ANA Western Region

	Frequently Asked Questions
	What Is New About Applying For ANA Funds? Who Is The Administration for Native Americans? What does ANA Do? What Activities Does ANA Fund? ANA does not fund these activities? Where Can I Get More Information on ANA? Am I Eligible To Apply? How Many Copies Should I Send? Deadlines?
	What Is New About Applying For ANA Funds? The Administration for Native Americans suggests that a retirement plan for proposed ANA project staff be included in the application budget. Although it is suggested, no points will be taken away should you decide not to include this in your application. However, should you decide to include this retirement plan, ANA is flexible and will work with tribes to create a feasible plan but it must allow for immediate vesting within the initial budget period (12 months). Further information on the guidelines for qualifying retirement plans is included in Section 2 under Budget Requirements. Technical assistance providers indicated in this section can assist you in obtaining additional information. Changes have been made to the application kit. In conjunction with the Federal Register announcement of available funds for which you are interested in applying, these modifications are designed to better assist you in planning for and developing an ANA application. An applicant may continue to use the old application kits as well. TOP Who Is The Administration for Native Americans? ANA is a federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families. The head of the agency is the Commissioner who is a presidential appointee. ANA receives its authority from the amended Native Americans Program Act of 1974. A copy of the act can be found in Section 3: Supplemental Information and Attachments TOP What does ANA Do? The mission of the Administration for Native Americans is to promote the goal of social and economic self-sufficiency for American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and other Native American Pacific Islanders. ANA believes that a Native American 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 also believes that the responsibility for achieving self-sufficiency resides with the governing bodies of Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages and in the leadership of Native American groups. A community’s progress toward self-sufficiency is based on its efforts to plan, organize and direct resources in a comprehensive manner that is consistent with its established long-range goals. To achieve the mission of the Administration for Native Americans, funding is made available through grants to eligible tribes and organizations on a competitive basis. Through a budget appropriated by Congress, funds are allocated for the Social and Economic Development Strategies (SEDS) Projects, Alaska-Specific Social and Economic Development Strategies (SEDS) Projects, Indian Environmental Regulatory Enhancement Projects and Language Projects. For specific and additional information on program announcements, refer to the respective Federal Register announcement. TOP What Activities Does ANA Fund? ANA is the only Federal Discretionary Grant program to serve the eligible entities in support of the diverse array of fundable activities. Additionally, ANA is the only Federal office that provides funding for the preservation and maintenance of Native Languages.Each of the three grant competitions have Program Areas of Interest, which can be found in the program announcements. ANA has always included in the program announcement a listing of proposed projects to be funded. The list was always non-inclusive. This is also true for the new Program Areas of Interest. Eligibility for funding is not restricted to projects of the type listed under each specific program announcement but these Program Areas of Interest are ones that ANA sees as particularly beneficial to the development of healthy Native American Communities. Program Areas of Interest align with Departmental and ACF priorities and initiatives. TOP The Administration for Native Americans does not fund: Projects that operate indefinitely or require ANA funding on a recurring basis. (ANA may fund initial start-up for economic development projects.) Projects in which a grantee would provide training and/or technical assistance (T/TA) to other tribes or Native American organizations which are otherwise eligible to apply to ANA ("third party T/TA"). However, the purchase of T/TA by a grantee for its own use or for its members' use (as in the case of a consortium), where T/TA is necessary to carry out project objectives is acceptable. The support of ongoing social service delivery programs or the expansion or continuation of existing social service delivery programs. The purchase of real property. The funding of construction. Objectives or activities for the support of core administration of an organization. TOP Where Can I Get More Information on ANA? Mail Address: U. S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children & Families Administration for Native Americans Mail Stop: Aerospace Center - 8^th Floor West Washington, DC 20447 Help Desk: 1.877.922.9262 or 1.202.690.7776 Fax: 202.690.7441 Web Site: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ana TOP How Many Copies Should I Send? The original and two (2) copies of your application are required for submission. However, applicants should note that the original and six (6) copies are necessary for the review process. To ensure completeness of applications and proper labeling of sections applicants may want to provide these additional copies. The type of binding and labeling of the application is up to the applicant.
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