Social and Economic Development Strategies -SEDS | HHS 2024 ACF ANA NA 0050

Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2024 ACF ANA NA 0050

The Social and Economic Development Strategies (SEDS) grant is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), specifically through the Administration for Native Americans (ANA). For Fiscal Year 2024, SEDS is intended to support community-driven projects that strengthen Native communities by expanding local economies, improving social and economic infrastructure, supporting family well-being, and helping preserve Native cultures. The notice indicates the opportunity was modified to change the application due date because of adjustments to the Grants.gov maintenance schedule.

At its core, SEDS is designed to address persistent challenges that many Native communities face when there are limited community-based businesses, limited job pathways, and gaps in local systems that support economic and social stability. The program emphasizes projects that originate from the community itself rather than being imposed from outside. While the specific project types can vary, the overall goal is to move communities toward greater self-sufficiency and resilience by building practical economic capacity alongside social supports, with cultural preservation recognized as a key part of long-term community strength.

The eligible service populations described in the notice are broad across Native America, including American Indian tribes (both federally recognized and non-federally recognized), Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Native American Pacific Islanders. The geographic scope also explicitly includes Native peoples served in Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. This framing makes clear that SEDS is not limited only to the lower 48 states or only to federally recognized tribal governments; it is intended to reach a wide range of Native communities and Native-serving institutions when they meet the eligibility rules.

Eligibility to apply is limited to organizations rather than individuals. The NOFO lists eligible applicants as including federally recognized tribes (as recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs), incorporated non-federally recognized tribes, incorporated state-recognized tribes, and tribal consortia. It also includes 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 applicants include Alaska Native villages as defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), nonprofit village consortia, and several forms of Alaska Native nonprofit organizations and regional entities, as long as projects are village-specific where required. For Native Hawaiian communities and Native American Pacific Islanders, eligible applicants include public and nonprofit private agencies serving Native Hawaiians, public and nonprofit private agencies serving Native peoples from Guam, American Samoa, and CNMI, and Tribal Colleges and Universities as well as other colleges and universities in Hawaii and the U.S.-affiliated Pacific that serve Native American Pacific Islanders. The listing also notes national or regional incorporated nonprofit Native American organizations are eligible when they have Native community-specific objectives. By contrast, applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not allowed and will be disqualified from merit review.

The opportunity also clarifies that faith-based and community organizations can apply if they meet the same eligibility requirements as any other applicant. It states that ACF will not discriminate in recipient selection based on an organization’s religious character or affiliation, and it references the relevant federal protections and requirements (including 45 CFR Part 87 and 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq.). In practical terms, this means religiously affiliated organizations are not excluded as a category, but they still must fit within the eligible applicant types and follow the standard grant rules.

From a funding perspective, the opportunity is categorized under Income Security and Social Services and is associated with CFDA number 93.612. The funding instrument is a grant, and the NOFO lists an award ceiling of $900,000. The announcement anticipates making about 14 awards. The funding opportunity number is HHS-2024-ACF-ANA-NA-0050, and the original closing date shown in the source information is May 22, 2024, although the description emphasizes that the due date was modified due to the Grants.gov maintenance schedule, so applicants would need to rely on the updated deadline as posted in the official listing.

Overall, SEDS is best understood as a flexible, capacity-building grant program aimed at measurable community benefit: stronger local economic activity, better community supports for families, and reinforcement of cultural continuity. It is structured to fund projects that are rooted in Native community priorities and led by eligible tribal governments, Native nonprofits, Native-serving organizations, and certain educational institutions serving Native American Pacific Islanders, with a clear exclusion of individual applicants and foreign entities.

• 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 2024-03-19.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-05-22. (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 14 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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