The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) requests applications from Federally Recognized Tribes, Recognized American Indian Organizations (RAIOs), and other Native Serving Organizations to provide culturally specific or responsive prevention services such as, but not limited to, Positive Indian Parenting, Family Spirit, Healing of the Canoe, and Family Circle to reduce the number of Native children who enter out-of-home care. This funding is intended to pilot these interventions in anticipation of a multi-million-dollar investment in the expansion of culturally responsive and specific services to support families in the future.
Review the full RFA 23-DCYF-ICW-043
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Early Child Care and Education Research Scholars: Head Start Dissertation Grant
Grant supporting doctoral dissertations researching issues related to Head Start. Offers funding for one- or two-year projects.
Application Due: Thursday, May 18
Award Ceiling $25,000
Learn More: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=344228
Early Child Care and Education Research Scholars: Child Care Dissertation Grant
Grant supporting doctoral dissertations researching issues related to child care. Offers funding for one- or two-year projects.
Application Due: Thursday, May 18
Award Ceiling: $25,000
Learn More: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=344227
Developing Future Victim Specialists to Serve American Indian/ Alaska Native Victims of Crime Solicitation
Office of Victims of Crime (OVC) seeks to develop a workforce of victim service providers to serve American Indian and Alaska Native victims of crime, in locations that are remote and where positions are hard to fill.
Pre-Application Webinar: Thursday, May 18 | OVC Solicitation Webinar - FY 2023 Developing Future Victim Specialists to Serve AI/AN Victims of Crime | 10 - 11 a.m. | Register
Application Due: Monday, June 12
Learn More: OVC FY 2023 Developing Future Victim Specialists to Serve American Indian/Alaska Native Victims of Crime
State-Tribal Partnerships to Implement Best Practices in Indian Child Welfare
Goal of this funding is to assist and promote coordinated efforts among state courts, child welfare agencies, and tribes to develop and implement best practices to minimize disproportionate placement of AI/AN children away from their families and communities.
Application Due: Tuesday, June 13
Award Ceiling: $500,000
Learn More: State-Tribal Partnerships to Implement Best Practices in Indian Child Welfare
Indigenous Animals Grant
This new grant program will provide up to $50 million to improve tribal nations’ food and agricultural supply chain resiliency by developing and expanding value-added infrastructure related to meat from indigenous animals like bison, reindeer or salmon. The program will fund projects that focus on expanding local capacity for the harvesting, processing, manufacturing, storing, transporting, wholesaling or distribution of indigenous meats.
Application Due: Wednesday, July 19
Learn More: https://www.usda.gov/iag
Local Meat Capacity Grant Program
The Local Meat Capacity Grant program will provide up to $75 million in grants to fund innovative projects designed to build resilience in the meat and poultry supply chain by providing producers with more local processing options and strengthening their market potential. This grant program is targeted to support meat and poultry processors with smaller-scale projects, with a goal to increase processing availability and variety for local and regional livestock producers.
Application Due: Wednesday, July 19
Learn More: https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/grants/localmcap
Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF)
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ICW Active Efforts Social Service Specialist (SSS3) – Aberdeen, Closes Sunday, May 14, 2023
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Contract Specialist (CS3) – Olympia, Closes Tuesday, May 16, 2023
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Child Welfare Early Learning Navigator (SHPC3) - Statewide, Closes Sunday, May 21, 2023
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ICW Active Efforts Social Service Specialist 3 (SSS3) – Shelton, Closes Sunday, May 28, 2023
UW’s Alliance Recruiting Contractor Trainers
The University of Washington’s Alliance for Professional Development, Training, and Caregiver Excellence is currently recruiting Contractor Trainers.
This Request for Qualifications and Quote (RFQQ) is issued by the University of Washington to solicit proposals from Contractors interested in providing training Department of Children Youth, & Families staff (Social Service Specialists, Supervisors, and Area Administrators), Tribal staff, and Caregivers for children in the custody of the State of Washington for the University of Washington Alliance for Professional Development, Training, and Caregiver Excellence, on an as-needed basis.
Learn More: https://risewiththealliance.org/about-the-alliance/careers/contractor-trainers-rfqq/.
Proposal to Eliminate Costs for Tribal Child Support Programs
In a joint letter, OCSE Commissioner Tanguler Gray and ANA Commissioner Patrice Kunesh highlighted a recently published Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding the non-federal share of child support expenditures for the tribal child support program. Eliminating the non-federal share expenditures will promote equity by removing a substantial financial burden for tribal communities that have been historically underserved, marginalized, or subject to discrimination or systemic disadvantage.
Comments Due: Friday, June 20
Learn More: Proposal to Eliminate Costs for Tribal Child Support Programs
Clinical DC: 0-5 Training
This FREE training, sponsored by the Washington Association for Infant Mental Health (WA-AIMH), is specifically for clinicians serving Tribal communities. It is designed to support mental health professionals in developing in-depth knowledge of the approach and utilizing this system in their work with children birth through age five.
Virtual Learning Circle on Indigenous Food Sovereignty in Early Childhood Program Settings
Join the Tribal Early Childhood Research Center (TRC) and the Brazelton Touchpoints Center, and educators working in Indigenous early childhood program settings as we explore how they are implementing Indigenous food sovereignty practices.
In a series of 3 virtual learning circles, we will engage in dialogue and reflection with early childhood educators from diverse Indigenous cultures and communities across the country to learn how Indigenous food sovereignty is taking root to support child, family, and community health!
- Tuesday, May 16 | Michigan urban Tribal community team | 12 – 1 p.m. | Register
Learn about the team’s efforts to develop health-focused curricular materials grounded in connections to Indigenous food practices for use in tribal home visiting and Head Start programs.
- Thursday, May 18 | Keres Children’s Learning Center team | 12 – 1 p.m. | Register
Learn how they are working with the land to self-sustain what they plant, grow, and harvest and the connection of this work with child, family, and community health, development, and well-being.
- Tuesday, May 23 | Wicoie Nandagikendan team | 12 – 1 p.m. | Register
Learn how they have been working to reintroduce and increase access for urban families to traditional foods and processing methods. Hear how they are engaging families, connecting with the broader community, and finding creative solutions to support a vibrant Indigenous food sovereignty movement in the city.
Generational Clarity (Trauma Informed Strategies): An Indigenous Perspective
- Tuesday, May 30 | Generational Clarity (Trauma Informed Strategies) | 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Yakama Casino in Toppenish
- Wednesday, May 31 | Generational Clarity (Trauma Informed Strategies) | 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Muckleshoot Casino in Auburn
This interactive workshop will provide participants an opportunity to develop an understanding of how the historical experience of American Indians and Alaska Natives connects to Intergenerational Trauma, ongoing discrimination, racism, lateral violence, and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE). Facilitated by JanMarie Ward and Pam James.
Learn More: https://www.wa-aimh.org/
American Indian Alaska Native National Training and Development Curriculum for Foster and Adoptive Parents
Tribes who would like to explore how NTDC can be used to support their training and retention of foster, adoptive and kinship families.
- Tuesday, June 6 |NTDC: supports for AI/AN foster, kinship, and adoptive families | 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Register
niʕáy̓p kʷu aláʔ - We Have Always Been Here Webinar
- Wednesday, June 7 | niʕáy̓p kʷu aláʔ - We Have Always Been Here Webinar | 12 - 1:30 p.m. | Register
Dr. Percy Lezard engaged in an intersectional analysis of Indigeneity and gender diversity in the context of gender-based violence. They illustrated the rich history and continued resilience and teachings of 2-Spirit people in Indigenous communities. They also identified the historical and contemporary colonial practices that violently impose heteronormativity and cis-normativity upon Indigenous communities with implications for gender-based violence. Specifically, Dr. Lezard shared findings and recommendations for a reimagined future from the MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+ National Action Plan which they co-authored including calls for inclusion to service providers and implications for violence prevention programs.
Resources for Tribal ECE Programs (February - September 2023)
In response to requests from Tribal Early Childhood Education programs, GRuB is partnering with the Washington State Department of Health, Department of Children, Youth & Families, and Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction to offer teaching resources and technical assistance on native plants, traditional foods, and outdoor learning to interested Tribal ECE programs across Washington State. Resources include:
- Printed copies and online access to Tend and Plant Teachings toolkits (see above) as well as Feeding 7 Generations: A Salish Cookbook and an early childhood monthly activity guide.
- Free webinars introducing resources and activities for connecting kids to Traditional Foods and plants as teachers of social-emotional skills. STARS hours available.
- Scholarships to GRuB’s seasonal Tend, Gather and Grow teacher trainings in Olympia, WA. STARS hours available.
- Technical assistance in enhancing or establishing native plant gardens at ECE centers. (limited availability).
Cultural Ecosystems: Food Forests and Urban Landscapes Teacher Training - We will explore how to identify, harvest, and prepare many wild berries and nutritious and medicinal “weeds.” Walk away with tangible ideas for diversifying your schoolyard with useful native plants.
9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Scholarships available for Tribal ECE programs.
Introduction to Traditional Foods Resources and Curricula - Free Zoom series for ECE Providers serving Tribal Communities.
- Saturday, June 10 | Summer & Fall Foods & Activities | 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Join Zoom Meeting
Returning Adoptee's Pow Wow - Seattle, WA
Saturday, May 20 | Daybreak Star | 5011 Bernie Whitebear Way | Seattle, WA 98199
10 a.m. Talking Circle | 12:30 & 6:30 p.m. Grand Entries | 3 p.m. Wablencia Ceremony | 5 p.m. Feast
United Indians of All Tribes Foundation (UIATF) is Honored to Welcome Sandy White Hawk, Sicangu Lakota. Sandy is the founder and Director of the First Nations Repatriation Institute. She organizes Truth Healing Reconciliation Community Forums that bring together adoptees/fostered individuals and their families and professionals with the goal to identify post adoption issues and to identify strategies that will prevent removal of First Nations children.
Traditional Pow Wow - Vancouver, WA
Presented by the Native American Parent Association of Southwest WA | Free Admission
Saturday, May 20 | Clark College, O’Connell Sports Center | 1933 Fort Vancouver Way | Vancouver, WA 98663
12 p.m. Doors Open to public | 1 & 6 p.m. Grand Entry | 5 p.m. Dinner | 10 p.m. Retire the Colors
36th Annual "In Honor of Our Children" Pow Wow - Kelso, WA
This event is free and open to the public to enjoy Native American singing, dancing & drumming, and arts & crafts. Browse the vendors. Try Native American food from vendors. Sign up for raffles, for kids and adults.
Saturday, May 20 | 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Grand Entries at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Location: Kelso High School | 1904 Allen Street | Kelso, WA 98626
Website: https://kelsochildrenpowwow.wixsite.com/my-site
Daybreak Star Presents: Resilient Voices A Night of Indigenous Vocal Artistry
- Saturday, June 10 | Doors Open at 6 p.m. (VIP Entry 5 p.m.) | Show starts at 7 p.m.
- The Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center | 5011 Bernie Whitebear Way | Seattle, WA 98199
Prepare for an evening of amazing performances at the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center in Seattle. Daybreak Star Radio’s own DJ Big Rez will be spinning! Joined by fellow performers:
Purchase Tickets at Eventbrite:
- $30 General Admission Tickets
- $100 LIMITED VIP Tickets (pre-sale only): Includes early entry (5p.m.), pre-show meet & greet, professional photo-op, one meal ticket, and two drink tickets.
All ages, some seating available, seating is not reserved unless noted.
Food and beverages will be available on-site for purchase at the bar with proper ID.
Menu includes: Frybread Tacos, Bison Stew, Frybread Dessert and more. Vegan options will be available.
This show wouldn’t happen without the support of our sponsors: All In Energy, 4Culture.org, BlueEyedNative.com, PCC Community Markets.
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