Cooperative Agreement 2011GWAXK004

The Native American Youth And Family Center (NAYA) was awarded a $382,500 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023). The grant will be used to establish, maintain, and expand culturally specific intervention and related assistance for adult, youth, and child victims of sexual assault from Native American communities in the Portland, Oregon area. Services to be provided include...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded $546,354 to the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation on October 1, 2025, under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) to develop and implement a youth diversion and healing initiative addressing the overrepresentation of Native youth in the Okanogan County juvenile justice system. The Peacemaker Circle program will develop a data system to track juvenile involvement among Native youth ages 12...

The National Indian Youth Leadership Development Project, Inc. will use a $239,946 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to develop coordinated prevention and intervention strategies for youth and families impacted by opioids and other substances in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Specifically, the awardee will implement the Walking in Strength model in Indigenous communities to prevent and intervene in opioid...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation $100,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) to strengthen families and empower youth through direct support and preventative interventions. The recipient will deliver parenting programs designed to improve communication, conflict resolution, and family cohesion, equipping parents with strategies to strengthen...

The Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians received a $499,936 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731). The 5-year "Good Path in Life" program aims to increase academic success, college preparedness, cultural supports, leadership opportunities, and resilience for 200 female youth (grades 7-12) on the Red Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota. Key activities include implementing American Indian life skills...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $499,883 Project Grant under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) to the Salamatof Tribal Council, a federally recognized Tribal Government. This 5-year grant will fund the development and implementation of a culturally-based afterschool program focused on substance use and suicide prevention for Alaska Native and American Indian youth aged 6-17 in the Kenai Peninsula region. The program will provide mental health...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to Adult Friends For Youth (AFY), a non-profit organization based in Honolulu, Hawaii. The 3-year project, titled "Empowering Schools: AFY's Approach to Address Youth Violence", aims to create a safer environment and reduce truancy and academic failure at Keelikolani Middle School and its...

The Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded $100,000 to the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua & Siuslaw Indians on October 1, 2025, under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731). The recipient will develop tribal juvenile justice court infrastructure and establish essential agreements and relationships between the tribe and Oregon's juvenile justice system across five counties within the tribe's service area. The planning process will leverage local resources and...

The Muscogee Creek Nation Youth Services will receive $508,245 over five years through a Formula Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Tribal Youth Program (CFDA #16.731) to decrease juvenile court involvement among Native American youth on the Muscogee Creek Nation reservation by 25%. Key deliverables include the Take the Good Road program to provide case management, mentoring, life skills and cultural activities for 250 at-risk youth...

The Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the Sitka Tribe of Alaska $546,353 on October 1, 2025, under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) to implement a new curriculum for the Sitka Native Education Program's Gajaa Heen after-school initiative serving middle and high school students. The project addresses low enrollment in SNEP's after-school programming and rising rates of suicide, risky behaviors, and crime among tribal adolescent youth by developing youth-focused...