Cooperative Agreement 2016SDAXK003

This $750,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women will support the Yurok Tribe's Hey-Wech-Ek program in California over a 24-month period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2025. The funding will allow the Yurok Tribe to continue providing direct crisis intervention services, culturally appropriate court and legal advocacy, and coordination of behavioral health services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual...

The Yurok Tribe will receive $450,000 under a Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funding will support the Yurok Tribe's Child Protection Team program through September 2024 under the Children's Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities federal grant program (CFDA 16.583). The program aims to improve the handling of child abuse and neglect cases in the Yurok Tribal Court and enhance outcomes for victims....

The Yurok Tribe was awarded a $254,413 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime (OVC) under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841). The funding will be used to implement comprehensive victim services that meet the needs identified by the Yurok community and reflect tribal values and traditions. This includes services such as victim advocacy, shelter, counseling, and legal assistance tailored to the Yurok community. The...

The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded $447,256 under the Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction Implementation (CFDA 16.025) federal grant program to The Klamath Tribes of Chiloquin, Oregon. The award period is from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Through this funding, The Klamath Tribes will exercise expanded criminal jurisdiction over certain non-Indians for crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, criminal...

The Yurok Tribe received a $311,785 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841). The funding will be used to implement comprehensive victim services for the Yurok community that align with tribal values and traditions. This includes providing direct assistance, outreach, training, and capacity building to address community-identified needs. The 3-year grant period runs from October...

The Yurok Tribe was awarded a $900,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to improve capacity for responding to current and cold cases involving missing and murdered indigenous people (MMIP) in Northern California under the Justice System Infrastructure Program for Indian Tribes (CFDA 16.596). The Tribe will hire a prosecutorial investigator to follow up on community tips and assist in locating missing indigenous persons....

The Yurok Tribe was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) with an award date of October 1, 2023. The grant-funded program will address youth crime and public safety issues within the Yurok tribal community through collaborations with Yurok Health and Human Services, Del Norte Unified School District, Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation, and the Seamless Summer Food Distribution program. Key program...

The Yurok Tribe will receive $670,000 from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP) from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The funding will expand the Tribe's Joint Jurisdiction Family Wellness Court launched in March 2019 to serve high-risk families with open child welfare cases using a coordinated team approach and culturally competent...

The Yurok Tribe will receive $900,000 from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Tribal Justice Systems Formula Grant program (CFDA 16.608) from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2026. Funding will support the implementation and operation of the Yurok Wellness Diversion Program and Yurok Wellness Court. Key services include hiring a full-time probation officer and diversion case worker to oversee participants, conduct drug testing and home...

The Yurok Tribe was awarded a $686,761 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office). The funding will be utilized by the Yurok Tribe to procure basic equipment, technology, and training to increase the Tribe's community policing capacity and meet its most serious law enforcement needs. The grant is intended to advance the practice of...