The Yavapai Apache Nation received a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to implement a new Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) over a 5-year period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2028. The funding will allow the Nation to partner with the Youth Advocate Program, a national organization, to provide a wraparound program that delivers individualized services to at-risk tribal youth. Services will include socialization skills...
This $141,034 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program provides funding to the Yavapai Prescott Indian Tribe to operate its environmental programs. Specifically, the grant will fund the implementation of a water quality monitoring program, analysis of water quality data, and training of tribal staff. The program aims to address the tribe's highest environmental priorities, improve...
The Hualapai Tribal Council was awarded $400,000 under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585) by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Formula Grant will support the creation of a Juvenile Wellness Court in Peach Springs, Arizona to address underage drinking on the Hualapai Indian Reservation through September 2026. Specifically, the program will treat at-risk youth using traditional Hualapai healing methods to prevent...
This $375,000 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 will support the San Juan County Partnership, Inc., a non-profit organization in Farmington, New Mexico, to address substance use prevention and harm reduction in the local community. The key activities under this five-year grant include: 1) Strengthening the...
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) awarded a $669,973 Project Grant (CFDA 93.273 - Alcohol Research Programs) to Loyola Marymount University (LMU) to develop and evaluate two parent-based interventions (PBIs) to prevent and reduce underage drinking among college students. The project aims to optimize a social media-inspired app (ParentCandor PNF+) and create a less time-intensive email-based social norms marketing campaign (SNMC+) to engage parents and influence...
The Yavapai Apache Nation was awarded a $396,720 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585) to enhance its Wellness Court, a post-adjudication program that offers treatment alternatives to incarceration. The project will fund evidence-based substance use disorder treatment, recovery support services, case management, and judicial supervision for an estimated 40 participants over the 4-year grant period. Key activities will...
This $306,860 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) federal grant program, aims to develop and test a prototype of an online alcohol prevention game for 13-15 year olds. The game will focus on strengthening psychosocial protective factors, such as social skills, personal values, and perceptions about alcohol use among peers, to deter the onset and progression of adolescent alcohol misuse. The...
The County of Coconino in Flagstaff, Arizona will use a $250,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to implement a Family Treatment Court program. The grant funds will support coordination of community service providers to treat substance use disorders in parents seeking family reunification through tailored services for overrepresented Native American families. A peer recovery support specialist...
The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office received a $2,108,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) to implement the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office Aerial Platform. The grant will fund the procurement of a Bell 407 or equivalent helicopter for use in law enforcement-related activities within Yavapai County, Arizona. Project activities include performing repairs, maintenance, and/or upgrades to ensure...
The Clinton Substance Abuse Council, Inc. (operating as the Gateway Impact Coalition) was awarded a $180,000 Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Act grant by 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 4-year project will serve the 24,391 residents of Clinton, Iowa by preventing and delaying underage drinking among youth ages 12-17. The...