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Alaska Webinar - FY 2022 CTAS
Join RurAL CAP and DOJ to learn more about CTAS and how to apply for funding to aid in developing a comprehensive and coordinated approach to the administration of tribal justice, public safety and victimization.
January 25, 2022
Alaska Webinar – FY 2022 CTAS Q&A Event
Starts at 11 a.m. AK Time
- Bring your questions to the table
- There will be a chance to get questions answered
- Thumb drive copies of all recorded CTAS events will be made available. (Please request a copy if needed.)
Eligibility – Who May Apply:
1.Federally Recognized Indian
Tribal Governments
2.Tribal Consortia
3.Tribal Designees are eligible to apply only for Purpose Area 6
CTAS Webinar Schedule
For grantees – FY 2022 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS)
2022 CTAS Training Schedule
Mark on your calendar of essential CTAS trainings.
- CTAS Overview
Thursday, January 6, 2022 | 9:00 a.m. (AK Time) - Just Grants and Submitting an Application
Wednesday, January 12, 2022 | 9:00 a.m. (AK Time) - Budget Development
Thursday, January 13, 2022 | 9:00 a.m. (AK Time) - Purpose Areas A 2, 3, 4 (BJA)
Tuesday, January 18, 2022 | 9:00 a.m. (AK Time) - Tips for Successful Applications for Alaska & Rural Communities
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 | 11:00 a.m. (AK Time) - Purpose Areas 8 and 9 (OJJDP)
Thursday, January 27, 2022 | 9:00 a.m. (AK Time) - Budget Worksheet Completion
Thursday, February 17, 2022 | 9:00 a.m. (AK Time) - Application Checklist and Final Q&A
Tuesday, February 22, 2022 | 9:00 a.m. (AK Time)
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December 9, 2021
Alaska Talking Circle
Indigenous Peacemaking
We welcome you to be a voice at the virtual table sharing process of a circle, learning opportunities in your community while acknowledging the unique nature of each community needs and the emotional/spiritual dynamics of the circle. Our goal is to encourage you to share ideas of the infrastructure your community is using to expand peacemaking practices, and sharing of circle-related resources and events.
Our Mission
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About AK OJJDP Grantees
The Resource Basket provides Training and Technical Assistance to the Alaska Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Grantees. There are currently 11 Statewide Grantees who represent 10 Communities and serve numerous surrounding communities. Together in partnership with our Tribes and Communities to prevent the delinquency of Alaska Native Youth. The Grantees we serve are making great strides in their work through funding awarded under OJJDP Program Area 8: Juvenile Healing to Wellness Tribal Courts and Program Area 9: Tribal Youth Programs. We are very proud to serve such an amazing group of dedicated providers; all working to support Alaska’s next generation. Quyanaa!
Grantee Success Stories
Your story will inspire and support others in their journey to building a healthier community.
We love to hear your success!
Helen Gregorio
Grantee Success
Togiak, AK
When we conduct Circle of Life, the elders recognize the teachings and are so appreciative of the venue to share their knowledge. Younger people really seem to connect with elders and are hungry and ask for more. – Helen Gregorio from the Calricaraq Training: March 2019.
Daphne Gustafson
Grantee Success
Fairbanks, AK
A major training event, a three-day workshop, “The Circle Process as an Educational Tool,” was held in May 2019. The training was led by Greg Anelon, Technical Assistance Advisor with RurALCAP with Phil Burdick, facilitating. In addition to the Fairbanks Native Association Johnson-O’Malley Program staff, the Fairbank North Star Borough School District social services managers attended. By using this cultural approach with targeted students, staff was equipped with a skill to develop emotional literacy, to promote healing and to build healthy relationships in our school communities. It is through this process invisible barriers to learning may begin to break down. Emerging will be a trauma-sensitive approach to support our students in a restorative school community. – Daphne Gustafson from The Circle Facilitator Workshop: May 2019.
We love to hear your success!
Share with us today!
Idea topics can include the following:
- Circle Peacemaking (i.e., talking circles, facilitating a circle, sentencing circles in tribal court setting)
- Calricaraq – healthy living system
- Wellness Prevention Program
- Tribal Youth Development
- Other past trainings – Historical trauma, combating substance abuse, recovery
Alaska Grantees
Grantees: Tribal Youth Programs
Current Alaska Grantees (2019-2021)
Fairbanks Native Association
2020
Reducing truancy through culturally-proficient tutors with an emphasis on trauma-informed approach to reduce the risk possible criminal activities. FNA partners with the FNSBSD, DJJ staff, schools, courts, local businesses to provide services to the youth. FNA is filing their report on 01-22-2020 and is in Year 4 of their program. FNA will zero out their funds to close their program.
Kawerak
2021
Narrative coming soon…
Ketchikan Indian Community
2019
Ketchikan Indian Community (KIC) proposes to reach out to AI/AN families and youth in our community who struggle with chronic absenteeism and disengagement from school. By the end of the grant period, 2020, to increase the attendance rate for 80% of participating AI/AN students in grades 7-12 in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District to 85% attendance or above. Identify the issues that lead to such a disparity among native youth and non-native youth in school attendance, school involvement, and graduation rates. Have a fully developed curriculum to use with families. By the end of the grant period to increase 100% of participating students and families understanding of the connection between school attendance to academic and career success.
Native Village of Barrow
2019 OBJECTIVES
- Secure qualified JV Tribal Court Advocate for program. Community is made aware of the values and practices associated with the new JHWC. Qualified stakeholders are selected to inform and provide program guidance.
- Engage multidisciplinary steering committee to validate JHWC staff developed policies and procedures manual, bench books, screening and assessment tools, and participant handbooks.
- Conduct assessment of needs (Strategic Planning) to capture current youth needs and interests.
- Create and deliver events to unite parent/guardians with youth.
- Create a community of youth that are free of alcohol substance abuse. Keep at-risk youth from turning to a life of crime.
Native Village of Kipnuk
2019
The Kipnuk Youth Program wants healthy, safe, confident and happy youth while preventing alcohol use, substance use, crime, vandalism, and self-harm. The program will include mentoring, youth development, truancy, and school dropout prevention programs such as after-school programs, anti-bullying, and parenting education programs. According to Sam Amik, their budget has not been cleared so NVOK has not begun their program.
Native Village of Nulato
2019 OBJECTIVES
Implementing cultural and traditional classes at the Andrew K Demoski School by planning, building and maintaining a culture camp to learn subsistence and traditions of our people and to establish a Nulato Tribal Youth Court.
Native Village of Port Graham
2019
NVOPG youth will understand what bullying is, as well as the consequences of bullying and to defend themselves from bullying while teaching leadership skills and allow with to interacting with the adults in their community. NVOPG will offer open gym nights for the entire community. NVOPG will invite speakers from law enforcement agencies, Chugachmiut behavioral health staff and other motivational inspirational speakers. Some topics will include valuing their culture, homes, and respect for self and others. NVOPG budget has been cleared and Tim Malchoff is working hard to get people involved in the program. NVOPG is in their first year of their program. Tim has already collected youth surveys and needs to know how to utilize the data collected.
Native Village of Tetlin
2019
Tetlin Village Council has established a youth center so the youth have a safe, drug and alcohol free environment. By having regular workshops and sessions for youth and adults at the school will help improve the long-term relationship between the educators, parents, guardians, the school administration and the Village Council. This cultural program is especially important for the development of Tetlin’s youth personal resilience and connection to their culture and community; various activities will focus on developing positive behaviors and connections that last well beyond the afterschool program.This in turn will help address some of the overall attendance rates.
Organized Village of Kake
2019
The goal of this Tribal Youth Program is to prevent and reduce juvenile delinquency in the rural community of Kake, Alaska by developing a Youth Circle Peacemaking program. Participating youth will be engaged in activities that lead to healthy, resilient and culturally centered practices.
Grantees: Juvenile Healing to Wellness Programs
Current Alaska Grantees (2019-2021)
Bethel
2020
Orutsaramiut Native Council (ONC) is a federally-recognized tribe/ Alaska native Village located in Bethel, Alaska. ONC has 3,192 Tribal Members and 1,801 live in Bethel, Alaska. The ONC Juvenile Healing to Wellness Court is a comprehensive project that will have a positive impact on our tribe and aligns with broader planning efforts and with community support.
Kids enter the justice system or kids enter substance abuse treatment. The systems are not well linked and have no overarching framework or structure.
LONG TERM STRATEGY
The proposed ONC Juvenile Healing to Wellness Courts will handle juvenile alcohol and drug cases in a way that will combine judicial supervision, substance abuse treatment, case management, drug testing, and graduated incentives and sanctions to help young people with substance use disorders achieve sustained recovery and avoid reoffending.
OBJECTIVES
The projected four-year plan
- Establish a multidisciplinary steering committee to lead the planning and implementation of the Juvenile Healing to Wellness Court.
- Complete a comprehensive juvenile Healing to Wellness Court policies and procedure manual.
- Begin screening court-involved juveniles and young adult under age 21 for eligibility for the Juvenile Healing to Wellness Court.
- Continue to accept participants into the Juvenile Healing to Wellness Court.
Juneau
2019 OBJECTIVES
- Improve Infrastructure – Tribal Juneau healing to wellness courts (12- week minimum program).
- Address culturally responsive sobriety and healing services.
- Increased coordination for therapeutic youth services.
Native Village of Barrow
2019 OBJECTIVES
- Secure qualified JV Tribal Court Advocate for program. Community is made aware of the values and practices associated with the new JHWC. Qualified stakeholders are selected to inform and provide program guidance.
- Engage multidisciplinary steering committee to validate JHWC staff developed policies and procedures manual, bench books, screening and assessment tools, and participant handbooks.
- Conduct assessment of needs (Strategic Planning) to capture current youth needs and interests.
- Create and deliver events to unite parent/guardians with youth.
- Create a community of youth that are free of alcohol substance abuse. Keep at-risk youth from turning to a life of crime.
Qagan Tayagungin Tribe of Sand Point
2020 OBJECTIVES
This project is to implement the Tribal Youth Court to improve the health, safety, and welfare of youth ages 8-21 in Sand Point, including addressing minor alcohol possession and consumption issues. It will do this through training the Tribal Youth Court to implement key components 1 (individual and community healing focus), 2 (referral points and legal process), and 6 (incentives and sanctions) of the 10 key components of a tribal healing to wellness court. The target population of this project is community youth, with a large population of tribal youth, ages 8 to 20 (under the age of 21).
Togiak
2019 OBJECTIVES
- Strengthen and implement the TCC and DJJ diversion agreements.
- Develop structure for Healing to Wellness for the whole family with the Circle of Life curriculum.
- Continue Tribal Court best practices with children’s and juvenile cases.
- Develop after care program for youth returning from treatment or detention.
Youth Development & Culture Grants
About YDCG
YDCG: History and Development of YDCG
Youth Development & Culture Grant Program
Round 2 proposals and application deadline extension to Friday, January 14, 2022
The Youth Development & Culture Grant (YDCG) is a small bi-annual community/tribal grant that provides mini-grants up to $7,000 to community Youth providers (i.e., program managers, coordinators, teachers, etc.). Our goal is to reach youth in the age group 12-17 years to support the reduction of juvenile delinquency among Alaskan youth.
- A Partnership Collaboration
- Request for Proposals
- Contact Iva Karoly-Lister
FY 2020
Congratulations to six new Communities awarded the Round II of the Youth Development & Culture Grant Program
Year 2020: Since 2012, the YDCG has sub-awarded 84 communities! We welcome our newest awardees to the Communities/Tribes:
The Kokhanok Village Council
The Kokhanok Village Council will hold 10 cultural events to include beading, jig making, trapping, cooking, carpentry, storytelling, Eskimo Dancing, sewing, Yup’ik Langauge and kayak making to teach socialization with their peers and Elders, to learn more about their culture, and to gain more skills.
Native Village of Scammon Bay
Elders, adults, and youth will go on camping trips to learn springtime subsistence activities. The contemporary “qasgiq” model unifies the community with planning from the entire community. The subsistence component will provide an opportunity to practice Yup’ik values and traditions while creating a sense of belonging.
Sealaska Heritage Institute
Sealaska Heritage Institute will be reaching 3 villages x3 Native Youth Olympians plus 1 Chaperone. Sealaska will be teaching Native Youth Olympics training for their youth then participate in Native Youth Olympics at Juneau’s Traditional Games, Native Youth Olympics, and the Arctic Winter Games. Native Youth Olympics teaches endurance and stamina to the youth.
Native Village of Port Lions
The Native Village of Port Lions will hold four “Defining Our Cultural Identity through Traditions” to make traditional arts and crafts of : beading, skin/fur sewing, weaving, and salmon skins. This will provide an opportunity of Elders, adults, and youth to interact with each other for over 4 months of activities.
Iguigig Village Council
Iguigig Village Council will hold a 4-day culture camp to reconnect youth and community members to their ancestral lands. Yup’ik language immersion sessions and place-based education focus on Biology, Geography, History of Amakdedori.
The Resource Basket
- 731 East 8th Avenue Anchorage, Alaska 99501
- 907-865-7399
- resourcebasket@ruralcap.com
This is a RurAL CAP affiliated program.