Social and Economic Development Strategies -SEDS | HHS 2025 ACF ANA NA 0114

Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2025 ACF ANA NA 0114

The Social and Economic Development Strategies (SEDS) grant is a discretionary funding opportunity from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), through the Administration for Native Americans (ANA), using Fiscal Year 2025 funds. Its core purpose is to support community-driven efforts in Native communities that build and strengthen local economies, improve social and economic conditions, and reinforce Native American families and cultural preservation. The program is aimed at addressing persistent challenges that stem from limited community-based businesses and gaps in local social and economic infrastructure, with an emphasis on solutions designed and led by the communities themselves.

SEDS is intended to serve a broad range of Native American communities, including American Indian tribes (both federally recognized and non-federally recognized), Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Native American Pacific Islanders, including communities in Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. While the notice does not list specific project models in the provided text, the framing makes clear that ANA is looking for practical, locally grounded projects that can create economic opportunity, support family and community well-being, and protect and sustain Native cultures as part of long-term community strength.

Eligibility is limited to certain types of organizations and governments connected to Native communities, as authorized under the cited statutes and regulations (42 U.S.C. 2991b and 45 CFR 1336.33). Eligible applicants include federally recognized Indian tribes (as recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs), incorporated non-federally recognized tribes, incorporated state-recognized tribes, and consortia of tribes. Also eligible are incorporated nonprofit multi-purpose community-based Indian organizations (including Urban Indian Organizations), Urban Indian Centers, and Native Community Development Financial Institutions (Native CDFIs). For Alaska, eligible entities include Alaska Native villages as defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), nonprofit village consortia, Alaska Native organizations proposing village-specific projects, incorporated nonprofit Alaska Native multipurpose community-based organizations, nonprofit Alaska Native regional corporations or associations with village-specific projects, and Alaska Native community entities or tribal governing bodies recognized by BIA (including IRA or Traditional Councils). Additional eligible applicants include public and nonprofit private agencies serving Native Hawaiians; national or regional incorporated nonprofit Native American organizations with community-specific objectives; public and nonprofit private agencies serving Native peoples from Guam, American Samoa, or CNMI; and Tribal Colleges and Universities as well as colleges and universities located in Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, or CNMI that serve Native American Pacific Islanders.

Individuals are not eligible, including sole proprietorships, and foreign entities are also ineligible; applications from those parties will be disqualified from merit review and funding consideration. Faith-based and community organizations may apply as long as they meet the eligibility requirements, and the opportunity notes federal nondiscrimination protections related to an organization’s religious character, consistent with 45 CFR Part 87 and applicable federal law.

Key administrative details include the funding opportunity title Social and Economic Development Strategies (SEDS) and opportunity number HHS-2025-ACF-ANA-NA-0114. The assistance listing is CFDA 93.612, and the activity category is Income Security and Social Services. The funding instrument is a grant. The application deadline listed is July 22, 2025. The maximum (ceiling) award amount is $900,000, and the agency expects to make about 24 awards under this announcement. The opportunity record shows a creation date of June 20, 2025.

• The Administration for Children and Families - ANA in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Social and Economic Development Strategies -SEDS" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.612.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2025-06-20.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-07-22. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $900,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 24 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others.

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