Cooperative Agreement EMW2001CA0090

The Hualapai Indian Tribe was awarded $500,000 under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) Project Grant by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to expand their dropout prevention program from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2027. The Tribe will consolidate resources for at-risk students into a centralized hub accessible to students, schools, and families. A Dropout Prevention Coordinator will lead activities with a Dropout Prevention Committee to...

This $500,000 Project Grant award, issued by the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731), supports the Klamath Tribes' efforts to engage tribal youth in preventing school dropout, substance abuse, and delinquent behavior. The award will fund a part-time program coordinator, a summer youth staff position, and a summer youth summit, as well as an annual youth trip. The program aims to help tribal youth complete high school and pursue...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance and Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes a $500,000 Project Grant under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731). The grant funding will enable the Tribes to continue and enhance their Tribal Youth Program by improving their sober youth hangout project. Specifically, the Tribes plan to develop and implement a positive, community-based, and culturally enriched afterschool program for...

The Department of the Interior (DOI) awarded a $420,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Self Governance Communication & Education Tribal Consortium Inc. under the Aid To Tribal Governments program (CFDA 15.020). The four-year grant will support general tribal government operations, including maintaining up-to-date tribal enrollment, conducting tribal elections, and developing appropriate tribal policies, legislation, and regulations. As a tribally owned, minority-owned non-profit...

The U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) to the Southern Indian Health Council. This 5-year grant (10/1/2023 - 9/30/2028) aims to enhance tribal efforts to prevent and reduce youth delinquency through early identification and intervention for at-risk middle school youth ages 11-13. The proposed program will provide this underserved age group with early intervention services while building strong...

The Project Grant award of $200,000 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Title II Grants program supports the Minneapolis American Indian Center (MAIC) in delivering tribal liaison services. Through this funding, MAIC will provide assistance to approximately 75 families per year who have children involved in the child welfare system and are members or eligible for membership in out-of-state tribes. The tribal liaisons will...

The Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI) was awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Office on Violence Against Women's (OVW) Technical Assistance (TA) Initiative (CFDA 16.526). Through this 24-month project, TLPI will provide training and technical assistance to tribal governments, the Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction (STCJ) program, and other tribal justice stakeholders. Specifically, TLPI will: (a) plan, deliver, and conduct semiannual inter-tribal working group (ITWG)...

The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians will receive $500,000 through September 2027 under a Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731). The funding will support continuation of the Tribe's Truancy Prevention Program, which aims to reduce chronic absenteeism among tribal member youth by 20% through community-based prevention and intervention services. Key services include coordination with...

The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan will use a $499,802 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Tribal Youth Program to enhance its Project Venture youth programming. Funded from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2027, the Tribe will develop a new digital storytelling and Ojibwe language learning program for Native American youth ages 12-17 based on the evidence-based Project Venture model. Services will include after-school...

The Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI) was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the Administration for Children and Families under the Child Welfare Research Training or Demonstration (CFDA 93.648) program. The funding will support TLPI's work to improve child welfare practices and outcomes, particularly for American Indian and Alaska Native children and families. TLPI, a Native American-owned non-profit organization, will use the 4-year grant to develop best practices, establish...