Project Grant A16AP00082

The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan will use a $499,802 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Tribal Youth Program to enhance its Project Venture youth programming. Funded from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2027, the Tribe will develop a new digital storytelling and Ojibwe language learning program for Native American youth ages 12-17 based on the evidence-based Project Venture model. Services will include...

The Muscogee Creek Nation Youth Services will receive $508,245 over five years through a Formula Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Tribal Youth Program (CFDA #16.731) to decrease juvenile court involvement among Native American youth on the Muscogee Creek Nation reservation by 25%. Key deliverables include the Take the Good Road program to provide case management, mentoring, life skills and cultural activities for 250 at-risk youth...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $4.5 million Project Grant to Amikids Panama City Marine Institute Inc. under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274) for the period of May 2, 2022 through September 1, 2025. The grant funds will be used to provide underserved youth in Panama City, Florida with education, training, and employment services to achieve economic self-sufficiency. Specifically, Amikids will equip youth with post-secondary education...

The Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians received a $499,936 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731). The 5-year "Good Path in Life" program aims to increase academic success, college preparedness, cultural supports, leadership opportunities, and resilience for 200 female youth (grades 7-12) on the Red Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota. Key activities include implementing American Indian life...

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $2.37 million Project Grant to the Florida Governor's Council On Indian Affairs, Inc. under the Native American Employment and Training program (CFDA 17.265). The grant will support employment and training activities for unemployed, underemployed or low-income American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians in Florida through June 2025. Key services include career services to prepare individuals for unsubsidized...

The Bureau of Land Management awarded a $171,275.98 cooperative agreement to the American Conservation Experience from September 2022 through September 2027 under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243). Under this award, the American Conservation Experience will recruit and place three individual members per year to serve with the Bureau of Land Management's Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area in Florida. Members will assist BLM staff with...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded a $480,223.82 Project Grant on July 31, 2024 to Conservation Legacy under the Aid to Tribal Governments (CFDA 15.020) federal grant program. This funding will support Conservation Legacy's Southwest Conservation Corps program in providing a variety of natural and cultural resource management services to Indian tribal governments across the United States. Key services to be delivered include hazardous fuels reduction, trail...

The Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians was awarded a $400,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) to expand culturally appropriate services in the Red Lake Nation's tribal courts. Specifically, the tribe will incorporate tribal elders, traditional healers, and other culturally relevant resources to promote participant healing and reintegration into the tribal community. This is...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $257,813.29 to Conservation Legacy's Southwest Conservation Corps to engage youth and young adults in natural and cultural resource conservation projects on Department of the Interior lands. Over 13 weeks, Youth Conservation Corps members will develop skills in invasive plant management, native habitat restoration, outdoor living, and...

This $309,298 federal Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management's Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243) will fund a project to provide workforce development opportunities for tribal youth throughout Oregon. The project builds upon a previously piloted initiative called the Western Oregon Tribal Youth Corps. Key activities will include engaging young tribal members in meaningful and paid conservation-focused projects such as trail...