On September 26, the Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF) announced a nearly $3.7 million award for early learning programs serving tribal children.
A total of 30 tribal-serving organizations, including 13 tribal nations, will receive the grants to provide early learning programs, childcare, prenatal care and home visits to tribal children.
Tribes receiving funding include:
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Confederate Tribes of the Colville Reservation
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Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
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Nisqually Indian Tribe
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Nooksack Indian Tribe
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Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe
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Puyallup Tribe
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Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe
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Shoalwater Bay Indian tribe
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Spokane Tribe of Indians
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Squaxin Island Tribe
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Stillaguamish tribe of Indians
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Suquamish Tribe
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Tulalip Tribes
“These funds are being used in so many creative ways by our tribal partners,” said Tleena Ives, DCYF Director of Tribal Relations. “We are incredibly excited to see the ways these funds have helped grow and foster ancestral connections between tribes and their youngest students.”
This is the second round of Tribal Early Learning Funds (TELF) grants to be awarded in 2024 and will serve an estimated 1,671 student and tribal families.
