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VI. NATIVE FAMILY ASSISTANCE Native American Tribes may administer family assistance programs under their own TANF block grants. Federal law specifically names the twelve regional Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act non- profit organizations and the Metlakatla Indian Community as eligible federal block grant recipients in Alaska. These organizations can receive block grants under the Tribal Family Assistance Program upon approval of a plan submitted to the Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (U.S. DHSS). There are currently seven Alaska Native organizations operating TANF- funded Native Family Assistance Programs (NFAPs) in Alaska: Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) in interior Alaska; Bristol Bay Native Association (BBNA) in the Bristol Bay region; Cook Inlet Tribal Corporation, Inc. (CITCI) in the Municipality of Anchorage and Mat-Su Valley; the Association of Village Council Presidents in western Alaska (AVCP); the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (CCTHITA) in southeast Alaska; Kodiak Area Native Association (KANA) in the Kodiak area; and Maniilaq Inc. in the Northwest Arctic region. Legislation passed in Alaska in 2000 and reauthorized in 2005 gave the Division the authority to award grants to certain Alaska Native organizations who develop and operate their own NFAPs. Native organizations use the state grant to augment their federal TANF block grant to deliver services and activities that promote self-sufficiency and enhance the lives of families in their services areas. The Native regional non-profit organizations are community-based with close ties to local economies. These organizations are able to deliver locally based and culturally relevant programs. The state also contracts and grants with Native organizations to provide for the delivery of Native Employment Work (NEW) Services in those areas not served by NFAPs. The Division provides state funds to certain Alaska Native Tribes that have a plan approved by U.S. DHSS and have signed a grant agreement with the Division. More information on NFAPs in Alaska may be viewed at: http://dpaweb.hss.state.ak.us/manuals/NFAP/NFAP_Guide.htm.

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