Project Grant 2017CUBX0018

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $499,883 Project Grant under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) to the Salamatof Tribal Council, a federally recognized Tribal Government. This 5-year grant will fund the development and implementation of a culturally-based afterschool program focused on substance use and suicide prevention for Alaska Native and American Indian youth aged 6-17 in the Kenai Peninsula region. The program will provide mental health...

The U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the Galena Village (doing business as Louden Tribal Council), a federally recognized Alaska Native tribal government, a $489,251 Project Grant under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731). The 5-year grant, effective from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2028, will fund a comprehensive youth services initiative to address substance abuse challenges and mental health issues impacting 167 Alaska Native youth in the Galena...

The U.S. Department of Justice, through the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731), awarded a $500,000 project grant to the Maniilaq Association, a non-profit Alaska Native Corporation, to address youth delinquency in the Northwest Arctic region. The grant will fund a newly hired Tribal Youth Coordinator to manage all of Maniilaq Association's youth programs, host youth talking circles in local villages, and coordinate youth-focused diversion and delinquency prevention efforts with partner...

This $500,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance, under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731), will fund the Native Village of Tetlin's "Empowering Tetlin Youth" initiative. The project aims to increase parental communication and overall attendance rates at Tetlin School in Tok, Alaska through an afterschool program, transportation services using a new four-wheel drive van, and a welcoming youth center. It will also...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program (CFDA 20.943) provides $320,000 to the Nulato Tribal Council, doing business as the Native Village of Nulato, to support project development activities for a proposed small port development project in Nulato, Alaska. The funded activities include design, permitting, and cost estimates to improve navigational safety, barge offload/onload logistics, and address climate change...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $483,038 Project Grant under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) to the Chickaloon Native Village, doing business as Chickaloon Village Traditional Council (CVTC), for the development of a Tribal Youth Program. The 5-year project, which began on October 1, 2023, aims to provide opportunities for mentorship, peer support, and restorative justice healing approaches to support healthy tribal citizens and community...

The Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc. (Rural CAP) will provide statewide training and technical assistance to promote justice and reduce delinquency rates for Alaska Native youth through its Resource Basket Training and Technical Assistance Center. Funded by a $1 million cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Tribal Youth Program, Rural CAP will increase tribal communities' and service providers' capacity...

The Hoonah Indian Association (HIA) will receive $508,245 under a Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) to address juvenile delinquency prevention and early intervention in Hoonah, Alaska from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. HIA will utilize the Navigators model, developed by the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, to serve Native youth ages 10-17 in...

The Healy Lake Traditional Council was awarded a $100,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) to develop a strategic plan addressing the challenges facing youth in their remote, isolated community in Alaska. The funding will support the council in forming a team to create a comprehensive plan to address issues such as violence, substance abuse, and poor mental health, which are symptoms of historical trauma experienced by the Healy Lake youth....

The Native Village of Port Heiden received a $100,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731). The grant will fund the development of strategies to improve and/or enhance the tribal juvenile justice system, including prevention, intervention, and treatment programs and services for youth. The 2-year project period runs from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2025. As a federally recognized tribal government, the...