Grants for Native Americans

What this funds

The Native American Nutrition and Supportive Services program provides grants to more than 400 eligible tribal organizations to support the health, nutrition, and daily living needs of older American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians. Funded services include transportation, congregate and and adult day services. Services are designed and delivered in ways that reflect the cultural traditions and priorities of Native American communities. As part of a broader mix of elder services within each community, these supports help older adults maintain health and function and reduce reliance on higher- cost nursing home care and medical interventions. The program also provides training and technical assistance to tribes and tribal organizations, including inter-tribal councils and consortiums, to support the development of coordinated service systems for Native American elders. Assistance is tailored to community needs and delivered through multiple Evaluation findings demonstrate measurable outcomes. According to ACFC's recent evaluation, tribal elders receiving meals and other supportive services through the program had an average of 36 percent fewer hospital visits and 10 percent fewer falls per person per year compared to elders not using these services. Elders participating in programs offering a higher number of services experienced 53 percent fewer hospitalizations and 45 percent fewer falls per year. Participants also reported 35 percent more Funding for the program - net of any authorized changes such as transfers or reprogramming - for five to $1,505,000. For FY 2026, it is estimated that 290 formula grants will be made with an average of Administration for Children, Families, and Communities Page 133 The FY 2027 request for the Grants to Native Americans program is $40.3 million, the same as the FY For FY 2027, it is estimated that 290 formula grants will be made with an average of roughly $136,255 Administration for Children, Families, and Communities Page 134

Extracted from Administration for Children, Families, and Communities, p. 11. Verbatim; nothing here is paraphrased.

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9 linked contracts. These are obligations — lifetime awarded money — and they are not comparable to the request above and are never added to it. No total is shown: an award linked to several lines is counted in full on each, so the sum would not be a fact.

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