Administration for Native Americans

1. Welcome Administration for Native Americans Administration for Native Americans Mail Stop: 2nd Fl. West Aerospace Center 370 L’Enfant Promenade SW Washington, D.C. 20447-0002 To Contact The ANA Help Desk, Call Toll Free: 877.922.9262 Or E-mail: anacomments@acf.hhs.gov

2. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services The Department of Health and Human Services is the United States government’s principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. The Department of Health and Human Services includes more than 300 programs covering a wide spectrum of activities.

3. Department of Health and Human Services - Administration for Children and Families (ACF) ACF Programs aim to achieve the following: Empower people to increase their own economic independence and productivity; Assist in creating strong, healthy supporting communities; Foster partnerships that enable solutions which transcend traditional agency boundaries; Assist in the development of services that improve needed access; and Provide a strong commitment to working with people with developmental disabilities, refugees, and migrants

4. ANA History • A program of ACF, an agency of the U.S. DHHS • Established in 1974 through the Native American Programs Act (NAPA). • The only federal agency serving all Native Americans - federally recognized Tribes; American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian organizations and Native populations throughout the Pacific basin including American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

5. ANA Mission The Administration for Native Americans promotes the goal of self-sufficiency for Native Americans by providing social and economic development opportunities through financial assistance, training, and technical assistance to eligible Tribes and Native American organizations representing nearly 4.3 million individuals.

6. ANA Goals Assist Tribal and Village governments, Native American institutions, and local leadership to exercise control and decision making over their resources; Foster the development of stable, diversified local economies and economic activities which will provide jobs, promote economic well-being, and reduce dependency on public funds and social services; Support local access to, control of, and coordination of services and programs that safeguard the health and well-being of people and are essential to a thriving and self-sufficient community

7. ANA Philosophy ANA believes a Native community is self-sufficient when it can generate and control the resources necessary to meet its social and economic goals, and the needs of its members. ANA believes the responsibility for achieving self-sufficiency resides with the Native governing bodies and local leadership. ANA believes progress towards self-sufficiency is based on efforts to plan and direct resources in a comprehensive manner consistent with long-range goals.

8. ANA Eligibility Make Sure to check the Program Announcement for changes or updates for the specific project you wish to apply Federally recognized Indian Tribes Consortia of Indian Tribes Incorporated non-federally recognized Tribes Incorporated nonprofit multi-purpose community-based Indian organizations Urban Indian Centers National or regional incorporated nonprofit Native American organizations with Native American community-specific objectives Alaska Native villages as defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) and/or non-profit village consortia

9. Eligibility Continued Incorporated nonprofit Alaska Native multi-purpose community based organizations Nonprofit Alaska Native Regional Corporation/Association in Alaska with village-specific projects Non-profit Native Organizations in Alaska with village specific projects Public and nonprofit private agencies serving Native Hawaiians Public and nonprofit private agencies serving native peoples from Guam, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (the populations served may be located on these islands or in the continental United States) Native-controlled community colleges, Native-controlled post-secondary vocational institutions, colleges and universities located in Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands that serve Native peoples Nonprofit Alaska Native Community Entities or Native governing bodies (Indian Reorganization Act or Traditional Councils) as recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs

10. Program Areas • SEDS/Alaska SEDS • NAHMI Category 1 & 2 • Language Preservation and Maintenance Category 1,2,3 and 4 • Environmental Regulatory Enhancement • Environmental Mitigation

11. Application Criterion Criterion 1: Project Summary/Abstract • Criterion 1: Project Summary/Abstract

12. Application CriterionCriterion 2: Need for Assistance • Criterion 2: Need for Assistance • Identification of Community • Community Goals • Statement of Need • Project Goal • Community Involvement

13. Application CriterionCriterion 3: Project Approach • Criterion 3: Project Approach • Project Strategy • Project Challenges and Contingency Plans • Sustainability Plan

14. Application CriterionCriterion 3: Project Approach • Objective Work Plan (OWP) • Project Goals • S.M.A.R.T. Objectives • Activities • Outcomes

15. Application CriterionCriterion 4: Organizational Capacity • Criterion 4: Organizational Capacity • Information on your organization, including leadership, experience, structure, etc. • Partnerships • Staffing • Third-Party Agreements

16. Application CriterionCriterion 5: Project Impact/Evaluation • Criterion 5: Project Impact/Evaluation • What are Impact Indicators? • Selecting Impact Indicators for Your Project • Evaluation and Monitoring

17. Application CriterionCriterion 6: Budget and Budget Justification • Criterion 6: Budget and Budget Justification/Cost Effectiveness • Line Item Budget • Match/In-kind and Documentation

18. ANA Administration for Native Americans Training and Technical Assistance • Assistance with project planning development. • ANA project information. • Assistance to organizations applying for ANA funding. • Post-award training & assistance.

19. ANA’s Goal Assist in developing projects that reflect the cultural values, collective vision, and long-range: • SEDS goals • Language goals • Environmental Regulatory goals • Environmental Mitigation goals • NAHMI goals of Native communities.

20. Administration for Native Americans Training and Technical Assistance Providers • Native American Management Services, Inc. – ANA Eastern Region 12110 Sunset Hills Rd, Suite 450 Reston, Virginia 20190 Toll Free: 888-221-9686 (571) 323-5635 x- Fax: (571) 323-2101 Rondelle Clay, Project Director E-Mail: rclay@namshq.com www.anaeastern.org Region I: AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV • ACKCO, INC. – ANA Western Region 1326 N. Central, #208 Phoenix, Arizona 85004 Toll Free: 800-525-2859 x-155 (602) 253-9211 Fax: (602) 253-9135 Theron Wauneka, Project Manager E-mail: theron.wauneka@ackco.com www.anawestern.org Region II: AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY

21. Administration for Native Americans Training and Technical Assistance Providers • Alaska Summit Enterprises, Inc. – ANA Alaska Region 11723 Old Glenn Highway, Suite 201 Eagle River, Alaska 99577    Toll Free: 877-770-6230    (907) 694-5711    Fax: (907) 694-5775    Project Director    E-Mail: Region3@anaalaska.org www.anaalaska.org    Region III: Alaska • ACKCO, Inc. – ANA Pacific Basin Region 1149 Bethel Street #702 Honolulu, HI 96813 Telephone: 808-536-2363 Fax: 808-536-9049 Toll free: 866-339-7905 Barbara Aragon, Project Manager E-mail: barbara.aragon@ackco.com www.anapacificbasin.org Region IV: American Samoa (AS), Guam (GU), Hawaii (HI), Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, (CNMI)