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The Supporting Tribal Youth program will provide 2 cooperative agreements to tribal youth training and technical assistance providers under the categories:

• Category 1 - Deliver training and technical assistance to develop, expand, or enhance programs that promote positive outcomes for tribal youth under the Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS) purpose areas 8 and 9, including, but not limited to:
  • Delinquency prevention and intervention initiatives
  • Interventions for court-involved tribal youth
  • Treatment services for youth in detention or out-of-home placement, and other at-risk youth
  • Programs and services for children who are victims of sex trafficking
• Category 2 - Coordinate and implement a peer-led initiative focused on developing tribal youth leadership, including peer-led training to build leadership skills that will enhance protective factors and reduce juvenile involvement in crime. Activities include:
  • Recruit, train, and support a diverse group of youth leaders who will serve as planning team members, trainers, peer mentors, and subject matter experts
  • Develop and implement a series of regional gatherings that provide leadership development training to young Native American people throughout the country
  • Support cohorts of youth in implementing youth-developed community service projects related to juvenile delinquency prevention and intervention issues

Eligible applicants include:

• Nonprofit organizations
• For-profit organizations
• Tribal organizations
• Institutions of higher education, including Tribally controlled colleges and universities and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian serving institutions

For Category 1:

• Award ceiling: $2,000,000
• Project period: 12 months
• Number of awards: 1

For Category 2:

• Award ceiling: $500,000
• Project period: 36 months
• Number of awards: 1

Links to the full announcement, application instructions, and the online application process are available through grants.gov.

Applicants should submit an SF-424 and an SF-LLL in grants.gov by the June 28, 2021 deadline.

Submit the full application, including attachments, in the JustGrants grants management system by the July 12, 2021 deadline.