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 Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded $450,000 to the Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska on October 1, 2025, under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841), a Children's Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities initiative supporting American Indian and Alaska Native communities to improve investigation, prosecution, and handling of child abuse cases with trauma-informed, culturally responsive services.

The recipient will enhance its Child Protection Team capacity and expand trauma-sensitive practices for responding to child sexual abuse cases in Juneau, Alaska. Funding supports salary for a tribal caseworker and child welfare coordinator to conduct timely investigations and forensic interviewing, local travel to court for program staff, and a contract with an external evaluator for data collection and evaluation activities.

The award period runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The program targets comprehensive and coordinated multidisciplinary responses to child abuse victims and their families, with emphasis on lessening trauma to victims and increasing support services.

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. The central council of tlingit and haida indian tribes of alaska (tlingit & haida) will enhance the capacity of its child protection team (CPT) and expand trauma-sensitive practices for responding to child sexual abuse cases. With this funding, tlinglit & haida will support the salary a tribal caseworker and a child welfare coordinator to provide timely investigations and forensic interviewing; support local travel to court by program staff; andcontract with an external evaluator to assist with data collection and evaluation.