October 4, 2005
On October 3, 2005, the Office of Justice Programs issued a press release announcing awards of more than $28 million to assist tribal communities with law enforcement and justice system improvements. Recommended IASAP projects included the: Tohono Oodham Nation, AZ; Hopi Tribe, AZ, Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, OK; Makah Indian Tribe, WA; Yavapai-Apache Nation, AZ; Suquamish Tribe, WA; Ft. McDowell Yavapai Nation, AZ; Kaw Nation of Oklahoma, OK; Chickasaw Nation, OK; and the Organized Village of Kake, AK.
FY 2006 Competitive Grant Announcement
Overview:
The purpose of the Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program is to reduce crimes associated with the distribution and use of alcohol and controlled substances in tribal communities. The program seeks to mobilize tribal communities to implement or enhance innovative, collaborative efforts that address public safety issues related to alcohol and substance abuse. Under the program, tribes will develop new or enhance existing strategies that prevent, interdict, and treat alcohol and drug use by members of tribal communities.
Applicants are expected to link law enforcement and treatment services into a meaningful and effective strategy that can be implemented over a 2-year grant period. Essential objectives include:
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Establishing a project advisory team, which may be either an existing or newly formed group. (Note: Project advisory teams most often are comprised of elected officials, service providers, and key community stakeholders. The team's mission is to plan, implement, and monitor the tribe's comprehensive strategy to control and prevent alcohol- and substance abuse-related crime.)
- Identifying, apprehending, and prosecuting those illegally transporting, distributing, and using alcohol and controlled substances in tribal communities.
- Preventing and reducing the number of alcohol- and substance abuse-related traffic fatalities and injuries.
- Developing/enhancing partnerships among federal, tribal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.
- Establishing strategies for engaging the tribal community and nontribal communities (as applicable) in identifying and responding to problems.
- Reducing the recurrence of alcohol- and substance abuse-related crimes.
- Increasing the coordination between the tribal criminal justice system and tribal support services.
- Integrating federal, state, local, and tribal-based services for offenders and their families.
- Creating or making available culturally appropriate treatment and/or other services.
Legislation: The Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Demonstration Program was created by the FY 2001 Consolidated Appropriations Act (Public Law 106-553).
Funding: FY 2006 funding has not yet been determined.
Eligibility: Applicants are limited to federally recognized tribal governments, including Alaska Native villages and corporations and authorized intertribal consortia (see 25 U.S.C. § 450b[e]). Intertribal consortia must have and retain written authorization from each member tribe—prior to this solicitation's submission deadline—and certify the same in the application.
Tribes that either received FY 2003-2005 grants or have not been identified by the National Institute of Justice to participate in the program's evaluation ARE NOT ELIGIBLE to apply for a FY 2006 supplemental award.
How/When To Apply: BJA tentatively plans to release the solicitation in October 2005 with an application deadline to occur in December 2005. Applications must be submitted via Grants.gov. The CFDA number is 16.616.
Related Information:
Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program (FY 2005 Competitive Grant Announcement)
Related Links:
National Tribal Justice Resource Center
Contact Information:
Bob Brown, Senior Policy Advisor for Tribal Justice
Bureau of Justice Assistance
810 Seventh Street NW.
Washington, DC 20531
202-616-3297
Fax: 202-307-0036
E-mail: robert.brown@usdoj.gov
