Tribal Law And Policy Institute

Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Tribal Healing to Wellness Court Training and Technical Assiatance Program: provided a wide array of training and technical assistance to Tribes to build capacity to plan, develop, or enhance alternatives to incarceration. Assisted tribal jurisdictions in developing tribal adult, juvenile, family, DWI, and/or Veteran's Healing to Wellness Courts (also known as "drug courts or "wellness courts"). Provided TTA to strengthen existing Healing to Wellness Courts. Provided field with state-of-the-art information and resources on effective strategies for addressing substance-abusing offenders in tribal drug courts.

Other Program Activities:1. Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Tribal Justice System Capacity Building TTA Enhancing Tribal/State Collaborations: Provided training, technical assistance and developed resources for federal-tribal-state-local intergovernmental collaborations. Developed, maintained and updated the Walking On Common Ground Website (www.walkingoncommonground.org). Provided resources on Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA) and Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). 2. Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) Violence Against Women Act 2022 Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Training and Technical Assistance Project (VAWA STCJ TTA): Provided support training and technical assistance (TTA) specific to grantees and potential grantees of the OVW Tribal Jurisdiction program to plan for, implement and exercise Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction (STCJ). Provided learning opportunities and TTA to tribal leadership, judges, courts, prosecutors, defense counsel, law enforcement, court services, victim advocates, child welfare staff, and other internal and external partners within the tribal justice system. Specific activities include continued support for the Intertribal Working Group (ITWG).3. Pass-through contract with Colorado Seminary/University of Denver: Administration on Children, Youth, and Family (ACYF) Children's Bureau Capacity Building Center for Tribes provided technical assistance to Title IV-B and Title IV-E American Indian and Alaska Native Nations.4. Pass-through contract with the University of North Dakota: Assisted with implementation of goals under its Tribal Court Assistance Program Award.5. Pass-through contract with the National Opinion Research Center (NORC), University of Chicago: Assisted with the development of the Bureau of Justice Statistics Census of Tribal Courts.6. Pass-through contract with the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center: Assisted with training and technical assistance under the project entitled ARP Support for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault from Culturally Specific Populations Grant Program.7. Pass-through contract with the University of Connecticut: Assisted the National Quality Improvement Center on Family Centered Reunification in providing consultation and SME in Tribal child welfare systems, lead recruitment of Tribal projects as well as the readiness work to engage Tribal sites in applying to be a demonstration site with the National Quality Improvement Center.8. A series of relatively small training and technical assistance contracts with various tribes and organizations.