Project Grant 2017C3BX0031

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $900,000 Project Grant to the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin under the Tribal Justice Assistance Program (CFDA 16.596). The 5-year grant will fund the implementation of a Healing to Wellness Court program to address the tribe's critical substance abuse and addiction issues. The project aims to improve coordination of existing services, referrals, and the community's overall...

The Stockbridge-Munsee Community, a federally recognized Native American tribe located in Bowler, Wisconsin, has been awarded a $899,980 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Tribal Justice Assistance Program (CFDA 16.596). This 5-year grant will fund the tribe's Healing to Wellness Court program, which aims to develop, support, and improve the tribal justice system to prevent various types of crime, including those related to...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $895,556 Project Grant under the Tribal Justice Assistance Program (CFDA 16.596) to the White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians. The funding will enable the White Earth Tribal Court to undertake the following goals over a 5-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029: Promote community safety and well-being through intensive court supervision, frequent home contacts, and increase participants' ability to...

The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians received a $900,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585) to support the Zaagii Bagaa Healing to Wellness Court (ZHWC) and coordinated community policing efforts from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2027. The funding will support staffing and training for the ZHWC, a tribal wellness court that...

The Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria was awarded a $700,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585). The funding will support the planning and implementation of a pre-prosecution Tribal Healing to Wellness Court program over a four-year period ending September 2026. The program will serve 20 Tribal members with substance or alcohol abuse...

The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe received a $516,703 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Tribal Justice Assistance Program (CFDA 16.596). The grant will enable the tribe's Court of Central Jurisdiction to enhance its culturally-based Healing to Wellness Court program, known as "Noojimo Wgamig Inaawanidiwag" (Healing Journey). The key goals are to: increase capacity for coordinating court and recovery resources, enhance participant...

The Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians received a $400,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585). The grant will support the implementation of a Youth Healing to Wellness Court to serve high-risk youth involved in substance abuse and alcohol abuse, providing an alternative to the criminal justice system. The goal is to prevent these youth from...

The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe will receive $400,000 through September 2027 under a Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funding supports the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731), which aims to assist tribes in developing juvenile justice approaches. Specifically, the Tribe will enhance its Juvenile Healing to Wellness Court by hiring a project coordinator to provide individualized case management and connect at-risk youth...

The Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians received a $559,250 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585). The funding will enhance the Tribe's post-adjudication Healing to Wellness Court by opening eligibility to tribal descendants and shortening admission time through acquiring a diagnostic assessment tool. Specifically, the Tribe will...

This $899,666 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.596 Tribal Justice Assistance Program) will enable the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (MBCI) to restart and expand its Healing to Wellness Court program. Over the 5-year grant period, the program will provide evidence-based substance abuse treatment, counseling, and rehabilitative services to up to 20 court-involved youth (ages 13-17) and adult offenders annually, for a total of...