With this funding, the kalispel tribal court will retain the juvenile justice coordinator to oversee the tribal youth program (TYP)

The Kalispel Tribe of Indians will use a $508,245 formula grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Tribal Youth Program to retain a Juvenile Justice Coordinator overseeing the Tribal Youth Program through September 2026. The Coordinator will implement a mentorship program and continue an incentive program for at-risk tribal youth, oversee court-involved youth, and coordinate cultural activities to engage youth in traditions and sports. The Program aims to strengthen the tribe's juvenile justice system, empower youth, and provide alternatives to formal adjudication through support, referrals, and completing terms of diversion, deferred prosecution, and sentencing alternatives. The Coordinator established a juvenile justice diversion team and organizes monthly prevention and intervention activities for court-involved youth, including cultural workshops conducted by Native American speakers for tribal youth enrichment.

The juvenile justice coordinator (JJC) will implement a mentorship program for all tribal youth who are considered at risk and will continue the incentive program and oversee all court‐involved youth and coordinate cultural activities to engage youth in cultural traditions and sports. The TYP will continue to strengthen a fair and constructive juvenile justice system and to help empower youth. The program goals are to provide an alternative to formal adjudication of offenses, and to provide support and referrals in accessing services, completing terms and conditions of diversion, deferred prosecution and sentencing alternatives. The JJC established a juvenile justice diversion team and organizes monthly prevention and intervention activities for court-involved youth including cultural workshops that are conducted by native american speakers intended for native american youth to enrich their traditional and cultural connections.