Program Description
The purpose of the NEW (Native Employment Work) program is to make
work activities available to grantees' designated service populations and
service areas. Allowable work activities include (but are not limited to):
educational activities; training and job readiness activities (including job
skills training, job readiness training, and on-the-job training); and
employment activities (including job search, job development and placement,
community work experience, and subsidized and unsubsidized public and
private sector employment). Allowable supportive and job retention services
include transportation, childcare, uniforms/clothing needed for employment,
medical services, and other work and family sufficiency related expenses
that enable clients to participate in the program. Allowable activities also
include labor/job market assessments, job creation, and economic development
leading to job creation.
General Program Requirements
Native Employment Works (NEW) grantees are federally recognized
Indian tribes and Alaska Native organizations specified in the
law. In order to qualify for this program, you
must be within the service population of a NEW
grantee. You must also be unemployed or
underemployed, about to become unemployed, or you, your spouse, parents, or
children must receive or be eligible to receive Temporary Assistance for
Needy Families (TANF).
Application Process
For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.
Program Contact Information
Office of Family Assistance
Administration for
Children and Families
Department of Health and Human
Services
370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW
Washington, DC 20447
Telephone:
202-401-9275
Managing Agency
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.hhs.gov/
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