The oneida nation school systems proposes to enhance and expand the restorative justice project to strengthen their three-tier school safety strategic plan, which focuses on prevention, early…

The Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the Oneida Nation $546,354 on October 1, 2025, under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) to enhance and expand its Restorative Justice Project within the Oneida Nation School System.

The project strengthens a three-tier school safety strategic plan addressing prevention, early intervention, and intervention for youth exposed to violence rooted in historical trauma. The Oneida Nation will develop and implement a continuum of care framework for youth and families attending the school system, collaborating with community partners to integrate cultural practices alongside evidence-based programs. Key activities include consulting with community experts to align cultural approaches with the three-tier safety plan, creating a multidisciplinary continuum of care framework within the existing Restorative Justice Project, and establishing memoranda of agreement with community youth programs to ensure alignment with both the school safety plan and continuum of care framework. The initiative addresses chronic absenteeism, delinquency, and verbal and physical aggression by promoting healing and breaking cycles of generational trauma within the Oneida community.

Performance runs through September 30, 2030, with work performed in Howard, Wisconsin 54303. The Tribal Youth Program supports tribal efforts to prevent and reduce juvenile delinquency, develop healing-to-wellness courts, and strengthen juvenile justice systems for American Indian and Alaska Native youth.

The oneida nation school systems proposes to enhance and expand the restorative justice project to strengthen their three-tier school safety strategic plan, which focuses on prevention, early intervention, and intervention within the school system. The project aims to collaborate with community partners to develop and implement a continuum of care framework for youth and families attending the oneida nation school system. This initiative addresses the impacts of youth exposure to violence rooted in historical trauma, which often leads to chronic absenteeism, delinquency, and verbal and physical aggression. The projects ultimate goal is to help the oneida community break cycles of generational trauma and promote healing and wellness among its families. Key activities to enhance the project include consulting with community experts to integrate cultural practices alongside evidence-based programs within the three tiers of the school safety plan; creating a continuum of care framework with the restorative justice project multidisciplinary team; and establishing memoranda of agreement with community youth programs to ensure alignment with the school safety plan and continuum of care framework. Conference activity description: n/a