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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
For Immediate Release Date: August 10, 2007 Contact: Tara Wall Phone: 202-401-9215 |
Alaska Native Grants To Be Announced
WASHINGTON , D.C. ---The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), will award $2.59 million in new grants to 16 tribal organizations in Alaska. The grants are designed to strengthen Native communities, Native children, youth and families, as well as preserve existing language resources within Alaska’s Native communities.
The new grants are to be announced by ACF’s Administration for Native Americans’ (ANA) Commissioner, Quanah Crossland Stamps while visiting four Alaska Native communities from August 13-22, 2007.
The new awards bring the total funding amount for Alaska Native projects to more than $7 million.
WHO: Quanah Crossland Stamps, commissioner
Administration for Native Americans
Administration for Children & FamiliesWHAT: Announcement of Alaska grant awards WHEN: Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Native Theatre Demonstration – 2:00 p.m. AST
Media Interviews – 3:00 p.m. ASTWHERE: Hoonah Cultural Heritage Center
Icy Strait Point
Hoonah, Alaska
To schedule an interview with ACF’s Quanah Crossland Stamps, contact Hans Billger at 202-401-9215 or hans.billger@acf.hhs.gov.
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