The Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) received a $892,840.52 Block Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families under the Child Support Services program (CFDA 93.563). The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will fund comprehensive child support services for the CSKT tribal community through September 30, 2025. These services include locating absent parents, establishing paternity, and obtaining child, spousal, and...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $832,150.65 Block Grant to the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) under the Child Support Services program (CFDA 93.563). This funding will enable CSKT to provide a comprehensive array of child support services, including case management, parent locator efforts, paternity establishment, wage garnishment, and collections/disbursement of child support payments. The goal of these...
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) will use a $450,000 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to support the CSKT CASA Program from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The award will fund services for victims of child abuse and neglect through the Children's Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities program (CFDA 16.583). Specifically, funding will support one full-time CASA advocate, provide...
The federal Project Grant award of $500,000.00 was provided by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) under the Child Welfare Research Training or Demonstration (CFDA 93.648) program. The grant was awarded to the Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI), a Native American-owned non-profit organization, to support comprehensive training, technical assistance, and resource development for tribal communities across the United States. The project, titled "Tribal-State Partnerships: We...
The Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes received a $1,324,856 block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Family Violence Prevention and Services/Domestic Violence Shelter and Supportive Services program (CFDA 93.671). The purpose of the award is to support the Tribes' efforts to increase awareness of and provide primary and secondary prevention services related to family violence from October 1, 2021 through...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $2,570,700.00, awarded by the Administration on Children Youth and Families on September 30, 2024, supports the establishment of the National Tribal Child Welfare Center for Innovation and Advancement under the Child Welfare Research Training or Demonstration (CFDA 93.648) program. The primary objectives of this award are to: 1) Provide virtual and onsite training and technical assistance to tribal child welfare programs to enhance organizational and...
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) received a $5.1 million Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) to support public transportation services from June 2022 through March 2024. The funding will support $1.1 million in operating assistance for existing transit services that allow tribal members to access transportation. An additional $166,000 will fund project administration...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families has awarded a $796,277 Child Support Services Block Grant (CFDA 93.563) to The Klamath Tribes for their 2024 Child Support Enforcement Program. This 12-month grant, effective from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024, will fund a comprehensive array of child support services provided by The Klamath Tribes, including case management, parent locator efforts, paternity establishment, wage garnishment, and the...
The Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The funding will support the CSKT Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) Project, which aims to: 1) Provide ongoing training for medical and behavioral health staff on medication-assisted treatment (MAT); 2) Expand...
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) in Pablo, Montana were awarded a $368,000 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration's Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program. The grant funding will support the development of a CSKT Safe Streets and Roads for All Action Plan over a 2-year period from June 26, 2023 to June 25, 2025. The SS4A program aims to improve roadway safety and significantly reduce or eliminate fatalities and serious injuries...