The reno-sparks indian colony proposes to create a youth healing to wellness court program with emphasis for youth intervention programming in a judicial setting

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony $400,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585) to establish a Youth Healing to Wellness Court Program serving Native youth in the Reno, Nevada area.

The program delivers judicial intervention for tribal youth meeting criteria for substance use disorder treatment and delinquent behavior. Activities include implementing community-based resilient reintegration services, hiring a juvenile youth probation officer, and providing trauma-informed intervention services and family support to tribal youth and families experiencing trauma, poverty, and truancy coupled with substance use and alcohol-related issues.

The award period runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030, with performance taking place in Reno, Nevada. The Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program supports treatment courts integrating substance use disorder treatment, mandatory drug testing, incentives and sanctions, and transitional services in a judicially supervised setting to reduce recidivism and overdose fatalities.

The program will target native youth that meet the criteria for placement in progressive treatment for substance related and other delinquent behaviors. Activities include implementing community based resilient reintegration, hiring a juvenile youth probation officer and providing intervention services with avenues of care to tribal youth and their families experiencing trauma, poverty, and truancy that are often coupled with family alcohol and substance use.