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Tribal Adaptation of a Kinship Navigator Program for Tlingit & Haida Families in Alaska and Washington

Award Number: 90CF0071
ORGANIZATION: CHILDREN'S BUREAU
OPDIV: ACF
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: DEMONSTRATION
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2026
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2029

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Tribal Adaptation of a Kinship Navigator Program for Tlingit & Haida Families in Alaska and Washington - Enhanced Kinship Navigator Program (WSKN)—rated "supported" by the Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse—for its citizens across Southeast Alaska and Washington State. Tribal administrative data show an average of 45 active kinship-caregiving households per month engaged with tribal benefits systems, a 24 percent application denial rate, and a 30-day average processing time, evidencing the benefits-navigation and legal-assistance gap this program will close. Tlingit & Haida will adapt all eight WSKN program components—advertising, information and referral, needs assessment, case management, urgent funds, peer support, caregiver education, and program oversight—in direct consultation with the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe (the first tribal adapter of this model) and the University of Washington's Indigenous Wellness Research Institute, serving as purveyor and independent evaluator. A tribally governed Kinship Navigator Advisory Board, seated with lived-experience caregivers and Elders across both states, will oversee adaptation and fidelity throughout the three-year project period. The program will serve 45–50 kinship households in Year 1, growing to 90–120 by Year 3, delivered by a 0.50 FTE Project Manager and two 0.50 FTE Kinship Navigators (Alaska- and Washington-based). Expected outcomes include increased caregiver access to benefits and legal assistance, stabilized kinship placements, and a sustained, tribally owned navigator infrastructure and evidence base for other tribes pursuing KNP tribal adaptation.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $450,349 )
2026	2026	CENTRAL COUNCIL TLINGIT AND HAIDA INDIAN TRIBES OF ALASKA	320 W Willoughby Ave	Juneau	AK	99801	JUNEAU	USA	Kinship Navigators	00	1	9/24/2026	NEW	$450,349
														Subtotal = $450,349

Grand Total All Awards = $450,349

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Tribal Adaptation of a Kinship Navigator Program for Tlingit & Haida Families in Alaska and Washington

Award Number: 90CF0071

ORGANIZATION: CHILDREN'S BUREAU

OPDIV: ACF

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: DEMONSTRATION

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2026

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2029

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