The Pueblo of Acoma Tribal Court will receive $900,000 under a five-year Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant funds the Tribal Justice System Infrastructure Program for Indian Tribes (CFDA 16.596), which aims to strengthen tribal justice system capacity through addressing physical infrastructure needs. Specifically, the Tribal Court will restore pretrial and prosecution diversion programs impacted by COVID-19 with the...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs awarded the Pueblo of Acoma a $450,000 Children's Justice Act (CJA) Partnerships for Indian Communities grant (CFDA 16.583). The funding will support the tribe's efforts to improve the investigation, prosecution, and handling of child abuse cases, particularly child sexual abuse, in order to increase support for and lessen trauma to child abuse victims. Specifically, the grant will allow the Pueblo of Acoma to: 1) hire a full-time case...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families has awarded a $2,583,083 Child Care and Development Block Grant (CFDA 93.575) to the Pueblo Of Acoma tribal government in New Mexico. This multi-year grant, with a period of performance from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will support the tribe's efforts to increase access to affordable, high-quality child care services for low-income families in the local community. The funding will be used to...
The Pueblo of Acoma Tribal Court was awarded a $900,000 Formula Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Tribal Justice Systems program (CFDA 16.608) to support key improvements to its justice system from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2026. Specifically, the funding will support enhancing pretrial, prosecution, and sentencing alternatives through culturally relevant screening and assessments. It will also fund expanding public defense...
This federal Project Grant award of $800,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) will enable the Pueblo of Acoma (POA), a federally recognized tribe in New Mexico, to expand its Adult and Family Treatment Drug Courts (AFTDC) program. The key products and services to be delivered through this 5-year grant include: 1) Increasing substance...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families awarded a $122,585 Cooperative Agreement to the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (LTBB) under the State Court Improvement Program (CFDA 93.586). The project, titled "LTBB Family Preservation Specialty Court Improvement Project," will run from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2028. The funding will enable LTBB, a federally recognized tribal government, to enhance the quality of...
The Pueblo of Acoma, a federally recognized American Indian tribe in New Mexico, has been awarded a $3,254,901 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). This funding will support the Tribal Transportation Bridge Award to construct and maintain bridges and other transportation infrastructure on the Acoma Pueblo reservation. The award date is December 1, 2023. As a tribal government...
The Pueblo of Acoma will provide $422,695 in culturally appropriate victim services through September 2025 under a Fiscal Year 2021 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs. Funded projects will utilize approaches aligned with community needs to serve victims, with semi-annual reporting on numbers assisted and services delivered. As the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program aims to support tribal communities' victim...
This Project Grant award of $500,000.00 from the Administration on Children Youth and Families (ACYF) under the Child Welfare Research Training or Demonstration (CFDA 93.648) program supports the accelerated implementation of the New Mexico Integrated Family Preservation and Adoption (NM IFPA) Demonstration Project. The award, with a period of performance from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2028, will fund the Pueblo of Isleta tribal government in New Mexico to deliver a range of child...
The federal Block Grant award, with ID KPG0095TCSS, provides $366,696.35 in funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families' Child Support Services program (CFDA 93.563) to the Pueblo of Zuni in New Mexico. The award, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025, supports the Pueblo of Zuni's Comprehensive Tribal Child Support Services. This program focuses on enforcing child support obligations, locating absent parents, establishing...