Resource Library

The websites featured in this document provide resources relevant to economic development issues.

New awards for Fiscal Year 2016.

Evaluation is more than just collecting and analyzing data. Evaluation is a way to build capacity. During this webinar, we will explore how evaluation data can be a tool to help compare outcomes achieved versus outcomes expected, and then improve processes. Presented by ANA’s Western Region Training and Technical Assistance Center.

In the final part of the ANA Sustainability Series, you’ll learn strategies for achieving financial sustainability, such as how to analyze your existing resources and identify funding gaps, how to access a range of funding sources, and identify financing strategies to fill gaps. This webinar will also summarize the entire series and answer the question: How do you achieve financial sustainability? Hosted by the ANA Western Region Training and Technical Assistance Center.

Learn to build online relationships with your communities in this step-by-step guide, which will lead you through the process of creating an organized, realistic, and strategic social media plan for your organization.

These guided activities are designed for the social media novice, to be done with two or more people from your organization, led by a designated social media administrator and with support from a top-level decision maker (executive director, tribal chief, manager).

Sustainability is critical for continuation of service provision or benefits derived through your project.  During this 1st in a 4 part series on sustainability you will learn the definition of sustainability and the various types of sustainability items that must be considered when thinking about your overall sustainability strategy. Hosted by ANA's Eastern Region Training and Technical Assistance Center.

ANA understands that recipients may need utilize unspent funds from a previous budget period in order to accomplish the incomplete activities listed in their Objective Work Plan (OWP). In order to do this, recipients will need written approval from ACF/ANA by submitting a carry-over budget amendment.

This page contains the newest versions of our Pre-application Manual and Application Toolkit which will help guide you through the application writing process. Both the Manual and the Toolkit will help align your application with the NOFO Project Narrative and Merit Review Criteria. You will also find helpful exercises and example templates to aid in the writing process.  

Finding foundation funding can be part of a well-rounded sustainability plan. During this webinar, learn about the various types of foundations, when to apply for a foundation grant, and understand the importance of foundations granting guidance. Find out how to access this funding during this webinar, hosted by the ANA Western Training and Technical Assistance Center.

Building and continuing community support through effective community and stakeholder outreach is necessary for achieving community sustainability. During this webinar , you will learn how tapping into that community support helps build and strengthen political support for sustaining your project. You’ll also learn about Memorandums of Agreement and Memorandums of Understanding and how utilizing these can help. Hosted by the ANA Alaska Region Training and Technical Assistance Center.