Arizona Stories | Native American Report

San Carlos Apache Tribe Gets New Health Facility

The new facility will serve nearly 13,000 Native Americans residing in the San Carlos Service Unit.

AZ Complying with Medicaid, Indian Health Service Rules

Arizona met Medicaid regulations in claiming Medicaid expenditures for Indian Health Service facilities at the enhanced federal medical assistance percentage rate in the past six years, the HHS IG says.

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IG Reviews Education Reform; Tribal School Failings

The Inspector General for the Interior Department issues a review of the Moencopi Day School in Arizona, which finds the school's efforts to close the educational achievement gap and increase graduation rates are "inadequate."

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Historic Water Agreement Inked with White Mountain Apache Tribe

The agreement will provide funding for design and construction of a rural water delivery system on the reservation and secure water flow for the city of Phoenix.

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Water Conservation Funds Available in Phoenix Region; Tribes are Eligible

Grants are BOR's contribution to a joint effort by the agency and grantees to conduct reclamation activities that do one or more of the following

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Program Offers Housing, Economic Development $$$ Out West

This is another of the "secondary funding" opportunities NAR has mentioned in our funding audioconferences. Funds go to lenders, who turn work with community sponsors to support targeted economic

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Grants Support Tribal Food Projects for Targeted Seniors

NAR recently reported First Nations recently received another funding boost to support its NAFSI initiative. Now, competition for one of the specific funding programs under the initiative – the Native American Security Program – has opened.

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COLORADO REGION) Technical Assistance Funds Promote Water Management

Funds help promote water management in lower Colorado region

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(LAND ACQUISITION) BIA Acquires Land into Trust for Tribes

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) will acquire approximately 405 acres of land into trust for the Navajo Nation of Arizona.

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(GRANTS AWARDED) Rural Development Grants Fund Tribal Colleges

The Agriculture department is providing grants to 22 tribal colleges in nine states through the USDA Rural Development Tribal College Initiative Grant program.

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