The ALEUT community of saint paul island (ACSPI) will use funds to expand current tribal court services to improve the quality of services and support for current program participants

The Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the Aleut Community of Saint Paul Island $899,568 on October 1, 2025, under the Tribal Justice Assistance program (CFDA 16.596) to expand tribal court services and improve the quality and type of court services provided to program participants. The award funds development of a service-specific tribal action plan designed to implement a cultural and holistic approach to court services that will connect tribal members to their extended families and place of origin while meeting participant-specific needs.

The recipient is the Aleut Community of Saint Paul Island, a federally recognized Alaska Native tribal government headquartered on Saint Paul Island in the Bering Sea. The project will operate through September 30, 2030, with place of performance in St. Paul, Alaska, though the tribal court expansion will include an Anchorage satellite location to serve the greater Alaska tribal population, including ACSPI Unangan (Aleut) tribal members in both St. Paul Island and the broader Alaska area.

Specifically, this project will fund the development of a service-specific tribal action plan project designed to improve the type and quality of court services provided for participants. This tribal court expansion project is part of a developing strategy to expand services to the greater tribal membership and to also connect all tribal members to their extended people, families, and place of origin, while at the same time providing program participants with a system designed for their needs and designed for a cultural and holistic approach. The project will take place in anchorage, alaska and will serve ACSPI unangan (ALEUT) tribal members, both in ST. Paul island, AK and the greater alaska area. No conference activities are planned for this award.