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Indian Employment Assistance

Program Information

Popular name

Employment Assistance Program

Program Number

15.108

Program objective

To provide vocational training and employment opportunities to eligible American Indians and Alaska Natives to reduce Federal dependence.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2016

    No Information Available.

  2. 2017

    No Information Available.

  3. 2018

    No Information Available.

  4. 2020

    The IA fulfilled its mission objectives by issuing a combined 55 awards to Indian Tribes: Self-Determination and Employment Assistance Grants.

  5. 2021

    In FY21, IA issued 40 new awards and modifications to existing awards to 39 recipients.

  6. 2022

    Awards 7 grants to entities to complete the goals and objectives of the program.

  7. 2024

    This award funded 46 programs for job placement and training, carrer development, vocational training, Indian child welfare, among other programs

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

25 CFR 26 and 25 CFR 27. For awards to Indian Tribal Governments see also 25 CFR Part 900.

  1. Snyder Act of 1921, Public Law 67-85, 42 Stat. 208, 25 U.S.C. 13; Indian Adult Vocational Training Act of 1956, Public Law 84-959, 70 Stat. 986, as amended; Public Law 88-230, 77 Stat. 471, 25 U.S.C. 309; Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, Public Law 93-638, as amended, 25 U.S.C. 450, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.