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…

The Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes $316,834 on October 1, 2025, under the Children's Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities program (CFDA 16.583) to improve investigation, prosecution, and handling of child abuse, neglect, and child sexual abuse cases on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation.

The tribe will hire a child victim advocate to work within the tribal court alongside prosecution and law enforcement, and provide emergency transportation and other services to child abuse victims and their non-offending family members. The funding supports trauma-informed, culturally responsive, holistic services designed to lessen trauma to victims and their families while building comprehensive multidisciplinary responses to child abuse cases.

Work is performed in Poplar, Montana. The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028.

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 responsive, holistic services to child abuse victims and their families.fort peck assiniboine & sioux tribes will improve the investigation, prosecution, and handling of cases of child abuse, neglect, and child sexual abuse on the fort peck indian reservation. With this funding, fort peck will hire a child victim advocate to work in the tribal court with prosecution and law enforcement andprovide emergency transportation and other services to victims of children abuse and their non-offending family members.