The Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin will receive $900,000 under a five-year Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funding supports the Mishomis ("Grandfather") House Recovery Center project under the Justice System Infrastructure Program for Indian Tribes (CFDA 16.596). The Mishomis House Recovery Center will operate a live-in recovery house for up to six individuals, providing...
The Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians was awarded a $750,000 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 (CFDA 93.243) program. The grant will fund the expansion of culturally responsive prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery services for Native Americans experiencing stimulant misuse, opioid use disorder (OUD), and co-occurring...
The Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians received a $499,072 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 (CFDA 93.243) program. The 5-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, is designed to decrease unmet treatment needs and opioid overdose-related fatalities for tribal members living on or near the reservation. Key program...
The St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin received a $341,268 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. The 5-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will focus on decreasing opioid use, stimulant use, and opioid overdoses among American Indians in the St. Croix community. Key activities include providing...
The Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin received a $1,400,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Tribal Justice Assistance Program (CFDA 16.596). The funding will support the construction of a new modular police station facility for the Red Cliff Police Department (RCPD) to enhance public safety and community policing services in the tribe's Bayfield, Wisconsin community. The new station will provide...
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $900,000 Project Grant to the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin under the Tribal Justice Assistance Program (CFDA 16.596). The 5-year grant will fund the implementation of a Healing to Wellness Court program to address the tribe's critical substance abuse and addiction issues. The project aims to improve coordination of existing services, referrals, and the community's overall...
This $675,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program (CFDA 16.024). The funding will be used by the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin, a federally recognized tribal government, to expand their capacity for victim advocacy within the tribe's Family Violence Prevention (FVP) program. Specifically, the grant will add one full-time sexual assault victim advocate and...
The Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians received a $329,538 Block Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse (CFDA 93.959) program. The grant will support the development and implementation of comprehensive substance abuse prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation activities for the tribe's community from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. This includes funding for prevention...
The Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin will receive $545,528 through September 30, 2025 under a Block Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The funding supports the Family Violence Prevention and Services/Domestic Violence Shelter and Supportive Services program (CFDA 93.671), which aims to increase awareness and prevention of family violence through primary and secondary prevention efforts. Specifically,...
The Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (CFDA 45.311) program. The grant will support the Ginanda Gikendaasomin Library in remote northern Wisconsin, with the aim of growing Ojibwemowin (Ojibwe language) and cultural teachings among the Tribal community. Key grant-funded activities include increased library staffing and...