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American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) children are overrepresented in foster care, with a rate more than 2.5 times that of the general population. The goal of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to assist and promote coordinated efforts among state courts, child welfare agencies, and tribes to develop and implement best practices to minimize the disproportionate placement of AI/AN children away from their families and communities and other disparate treatment experienced by Indigenous families.
This NOFO is to solicit jointly developed proposals by state, tribal, and, where applicable, nongovernmental partners for up to nine grants. Grant recipients will serve as demonstration sites to generate evidence on implementation efforts to preserve families of federally recognized AI/AN tribes; protect children; and ensure children remain connected to their families, communities, and culture.
Partnerships for this NOFO must include the following:
- The state Court Improvement Program
- The state child welfare agency
- A tribal government, group of tribal governments, or tribal consortia, including tribal corresponding court(s). The "tribal government" partner(s) may be tribal child welfare agencies where appropriate under tribal law or custom.
Application Deadline: June 13, 2023
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