Block Grant 90A80011

The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, a federally recognized Native American tribe in Minnesota, received a $897,429 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.596 Tribal Justice Assistance Program). The funding will be used to hire a case manager for the Leech Lake Tribal Police Department to help coordinate the response and connect individuals experiencing opioid addiction and overdose with necessary resources and support services. Additionally, the case...

The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe (Leech Lake Tribal Council) received a $1,100,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587). The 36-month grant will enable the Leech Lake Tribal Police Department and Family Violence Prevention Program to provide counseling support for children impacted by domestic violence and sexual assault, increase community...

The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe was awarded a $499,990 Project Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program (CFDA 93.958). The grant aims to develop a comprehensive program to provide mental health services and support focused on addressing suicide, mental health, trauma, and substance abuse issues among youth within the Leech Lake reservation. The funding will allow the Leech Lake Tribal...

The Leech Lake Band Of Ojibwe received a $168,176 Block Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (HHS ACF). The funding supports the Tribal Work Grants program (CFDA #93.594) for the period of July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. The Tribal Work Grants program allows eligible Indian Tribes and Alaska Native organizations to operate programs making work activities available and supporting job readiness, placement and retention for Native...

The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe received a $336,352 Block Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (HHS/ACF). The award period is July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 under the Tribal Work Grants program (CFDA #93.594). The Tribal Work Grants program aims to support job readiness, placement, and retention activities for Native Americans. With this funding, the Leech Lake Tribal Council will operate a program making work activities and...

The Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin was awarded a $997,828 Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services (CFDA 93.933 - Demonstration Projects for Indian Health) to operate the Mino-Bimaadiziwin Prevention Program. The program aims to increase community awareness and education on Anishinaabe-centered prevention, treatment, and recovery practices for opioid use disorder (OUD), expand access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services...

The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Tribe received a $179,695 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) to continue building elements of an effective tribal response program and assist in remediating, redeveloping, and reusing potentially hazardous and contaminated brownfield sites throughout the Leech Lake Reservation. Funding will also support expanding public education and outreach of the Tribe's...

The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, doing business as Leech Lake Tribal Council, has been awarded a $471,385.84 Child Support Services Block Grant (CFDA 93.563) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The grant, effective October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024, will fund the Leech Lake Tribal Council's delivery of comprehensive child support enforcement services. These services include case management, parent locator efforts, paternity...

The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe received a $1.567 million Block Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF) under the Child Support Services program (CFDA 93.563) for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The funding will support the Leech Lake Tribal Council's child support enforcement activities. Specifically, the Tribal Council will enforce child and medical support obligations owed by absent parents, locate...

The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe was awarded a $3,169,349 Child Care and Development Block Grant (CFDA 93.575) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families. The grant, which runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will fund a variety of child care services and support to low-income families in the tribe's reservation area in Minnesota. Key activities include providing child care subsidies, implementing quality improvement initiatives,...