The squaxin island tribe has developed and implemented culturally competent programming for community members who have been involved in crime, incarceration, courts, and/or substance use and delivered…

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the Squaxin Island Tribe $895,949 on October 1, 2025, under the Tribal Justice Assistance program (CFDA 16.596) to develop, implement, and enhance culturally competent criminal justice and substance abuse intervention services for community members involved in crime, incarceration, courts, and substance use.

The tribe has delivered services through a system of care targeting at-risk, court-involved, and substance-misusing community members, achieving higher-than-anticipated participation rates (both court-referred and self-referred), high adherence to service plans, and decreasing recidivism rates. The funding will maintain and enhance this system of care and address service gaps in connecting at-risk and court-involved community members to needed support services.

Performance occurs in Shelton, Washington, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2030. The award is classified as a Project Grant. No conference activities are planned.

The squaxin island tribe has developed and implemented culturally competent programming for community members who have been involved in crime, incarceration, courts, and/or substance use and delivered services to at-risk community members targeted for thisprogram.according to the tribe, the program yields higher than initially anticipated participation rates (both court-referred and self-referred), high rates of adherence to service plans, and decreasing recidivism rates, helping these community members access the culturally relevant supportive services they need to get out of cycles of crime and substance abuse. The tribe will use funding to maintain and enhance the system of care implemented and enable the tribe to address a GAP in services related to at-risk, court-involved, or substance misusing community members gaining access to needed services. No conference activities are planned for this award.