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HHS Announces Recovery Act Awards Under Strengthening Communities Fund, Including Four Tribal Applicants
On September 30, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sebelius announced that $46 million in Recovery Act funding has been awarded to 84 grantees, including four tribal grantees, under the new the Strengthening Communities Fund program, authorized under the Recovery Act. Grants under this new program will be used to improve the ability of nonprofit organizations to promote the economic recovery of people with low incomes.
The Strengthening Communities Fund is comprised of two programs: the State, Local, and Tribal Government Capacity Building Program, which provides funds for government entities, which in turn work with community-based organizations. The Nonprofit Capacity Building Program funds intermediary agencies, which also work with community organizations.
Four tribal entities are among the grantees receiving Recovery Act funds under the State, Local, and Tribal Government Capacity Building Program. These tribes are:
- Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, WA;
- Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, OR;
- Pinoleville Pomo Nation, CA; and
- Chippewa Cree Tribe, MT.
Under the Nonprofit Capacity Building Program, awards were made to two tribal-serving organizations:
- Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc., and
- First Nations, Development Institute, CO.
A copy of the Secretary’s press release announcing these awards is available here:
A complete list of grantees and award amount is available here:
