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Tribal Work Grants

Program Information

Popular name

Native Employment Works Program (NEW)

Program Number

93.594

Program objective

The Native Employment Works (NEW) grant enables eligible Indian tribes and Alaska Native organizations to administer programs that provide work activities and supportive services to enhance job readiness, job placement, and job retention for Native Americans. NEW funding supports recipients in serving their designated service populations through these work activities and supportive services.

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

    In FY 2016, it is anticipated that 78 grants will be awarded. In FY 2016, 78 grants were awarded.

  2. 2017

    In FY 2017, 78 grants were awarded.

  3. 2018

    In FY 2018, 78 grants were awarded.

  4. 2019

    In FY 2019, 78 grants were awarded.

  5. 2020

    In FY 2020, 78 grants were awarded.

  6. 2021

    In FY 2021, 78 grants were awarded.

  7. 2022

    In FY 2022, 78 grants were awarded.

  8. 2023

    In FY 2023, 78 awards were issued.

  9. 2024

    In FY 2024, 78 awards were issued.

  10. 2025

    In FY 2025, it is expected that 78 awards will be issued.

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.

45 CFR Part 287, the regulations for the Native Employment Works (NEW) Program, were published on February 18, 2000, and took effect on June 19, 2000.

  1. IV, A, 412, Social Security Act.

Program details

Program types

Eligible beneficiaries

  • American Indian

Additional resources