[Tribal-drug-courts] FY 2014 BJA Drug Court Discretionary Grant RFP Released

Wed Jan 15 13:10:00 CST 2014

Healing to Wellness Court Team Members and Advocates,
Greetings!  Excellent news:
The FY 2014 BJA Drug Court Discretionary Grant RFP <https://www.bja.gov/Funding/14DrugCourtSol.pdf> has been released. You can also find it attached. Applications are due March 18, 2014. As in years past, this RFP includes grants available for Implementation ($350,000 for 36 months) and Enhancement ($200,000 for 24 months).
Find more about BJA Funding generally, here<https://www.bja.gov/funding.aspx>.

As a reminder, the FY 2014 CTAS Applications<http://www.justice.gov/tribal/open-sol.html> are due March 24, 2014.

In preparation for these RFPs, the Tribal Law and Policy Institute will be hosting two webinars, one for each RFP, to explore its requirements, strategies for applying, and general grant writing tips.  Please stay tuned for dates and times.

Below, find announcements for some more exciting opportunities.

BJA FY 14 Second Chance Act Reentry Program for Adult Offenders with Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders

BJA FY 14 Second Chance Act Reentry Program for Adult Offenders with Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders<http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=250019> - The Second Chance Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-199) provides a comprehensive response to the increasing number of incarcerated adults and juveniles who are released from prison, jail, and juvenile residential facilities and returning to communities. There are currently over 2.2 million individuals serving time in our federal and state prisons, and millions of people cycling through tribal and local jails every year. Ninety-five percent of all people incarcerated today will eventually be released and will return to communities. The coordination of reentry of members of Native American tribes is even more complex given that they can return from federal, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), state, local, and tribal facilities. The Second Chance Act helps to ensure that the transition individuals make from prison, jail, or juvenile residential facilities to the community is successful and promotes public safety. The Second Chance Act Programs are designed to help communities develop and implement comprehensive and collaborative strategies that address the challenges posed by reentry and recidivism reduction. "Reentry" is not a specific program, but rather a process that starts when an individual is initially incarcerated and ends when he or she has been successfully reintegrated in the community as a law-abiding citizen. The reentry process includes screening and assessment in a pre-release setting, the delivery of evidence-based programming in a pre-release setting, and the delivery of a variety of evidence-based programming for every program participant in a post-release setting designed to ensure that the transition from prison or jail to the community is safe and successful. The Reentry Program for Adult Offenders with Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders is designed to improve outcomes for adults with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders through the screening and assessment of incarcerated individuals, availability of some pre-release programming, leading to the provision of appropriate evidence-based services and treatment after incarceration. Current Closing Date for Applications: March 18, 2014.

Attorney General's Task Force on American Indian and Alaska Native Children Exposed to Violence Second Hearing to be held in Phoenix, Arizona
Tuesday, February 11, 2014, from 8:30 am - 6:30 pm
Theme: Juvenile Justice Systems' (Tribal, State, Federal) Response to AI/AN Children Exposed to Violence

Salt River Talking Stick Hotel
9800 E Indian Bend Rd.
Scottsdale, AZ 85256
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Please note that the next 2nd hearing of the Attorney General's Task Force on American Indian and Alaska Native Children Exposed to Violence<http://www.justice.gov/defendingchildhood/78-fr-54678.pdf> will be held in Phoenix, Arizona on February 11, 2014. This meeting is open to the public. It is anticipated that scheduled oral public testimony will be offered during both the morning and afternoon hearing sessions including an open microphone session just prior to the conclusion of the hearing.
*         While on-site registration will also be provided, those wishing to provide oral public testimony are encouraged to register at: www.justice.gov/defendingchildhood<http://www.justice.gov/defendingchildhood> in advance of the meeting.
*         Those wishing to provide written testimony - please send written testimony totestimony at tlpi.org<mailto:testimony at tlpi.org>.
*         While not required, those wishing to attend the February 11th hearing are also encouraged to register through the registration link at:www.justice.gov/defendingchildhood<http://www.justice.gov/defendingchildhood> in advance of the hearing.

This task force is anchored by both a federal working group that includes U.S. Attorneys and officials from the Departments of the Interior and Justice and an advisory committee of experts appointed to examine the scope and impact of violence facing American Indian and Alaska Native children and make policy recommendations to Attorney General Holder on ways to address it.

BJA FY 14 National Initiatives: Law Enforcement and Missing Persons with Alzheimer's Disease

BJA FY 14 National Initiatives: Law Enforcement and Missing Persons with Alzheimer's Disease<http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=249975> - This FY 2014 grant announcement focuses on national programs strategically targeted to address community and law enforcement needs. Specifically, this grant announcement focuses on developing community partnerships to assist law enforcement in locating and working with missing persons with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. This initiative is funded under the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Assistance Program. Eligible applicants are limited to national, regional, state, or local public and private entities, including for-profit and non-profit organizations (including tribal nonprofit or for-profit organizations), faith-based and community organizations, institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher educations), and units of local government. The focus of this grant announcement is to reach law enforcement and communities nationwide, so applicants must propose projects that deliver activities nationwide. For-profit organizations must agree to forgo any profit or management fee. Current Closing Date for Applications: March 17, 2014.

Sincerely,
Lauren
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Lauren van Schilfgaarde, Tribal Law Specialist
Tribal Law & Policy Institute<http://www.tribal-institute.org/lists/tlpi.htm>
8235 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 211
West Hollywood, CA 90046
Phone: (323) 650-5467 ~ Fax: (323) 650-8149
Lauren at tlpi.org<mailto:Lauren at tlpi.org>
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Also, please visit:  www.WalkingOnCommonGround.org<http://www.walkingoncommonground.org/>
Providing resources for Facilitating and Promoting Tribal-State-Federal Collaborations

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