This $173,686 Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) award, provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, supports the Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes in delivering a comprehensive range of social services and economic development initiatives to reduce poverty and empower low-income communities in Montana. The two-year grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will fund the tribe's provision of...
The Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes received a $304,420 Formula Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program. The award period is from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. The CSBG program aims to reduce poverty through a network of community action agencies and neighborhood organizations. Under this award, the Fort Peck Tribe Executive Board will work to achieve the CSBG's...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program, awarded a $840,500 Project Grant to the Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes. The "Integrating Native Solutions for Prevention, Intervention, and Recovery Efforts (INSPIRE) Project" aims to address substance abuse and promote wellness within...
The Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes received a $812,145 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.596 Tribal Justice Assistance Program) to increase the capacity of the Fort Peck Tribes to implement and manage an effective full-time Department of Justice Tribal Access Program on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. The funding will be used to hire two full-time employees to run the Tribal Access Program, which will improve public safety...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $129,342 Block Grant to the Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes, doing business as the Fort Peck Tribe Executive Board, from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. Under the Tribal Work Grants program (CFDA #93.594), the funding enables the recipient to operate a program making work activities and work-related support services available to Native Americans. Specifically, the Fort Peck Tribe Executive...
The Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes received a $323,860 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to continue services for victims of child abuse, neglect and exploitation through the Red Bird Woman Center's Children's Advocacy Center in Wolf Point, Montana on the Fort Peck Indian Reservations. Funding will support hiring a full-time Children's Advocate, travel costs for federal and local training, supplies for the...
The federal Cooperative Agreement award NU58DP007930, provided by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), supports the "FORT PECK WOWASTE (GOODNESS) PROJECT" at Fort Peck Community College. This $684,114 award, running from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, will fund research, educational programs, and community health initiatives focused on chronic disease prevention and management for...
The Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes received a $400,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to enhance the Juvenile Healing to Wellness Court on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. This grant, provided under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585), will enable the tribe to connect tribal youth with their culture in order to reduce recidivism and prevent them from entering the justice system. The project aims to...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a $352,000 Project Grant to Fort Peck Community College (FPCC) on September 27, 2023 under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766). The grant supports FPCC, a tribally controlled college serving the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes, to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve community facilities providing essential services to the surrounding rural tribal communities. FPCC utilizes the grant funding to enhance...
The Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes received a $899,960 project grant award from the Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services program to support equipment and training through the Tribal Resources Grant Program. Funded from November 1, 2021 through October 31, 2024, this award will allow the Tribes to enhance public safety and community policing efforts in Poplar, Montana. Through the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program, the Tribes will...