United Houma Nation

Provide vocational rehabilitation services to disabled Houma and chitimatcha tribal members while also providing services and initiatives that benefit the community and/or engage the community in a project.

Environmental and racial justice advocacy provided to thousands of tribal citizens who reside in coastal southeast Louisiana who are facing land loss, subsidence and displacement.

Kuhn - noncommercial, education tribal radio station which provides linguistic, cultrual and emergency broadcasting services to tribal citizens.

DIsaster Assistance - funds received to provide aid to the community in the wake of Covid-19. Efforts were for staff to perform weekly check-ins initially with tribal elders then monthly as restrictions loosened. Door-to-door food distributions were provided for isolated elders in St. Mary, Terrebonne Lafourche, Jefferson, Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes for 6 months. Other COVID specific efforts included providing PPE, assisting families with accessing health care, and monitoring COVID infection rates among the community. Additionally post Hurricane Barry donated supplies continued to be delivered in early 2020.

Yekanni Ekalani/Farm Programs - surround preservation of traditional tribal agriculture practices and building the infrastructure to address food insecurity within the tribal community with particular interest on providing fresh fruit and vegatables to tribal elders. The program also includes educating young adults about the importance of engaging in traditional food harvesting.

Tulane Project - a research project funded by the Gulf Research Project to examine shifts in tribal population as a result of climate change and develop an adaptive road map to aid tribal citizens as they face future decisions around movement and climate.

National Performance Network provided support for tribal art preservation.

Louisiana Folklife Society provided support to promote tribal cultural preservation and sharing.