Healing Of The Canoe: Indigenize the Future: Native Youth Life Skills Curriculum Adaptation and Training Conference
Deadline to Register: Friday, April 7, 2023
Conference: April 24 – 27, 2023
Learn more: https://healingofthecanoe.org/healing-of-the-canoe-conference/
Young Indigenous Leadership Opportunity
The Indigenous Justice Circle (IJC)/Indigenous Adolescent Girls’ Empowerment Network (IMAGEN) seeks young, Native women, Two-Spirit, and non-binary emerging leaders who are working to further Indigenous rights. This is an opportunity to join a leadership cohort, receive group mentorship from IJC/IMAGEN and gain exposure for your work.
Application Due: Friday, April 7, 2023
Learn more: https://www.indigenousjc.org/yl-application
Free Camp for Siblings Separated by Care
Summer camp for siblings separated due to foster, relative, or adoptive care will be held at Miracle Ranch on Horseshoe Lake in Port Orchard. This is a week-long camp experience for campers age 8 – 18.
Learn more about the camp here.
Camp applications due: Friday, April 21
Camp Dates: Monday, June 26 – Friday, June 30
You can access both the DCYF Referral Application and the Caregiver Application here.
Home Visiting – Funding Opportunity to Explore Expanding Home Visiting into Rural Areas
Application Deadline: Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Funding Available: up to $40,000
Learn more: https://dcyf.wa.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/2023ExplPlanningxGuidance.pdf
Tribal MIECHV Development and Implementation Grant
These grants are intended for tribal entities that do not have prior experience with implementing evidence-based home visiting programs and are not currently implementing a program.
Learn more: Tribal MIECHV Development and Implementation Grants
Application deadline: Monday, May 1, 2023
Early Learning Facilities Grant Application Workshop
The Washington State Department of Commerce (DOC), Early Learning Facilities program provides funding to early learning and child care providers to expand facilities or purchase new facilities, creating more Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) and Working Connections Child Care (WCCC) slots.
Thursday, May 11, 2023 | Early Learning Facilities Grant Application Workshop | 1 – 3 p.m. | Register
FY 2023 Community-based Approaches to Prevent and Address Hate Crimes
Through this opportunity, the Bureau of Justice Assistance will provide funding to support comprehensive community-based approaches to addressing hate crimes that promote community awareness and preparedness, increase victim reporting, and improve responses to hate crimes. This program is also designed to develop community-informed models for responding to hate speech and incidents, as well as facilitating reconciliation and community healing.
Learn more: FY 2023 Community-based Approaches to Prevent and Address Hate Crimes
- Grants.gov Deadline: Wednesday, May 17, 2023
- JustGrants Deadline: Wednesday, May 24, 2023
FY 2023 Emmett Till Cold Case Investigations and Prosecution Program
This program provides funding to state, local, and tribal law enforcement and prosecution agencies to support activities and expenses associated with the investigation and prosecution of cold case murders involving civil rights violations.
Learn more: FY 2023 Emmett Till Cold Case Investigations and Prosecution Program
- Grants.gov Deadline: Wednesday, May 17, 2023
- JustGrants Deadline: Wednesday, May 24, 2023
FY 2023 Matthew Shepard & James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Program
This program provides funding to conduct outreach, educate practitioners and the public, enhance victim reporting tools, and investigate and prosecute hate crimes committed on the basis of a victim’s perceived or actual race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or disability.
Learn more: FY 2023 Matthew Shepard & James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Program
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Tuesday, April 11, 2023 | Funding Webinar | 10 – 11 a.m. | Register
- Grants.gov Deadline: May 25, 2023
- JustGrants Deadline: May 30, 2023
Tribal MIECHV Implementation and Expansion Grants
These grants are intended for tribal entities with an established history of implementation and who are currently implementing evidence-based home visiting services to AIAN families and children (including current Tribal MIECHV grant recipients).
Learn more: Tribal MIECHV Implementation and Expansion Grants
Applications deadline: Wednesday, May 31, 2023.
Tribal Court Improvement Program
The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity is to solicit proposals for up to seven grants to tribal governments or tribal consortia to improve the handling of American Indian and Alaska Native child welfare cases by tribal courts. The grants will provide support to tribal governments for the following:
- Conducting assessments of how tribal courts (including courts for tribal consortia) handle child welfare proceedings.
- Implementing changes to address the results of child welfare court assessments.
- Ensuring the safety, permanency, and well-being needs of children are met in a timely and complete manner.
- Continuously improving the quality of court hearings and legal representation, including the engagement of parties, through training and efforts to increase substantive and procedural justice.
Learn more: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/grants-gov/343850
Application Deadline: Thursday, June 15, 2023
Apply to Serve on the OSPI Educator Awards Selection Committee
Opportunity to spotlight exemplary tribal educators from around the state by nominating them to the OSPI’s Educator Awards programs, which include our state’s Teacher and Classified School Employee of the Year programs. Please consider nominations including a brief explanation to focus on teachers or classified school employees for American Indian students from throughout Washington State that emphasize culturally responsive, trauma informed or other notable characteristics of our family member students’ success factors, and per the following email notification.
Review the Application for the OSPI Educator Awards Selection Committee.
Applications deadline: Monday, May 1, 2023
Are You Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Blind, Low Vision, or Have a Mobility Disability?
Tell us your views on a new type of health research called precision medicine research during a 2-hour focus group. Learning from people with disabilities improves how health research is done!
- Focus groups available in English, Spanish, American Sign Language, and with CART captioning
- Participants must live in the United States
- Focus group is online through Zoom
- No prior knowledge of precision medicine research needed
- $50 Amazon gift card for participating in the study
For more information or to sign-up contact:
Columbia University, Department of Medical Humanities and Ethics, Division of Ethics
Columbia University IRB Approved: IRB-AAAT5363
Call for Reviewers and Chairpersons for the Administration for Native Americans (ANA)
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Native Americans (ANA), is seeking Native American, Alaska Native, Hawaiian and Pacific Islander peer reviewers and chairpersons to participate in the FY 2023 ANA Objective Panel Reviews of grant applications.
The ANA peer review process is designed to ensure fair and objective reviews of eligible grant applications for funding. Being a panel member is an integral part of ANA’s funding process, which allows applicants the opportunity to have a significant impact in native communities! Your experience and/or subject matter expertise are invaluable and essential to the peer review process.
No previous experience is needed as training will be provided, but panelists should be able to meet the following requirements:
- Experience working with Tribes or Native American communities
- A dedicated phone (landline or mobile) with unlimited calls/minutes/data
- A reliable high-speed internet connection
- An email address
- Computer/laptop (use of tablets is not recommended)
In appreciation for their time and efforts, panelists will receive an honorarium and a stipend for supplies and miscellaneous expenses.
Visit the ANA's website for more information on ANA and the Peer Review Process, the roles and responsibilities of a panel reviewer and a chairperson.
Native American Teacher Prep Faculty Position – Washington State University (WSU) Pullman, WA
Position open until filled. Review position description and apply here: http://www.wsujobs.com/.
Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) Positions
DCYF 2023 Mid-Legislative Session Update Webinar – External
DCYF's Chief Financial Officer, Rene Newkirk, and Director of Public Affairs, Allison Krutsinger will provide updates on the 2023 Legislative Session. You will hear updates on the funding included for DCYF in the proposed House and Senate budgets, Agency Request Legislation, and other proposals affecting DCYF. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions.
Wednesday, April 5, 2023 | 2023 Mid-Legislative Session Update Webinar | 9 – 10 a.m. | Join Webinar
HRSA OIEA National Tribal Learning Session: Understanding Historical Trauma and its Impacts on the American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Workforce
HRSA (Health Resources and Services Administration) is hosting a Tribal Listening Session Regarding Historical Trauma and its Impact on the American Indian/Alaska Native Workforce
- Wednesday, April 5 | 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |Register
Virtual Hide Tanning Knowledge Sharing
There will be seven expert tanners present to answer any and all questions you might have.
- Thursday, April 6, 2023 | Virtual Hide Tanning Knowledge Sharing | 6 – 7 p.m. | Join Workshop
Learning to Listen, Conversations for Change: Human Centered Design for a World Without Racism
Process for bringing together community-based nonprofit organizations and philanthropic foundations to vision -and take action toward- a world without racism.
- Wednesday, April 12, 2023 | Human Centered Design for a World Without Racism | 12 - 1 p.m. | Join Webinar
2023 National Forum: All About Fathers* and the Men* in Children’s Lives (*cis and transgender)
Men are critically important to children's development, learning and wellbeing, yet they are often little more than an afterthought in supports and programming for families. Families are changing, and so is fatherhood. So many men want to be more involved in raising their children. Yet they're not always welcome when they show up at programs and services for families. Programs and providers are often unprepared to open up space for fathers and the other men in children's lives.
Learn more about Forum times, topics, and prices: https://learn.brazeltontouchpoints.org/national-forum/
- May 2-4, 2023 | All About Fathers* and the Men* in Children’s Lives Forum | 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Living Breath Food Symposium – Indigenous Foods Symposium
This symposium brings people together to share knowledge on topics such as traditional foods, plants and medicines; environmental and food justice; food sovereignty/security; health and wellness; and treaty rights. Learn more: https://livingbreathfoodsymposium.org/
- May 5-6, 2023 | Living Breath Food Symposium – Indigenous Foods Symposium | Register
18th Annual Vine Deloria, Jr. Indigenous Studies Symposium
Focus on spirituality in celebration of our theme book, God Is Red, for its 50th publication anniversary.
Location: Lummi Campus, Northwest Indian College (NWIC), 2522 Kwina Road, Bellingham
Learn more: https://www.nwic.edu/about-nwic/nwic-vine-deloria-jr-symposium/
Indigenous Home Visiting Meeting Rooted In Traditions – Growing Through Connections
Learn more Here.
- June 6-8, 2023 | Indigenous Home Visiting Meeting | Arlington, VA | Register
Measuring Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Your Child Welfare Workplace
Many child welfare agencies recognize the need to have a diverse, equitable and inclusive (DEI) workforce, but it is challenging to know where to start. One strategy is to understand who is currently in your workforce by measuring DEI. This webinar will provide strategies for measuring DEI, reflecting on those DEI measures, and planning for the future.
- Tuesday, April 11 | Measuring Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Your Child Welfare Workforce | 11:00 a.m. | Register
The Alliance for Early Success is hosting a webinar focused on Indian Child Welfare Act
- April 19, 2023 | Alliance Webinar on Indigenous Sovereignty and ICWA | 12 – 1 p.m. | Register
UIATF ICW Foster Care Program Event
Register for the following event, call 206-681-7447 or email msamthornhill@unitedindians.org
Monday, April 10 | Foster Parent information session Zoom Webinar | 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. |
Thursday, April 20:
- Daybreak Circle time: Parenting in the digital age (in-person) | DBS Lounge
- Drum & Dance – Culture Night (in-person) | DBS Lounge | 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
- Foster Parent Training (Zoom webinar) | 6 – 8 p.m.
Center for Tribes Webinar - Trauma-Informed Supervision: The Essential Need for Adaptive Leadership and Reflective Practice among Tribal Child Welfare Supervisors
Participants will learn about adaptive leadership and reflective supervision, including trauma-informed strategies to meet the needs of their team. Participants will learn how trauma has the potential to influence approaches to supervision. Participants will have the opportunity to engage with each other and presenters during session for discussion of practical application of strategies.
- Thursday, May 18 | Center for Tribes Webinar: Trauma-Informed Supervision | 12 – 1 p.m. | Register
Tribal Review of the Washington State Pyramid Model
The Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Department of Early Learning has asked Swan Innovations to review existing professional development materials related to the Washington Pyramid Model (WAPM) and make recommendations on how those materials may be adapted for use in Native American communities across Washington state. In this review, Dr. Martina and Cree Whelshula examine the model and training practices through an Indigenous epistemological lens to examine what elements can be adapted to Tribal early childhood programs. They indicate what elements are in alignment with Tribal values and practices and made recommendations for modifications where needed. Dr. Martina and Cree Whelshula from Swan Innovations would like to invite Tribal Early Learning Administrators in a Tribal Review of the Washington State Pyramid Model and provide feedback on the model and recommendations. The Tribal review is scheduled for:
Amara Family Resource Center – Concrete Goods Program
Opportunity for families in need of concrete goods and/or one-time short-term help for bigger things like a housing down payment or one utility bill. Amara has a new Concrete Goods program that is open to any low-income family in the state of WA, and the family does not have to be involved in DCYF.
Please review Amara’s Guidelines for Concrete Goods Requests and then fill out the Amara's Concrete Goods Request Form. Send the completed form to frc@amarafamily.org.
Washington State Department of Commerce, 2022 Early Learning Facilities Progress Report
We’ve included a copy of the 2022 Early Learning Facilities Progress (ELF) report for your review. Learn more about the Early Learning Facilities Program. As you’ll see, there are several Tribal recipients.
Find the 2022 Early Learning Facilities Progress Report.
HHS Report: Making Amends: Recommended Strategies and Actions to Improve the Health and Safety of AI/AN Mothers and Infants
The Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a report stating that safeguarding and promoting the health and well-being of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) women, infants and families is a priority.
Please read the report for the full analysis and recommendations. Making Amends: Recommended Strategies and Actions to Improve the Health and Safety of American Indian and Alaska Native Mothers and Infants (hrsa.gov).
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