This $300,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526) will enable the Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI) to provide training and technical assistance to tribes implementing the Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction (STCJ) program. Over the 24-month project period, TLPI will: (1) plan, deliver, and conduct semiannual inter-tribal working group meetings; (2) provide...
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526) to the Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI), a Native American-owned non-profit organization. The 36-month project will promote effective collaboration among victim advocates, lawyers, and lay advocates to advance trauma-informed, victim-centered, and culturally appropriate legal assistance service delivery to survivors on tribal lands. Key...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement to the National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College (NCJTC) and its partner, the Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI), to provide training and technical assistance (TTA) for tribal law enforcement on domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking in Indian Country and Alaska. Over the 24-month project period, the...
The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $615,000 cooperative agreement to the Tribal Law and Policy Institute under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526) federal grant program. The award will support training and technical assistance for current and potential grantees of OVW's Tribal Jurisdiction Program as they plan for, implement, and exercise Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction over non-Native individuals. Specifically, the Institute will...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to Red Wind Consulting, Inc., a Colorado-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, under the OVW Technical Assistance (TA) Initiative (CFDA 16.526). This 3-year award (10/1/2023 - 9/30/2026) funds the Tribal Governments Comprehensive Training and Technical Assistance Project, which will provide customized training, on-site and virtual work sessions, conferences, implementation...
The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $400,000 cooperative agreement to the Southwest Center For Law & Policy from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023 under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526). The award will support the National Tribal Trial College to provide critical training and technical assistance resources to tribal communities. As the official name implies, the National Tribal Trial College aims to...
The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) has awarded a 2-year, $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526) to Red Wind Consulting, Inc., a Colorado-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. This funding will support the Tribal College Campus (TCC) Comprehensive Training and Technical Assistance Project, which aims to assist tribal colleges and universities in developing holistic responses to serving American Indian and...
The Alaska Native Justice Center (ANJC) has been awarded a $600,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Office on Violence Against Women's (OVW) Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526) to provide training and technical assistance to Alaska tribes on implementing Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction (STCJ) over non-Indian offenders as authorized by the 2022 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. Over the 24-month project period, ANJC and its partners, including the Alaska Native...
This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $700,000.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526). The funding will support the Southwest Center for Law & Policy (SWCLAP) and its National Tribal Trial College Division in delivering a comprehensive training and technical assistance program over 36 months, from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. Specifically, the project will offer...
The Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI) was awarded a $6,305,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.731 Tribal Youth Program) to continue operating the Tribal Youth Resource Center. The goal of the Tribal Youth Resource Center is to support and enhance tribal efforts through comprehensive, culturally responsive national training and technical assistance to prevent, reduce, and respond to youth delinquency,...
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) has awarded a $800,000 Cooperative Agreement under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526) to the Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI), a Native American-owned non-profit organization. This 24-month project will provide training and technical assistance to Tribal governments, courts, law enforcement, and other disciplines on planning, implementing, and exercising Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction (STCJ) over non-Indians who commit certain crimes within tribal jurisdictional boundaries. TLPI will deliver direct technical assistance to STCJ grantees, maintain and update the STCJ website, facilitate peer-to-peer information exchange, conduct outreach and training for potential grantees, and develop STCJ publications and resources. This project supports the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative's purpose of strengthening the capacity of the criminal and civil justice systems and victim service providers to respond effectively to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.