Welcome to the Administration for Children and Families’ Tribal and Native American Affairs page. ACF is committed to working with tribal nations and Indigenous communities across the United States to improve the economic and social well-being of children and families. ACF oversees more than 60 programs that empower families and communities, improve access to an array of services, and build strong and healthy communities. ACF’s discretionary and mandatory programs award more than $1 Billion each year to tribes, tribal organizations, and Native American organizations to:
- Protect and promote the vitality of Native American Languages
- Promote healthy prenatal outcomes and healthy development of children
- Provide affordable, high-quality early care and afterschool programs
- Prevent and protect children from abuse and neglect
- Reduce the causes of poverty and foster family economic security
- Improve the financial, emotional, and medical support children receive from their parents
- Reduce the risk of youth homelessness, adolescent pregnancy, and domestic violence
- Prevent human trafficking of Native people and assist survivors
Funding
ACF oversees more than 60 programs and awards more than $1 billion each year through its discretionary and mandatory programs to tribes and Native organizations. Click here to view these awards
Programs
This page provides a list of ACF Programs Offices that fund tribes and Native American Organizations.
Tribal and Native American Affairs Committees
A unique government-to-government relationship exists between American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Tribes and the federal government. To support this ongoing relationship, ACF has established an Agency Workgroup titled the Native American Affairs Advisory Council (NAAAC) and the ACF Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC).
Initiatives
ACF has a number of initiatives to address issues and concerns of Tribal and Native American communities.
Assistance
ACF provides technical assistance through program staff and contractors and supports technical assistance centers that offer an array of services. This page provides links to available technical assistance and training for tribal and Native communities.
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders
ACF funds government and non-profit organizations in Hawaii, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam.
Tribal Consultation
We're listening!
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is working to ensure clear policies exist to further the government-to-government relationship between the Federal Government and Indian Tribes. True and effective consultation results in information exchange, mutual understanding, and informed decision-making on behalf of the Tribal governments involved and the Federal Government. The importance of consultation with Indian Tribes was affirmed through Presidential Memoranda in 1994, 2004, 2009, and 2021 and Executive Order 13175 in 2000. This page includes information on ACF’s response to these directives, including the current Tribal Consultation Policy and information on recent consultation sessions held.
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