Cooperative Agreement P13AC00363

The Yavapai Apache Nation received a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to implement a new Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) over a 5-year period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2028. The funding will allow the Nation to partner with the Youth Advocate Program, a national organization, to provide a wraparound program that delivers individualized services to at-risk tribal youth. Services will include socialization skills...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under the Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676) provides $526,533 to Conservation Legacy's Southwest Conservation Corps to assist the Arizona Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office in Whiteriver, Arizona with recovery actions for the threatened Apache trout. Over the 4-year period from September 2023 to December 2026, Conservation Legacy will place intern crews, including a crew leader and 7...

The Mescalero Apache Tribe has been awarded a $444,122 Project Grant under the Department of Justice's Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) to provide purpose-driven prevention programming for tribal youth ages 12-18 on the Mescalero reservation in New Mexico. The 5-year grant, which began on October 1, 2023, will fund evidence-based prevention activities focused on decreasing drug and alcohol use and increasing positive leadership and life skills by 10% for the target population. Key program...

This Project Grant from the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration, under the Native American Employment and Training program (CFDA 17.265), provides $752,540 to the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation to deliver supplemental employment and training services to low-income Native American youth. The grantee will offer services from April 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025 to develop academic and occupational skills and promote cultural identity. Key services include...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $102,400 to Conservation Legacy, a non-profit organization, to recruit and train a 6-member youth team to support masonry preservation work at Walnut Canyon and Wupatki National Monuments in Arizona. The project will engage the youth team in essential maintenance activities at these archaeological sites, including repairing ancient...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Yavapai Apache Nation a $300,000 Project Grant under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519). The grant funding will support two key activities: Prepare a conceptual design and cost estimate for a drinking water treatment plant and associated water delivery infrastructure on the Yavapai Apache Nation's reservation. Provide technical input to the Yavapai Apache Nation to...

The Yavapai Apache Nation was awarded a $396,720 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585) to enhance its Wellness Court, a post-adjudication program that offers treatment alternatives to incarceration. The project will fund evidence-based substance use disorder treatment, recovery support services, case management, and judicial supervision for an estimated 40 participants over the 4-year grant period. Key activities will...

The National Park Service awarded Conservation Legacy $208,533.28 under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) on September 1, 2022 to provide historic preservation services at Chiricahua National Monument and Fort Bowie National Historic Site in Willcox, AZ through March 2023. Conservation Legacy will utilize its Arizona Conservation Corps to address deferred maintenance on the historic Stafford Cabin at Chiricahua, including replacement of...

The San Carlos Apache Tribal Council will receive $508,245 in formula grant funding from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) to address chronic absenteeism among local tribal youth. Through September 2026, the Tribal Council will implement a Family in Need of Services program to coordinate intervention services for at least 100 at-risk children and families annually. A dedicated coordinator will screen cases,...

The Yavapai Apache Nation was awarded a $410,246 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841). The grant will support implementation of victim services for the Yavapai Apache Nation community from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2026. Funds will be used to deliver culturally relevant and linguistically appropriate victim-centered services identified as priorities by the...