Ketchikan, Alaska. | ||
| Grantee: | Port Graham Village Council | |
| Project: | Restructuring for Effective Leadership into the Future | |
| Location: | Port Graham, Alaska 99603 | |
| ANA T/TA Region: | Alaska | |
| ACF Region: | Region X | |
| Program Area: | Social and Economic Development Strategies - Tribal Governance | |
| Sub-Area: | Infrastructure and Governance | |
| Project Period: | 2011 - 2014 | |
| FY 2012 Award: | $155,235 | |
| Developing new policies and procedures manuals, training administrative staff and the Tribal Council, and developing standardized practices for the Tribal Council to have the authority to act as the Tribal Court. | ||