The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded a $900,000 Project Grant under the Indian Economic Development program (CFDA 15.032) to the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate, a federally recognized Native American tribe in South Dakota. The grant will fund a 3-year community immersion project with the following key objectives: Provide 600 in-person, virtual, and pre-recorded immersion opportunities using the dual language model for community learning through Dakota language classes,...
The Wichita & Affiliated Tribes, operating as the Wichita Tribal Office, has been awarded a $409,636 Project Grant under the FY 2023 VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841) by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime. The grant funding will be used to implement comprehensive victim services for the Wichita Tribal community that align with community needs and tribal values and traditions. Allowable activities under this formula grant...
The Wichita and Affiliated Tribes received a $150,000 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) to develop a comprehensive Tribal Justice System Strategic Plan from October 2021 through September 2026. The Strategic Plan will address victim services, juvenile justice, economic development, law enforcement, and planning for a Tribal Healing to Wellness Court and tribal jails. Key...
The Wichita and Affiliated Tribes received a $9,033,574 Child Care and Development Block Grant (CFDA 93.575) award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families. The award, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will support the tribe's efforts to provide affordable, high-quality child care services and improve early childhood education infrastructure in their community. As a federally recognized Native American tribe, the...
The Wichita and Affiliated Tribes will receive $900,000 under a five-year Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Tribal Justice Systems program (CFDA 16.608). The funding will support the development and implementation of a coordinated, culturally appropriate reintegration program with case management services for adult individuals reentering the community from correctional facilities. The program aims to reduce recidivism and...
The Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy Reservation received a $360,200 project grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032) to establish a long-term Ojibwe and Neiyo language immersion initiative. The funding will support the Tribe's efforts to help curb the rapid loss of these languages, as original Ojibwe speakers have dwindled to zero and the languages are in a heightened state of peril....
The Chickasaw Nation received a $399,994 project grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032) to create the Say Something in Chickasaw Project. The project will develop high-quality, multi-platform virtual language learning products and fund an online network of Chickasaw language community classes. These efforts will expand the Chickasaw Nation's existing online language revitalization work....
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs awarded Wichita & Affiliated Tribes $918,594 under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841) from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2024. The funding will support the implementation of culturally-relevant and linguistically-appropriate victim services for the Wichita community in Anadarko, Oklahoma that meet needs identified through local consultation and reflect tribal values and traditions. As administered by the...
The Bois Forte Band of Chippewa received a $172,482 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032). The funding will support the Tribe's Ojibwe Language Revitalization Project to preserve the unique Bois Forte dialect and develop a long-range strategic plan to revitalize the language. Key deliverables include collecting audio recordings of remaining fluent elder speakers to archive the...
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded a $900,000 Project Grant under the Indian Economic Development program (CFDA 15.032) to the Hoopa Valley Tribe to develop family-based Hupa language activities, create a website to archive language materials, support Hupa language teacher training and credentialing, and establish a Hupa language immersion program for children ages 18 months to 5 years. The project aims to create a new generation of Hupa language speakers and...