[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 177 (Monday, September 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 55121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-22957]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[CFDA Number: 93.612]


Announcement of the Award of a Single Source Emergency Grant to 
the Oglala Sioux Tribe in Pine Ridge, SD

AGENCY: Administration for Native Americans, ACF, HHS.

ACTION: Announcement of the award of a single source, emergency grant 
to the Oglala Sioux Tribe in Pine Ridge, SD to address the critically 
high levels of youth suicide on the reservation since December 2014.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), 
Administration for Native Americans (ANA) announces the award of a 
single source emergency grant in the amount of $400,000 to the Oglala 
Sioux Tribe to provide empowerment activities for youth in order to 
address the critically high levels of youth suicide on the reservation 
since December 2014.

DATES: The timeframe for the initial award is July 31, 2015 to July 30, 
2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carmelia Strickland, Director, 
Division of Program Operations, Administration for Native Americans, 
370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20047. Telephone: 877-922-
9262; Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Administration for Native Americans 
(ANA), Administration for Children and Families, has awarded an 
emergency single source grant to the Oglala Sioux Tribe (OST) for 
programs whose goal is to empower youth ages 8 to 24 to make changes in 
their communities, to be proud of their heritage, and to inspire them 
to celebrate life so that they may see that there is a positive future 
for them. It is intended that this program will have a 24-month project 
period so that another 12-month budget period will be funded 
noncompetitively for $400,000 in FY 2016. In testimony before the 
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on June 24, 2015, Oglala Sioux Tribe 
President John Yellowbird Steele's testimony stated that 11 young 
people on the Pine Ridge Reservation have been lost to suicide since 
December. In addition, at least another 176 of the youth have attempted 
suicide in that period, according to the Indian Health Service, and 229 
more were treated for suicidal ideation.
    The awarded project is designed to increase positive youth 
empowerment activities in all nine districts on the Pine Ridge Indian 
Reservation through the development of Student Youth Councils, peer to 
peer mentoring, and Lakota cultural awareness activities. The award was 
made under ANA's program for Social and Economic Development Strategies 
(SEDS). The OST has been designated as a Federal government Promise 
Zone, because of the severe financial and economic status in the area 
in which they live. The Pine Ridge Reservation is also located in 
Shannon County, which is often referred to as the poorest county in the 
United States.

    Statutory Authority:  This program is authorized under Sec.  
803(a) of the Native American Programs Act of 1974 (NAPA), 42 U.S.C. 
2991b.

Christopher Beach,
Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Division of Grants Policy, Office of 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-22957 Filed 9-11-15; 8:45 am]
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