# Children's Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities (16.583)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/16-583-children-s-justice-act-partnerships-for-indian-communities/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Children's Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities is run by Department of Justice. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $17.2 million in 45 grants, about $381,313 per award.

## Objectives

Program goal(s) name: Improve handling of child abuse and neglect cases in Indian communities.
Program goal(s) description: Provide funding to help American Indian and Alaska Native communities improve the investigation, prosecution, and handling of cases of criminal child abuse and neglect (particularly child sexual abuse cases) in a manner that lessens trauma for child victims.
Program objective(s) name: Support criminal investigations and prosecutions of child abuse cases and provide services to victims.
Program objective description: Establish or enhance a legal system to conduct criminal investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases; provide emergency and crisis intervention services to aid child abuse victims and their family members in recovering from abuse and neglect; and provide trauma-informed support services to criminal child abuse victims and their non-offending family members.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $7.0 million | 18 |
| 2022 | $2.8 million | 7 |
| 2023 | $2.5 million | 7 |
| 2024 | $2.3 million | 8 |
| 2025 | $2.5 million | 6 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska Native Justice Center, Inc | Alaska | $900,000 |
| Cherokee Nation | Oklahoma | $899,990 |
| Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe | Minnesota | $878,392 |
| Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma | Oklahoma | $854,687 |
| Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes | Montana | $640,694 |
| Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians | Michigan | $450,000 |
| Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation | Montana | $450,000 |
| Yurok Tribe | California | $450,000 |
| The Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy Reservation | Montana | $450,000 |
| Swinomish Indian Tribal Community | Washington | $450,000 |
| Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska | Alaska | $450,000 |
| Kenaitze Indian Tribe | Alaska | $450,000 |
| Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community | Arizona | $450,000 |
| Coeur D'Alene Tribe | Idaho | $450,000 |
| Pueblo of Acoma | New Mexico | $450,000 |
| Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians | Mississippi | $450,000 |
| Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians | Minnesota | $450,000 |
| Kaw Nation | Oklahoma | $450,000 |
| Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma | Oklahoma | $450,000 |
| Hualapai Tribal Council | Arizona | $450,000 |