Justice innovation INC. DBA center for court innovation ("the center"), in partnership with the institute of indigenous american legacy ("i. Am

The Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded Justice Innovation Inc. a $500,000 Project Grant under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) to develop and administer a Tribal Youth Fellowship Program from May 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. In partnership with the Institute of Indigenous American Legacy, Justice Innovation Inc. will recruit, train, and support two cohorts of Tribal Youth Fellows from diverse Tribal and regional backgrounds. Tribal Youth Fellows will engage in original research and project design to develop a novel Tribal youth prevention or intervention program. At the end of the project, Tribal Youth Fellows will develop materials to support implementation of their program and present to Tribal leaders and youth practitioners to encourage adoption of effective, community-driven solutions to challenges facing Tribal youth.

Legacy"), will lead ojjdp's youth leadership development program. The center and i. Am. Legacy (together, the "TA partners") will develop and administer a tribal youth fellowship program to train and empower youth leaders to develop solutions to challenges facing tribal youth. Tribal youth fellows will work through their fellowship to design and develop a community service program to support tribal youth and address juvenile delinquency. The tribal youth fellowship program will work to empower tribal youth fellows to by: (1) recruiting, training, and supporting two consecutive cohorts of tribal youth fellows from diverse tribes and regional backgrounds; (2) hosting regional trainings for tribal youth fellows and for local tribal youth; (3) and guiding tribal youth fellows to engage in original research and project design to develop a novel tribal youth prevention or intervention program. At the end of the project, tribal youth fellows will develop materials to support the implementation of their tribal youth program and will engage in presentations with tribal leaders and youth program practitioners to encourage the implementation of their program. The ultimate goal of the tribal youth fellowship program will be to train and support tribal youth fellows to devise and implement solutions to challenges that are affecting youth today and to center and uplift their voice, decision-making, and agency as empowered tribal youth leaders.