The Osage Nation received a $400,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant funding will be used to create a Crisis Intervention Response Team, which will involve collaboration between the Osage Nation Police Department, Osage Nation Health Systems, and Grand Mental Health. The grant will allow the Osage Nation Police...
This Project Grant award of $191,138 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) will fund the Osage Nation to procure basic equipment, technology, and training to increase the tribe's community policing capacity. The funding will be used to advance the practice of community policing within the Osage Nation's tribal jurisdiction, enabling the tribe to...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $449,856 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to the Osage Nation. The purpose of this grant is to advance community policing strategies in the tribe's jurisdiction through the hiring or rehiring of additional career sworn law enforcement officers, tribal/village police officers, and village public safety officers. This funding...
The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program awarded $250,000 under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) federal grant program to the Osage Nation. The funding will support the Osage Nation's hiring or rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2027. The purpose of this project grant award is to advance the practice of community policing and increase the...
The Osage Nation Si-Si A-Pe-Txa (The Healing Place) received a $675,000 federal Project Grant under the Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program (CFDA 16.024), administered by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women. The grant funding, which runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will enable The Healing Place to provide comprehensive support services for victims of sexual assault and human sex trafficking within the Osage Nation in Osage County, Oklahoma. Key...
The Osage Nation Si-Si A-Pe-Txa was awarded a $386,902 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program, administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The grant funding will support the Osage Nation's Tribal Opioid Response project, which aims to build a community supportive of Native Americans seeking sobriety and recovery. Key activities include: providing...
The Osage Nation Si-Si A-Pe-Txa (The Healing Place) was awarded a $1,250,000 Native Connections Project Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243). The 5-year grant, effective September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2029, will support the organization's efforts to prevent and reduce suicidal behavior, substance use/misuse, and promote...
The Osage County Interlocal Co-Op (OCIC) was awarded a $999,853 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The grant will serve approximately 2,460 students and 240 school personnel across seven rural school districts in Oklahoma. Key activities include: Establishing an anonymous technology-based reporting system for school safety concerns and individuals at risk. Implementing evidence-based curricula such as Botvin LifeSkills and PAX Good...
The Seneca Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma received a $124,992 project grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The purpose of the award is to advance the practice of community policing through the hire or rehire of additional career law enforcement officers to increase the jurisdiction's community policing capacity in Grove, Oklahoma. Funding...
The County of Mayes in Pryor, Oklahoma received a $250,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The award, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2029, will support the county's efforts to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention...