The children's justice act (CJA) partnerships for indian communities grant program (victims of crime act of 1984, section 1402(G), 34 U.S.C. 20101(G) supports american indian and alaska native…

This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance, under the Children's Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities (CFDA 16.583) program, provides $450,000 to the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians to enhance their existing victim services program and establish a multidisciplinary team focused on child abuse services.

Specifically, the funding will be used to hire a full-time child crime victim specialist, cover their salary and benefits, enable travel for required training, purchase office supplies including a computer and printer, and contract with a trainer to provide traditional healing ceremonies. The goal is to improve the investigation, prosecution, and handling of child abuse cases, especially child sexual abuse, in a manner that increases support for and lessens trauma to child abuse victims in the Red Lake community. The award period runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027.

The children's justice act (CJA) partnerships for indian communities grant program (victims of crime act of 1984, section 1402(G), 34 U.S.C. 20101(G) supports american indian and alaska native communities for the purpose of improving the investigation, prosecution, and handling of child abuse cases, especially cases of child sexual abuse, in a manner that increases support for and lessens trauma to child abuse victims. The funding further supports programs to provide comprehensive and coordinated multidisciplinary responses to child abuse victims and provide trauma-informed, culturally competent, holistic services to child abuse victims and their families. The red lake of chippewa indians requested funding to enhance the existing red lake victim services program and establish a multidisciplinary team that focuses on services for child abuse. With this funding, red lake band of chippewa indians will: hire a full time child crime victim specialist; pay for the salary and fringe benefits of the child crime victim specialist; travel to OVC required training; purchase general office supplies including a computer and printer; and will contract with a trainer to provide traditional healing ceremonies.