Welcome to

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Welcome to Special Initiatives and Funding
Opportunities
Presented by FirstPic, Inc. and Native American
Boys Girls Club Grant Sites
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On the T.R.A.I.L. to Diabetes Prevention

• Overall Goal Reduce the onset of diabetes in
  Indian Country
• Funding Source Indian Health Service
• Grantee National Congress of American Indians
• Partner NikeGo
• Subgrantees FirstPic, Inc.
• Pass-through grants to local NA Boys Girls Club
  Sites
• 2003-2004 Started as a Pilot Program 6 Pilot
  Club Sites
• 2004-2005 Expanded to 25 Club Sites
• Sites receive individual grant funds and products
  from NikeGo

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National Native American Mentoring Program

• Overall Goal To provide support for Native
  American children, by establishing a mentor
  relationship with a volunteer trained mentor at a
  Boys Girls Club site.
• Funding Source U.S. Department of Health
  Human Services, Administration for Children and
  Families
• Grantee Navajo Nation
• Subgrantees Mentor Consulting Group,
  FirstPic,Inc.
• Pass-through grants to 16 Boys Girls Club
  organizations
• 2004-2005 Pilot Program Started
• 2005-2006 Seeking Continuation Funds

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G.R.E.A.T. Program
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Whats So Great about G.R.E.A.T.?

• Overall Goal Create safer communities by
  preventing youth crime, violence and gang
  involvement while developing positive
  relationships among law enforcement and community
  members
• Funding Source U.S. Department of Justice,
  Office of Justice Program
• Teams trained uniformed police officers with
  school-aged children
• Clubs can use funds to hire program coordinator,
  obtain training, provide supplies, participate in
  prevention and community service activities and
  transport Club members.
• Build on the successes and challenges of the 2003
  Pilot G.R.E.A.T. Program at 7 BGC Sites

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Impact of G.R.E.A.T.

• Positive Change in the attitudes of G.R.E.A.T.
  Participants
• Commit few delinquent Acts
• Increase favorable attitude toward police
• Increase in the ability to resist gangs
• Greater involvement in community
• Increased performance in school
• Law Enforcement and community working together

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HUD/ONAP Resources

• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Office of Native American Programs
• Potential Funding Sources
• Native American Housing Assistance and
• Determination Act (NAHASDA)
• Indian Community Development Block Grant
• (ICDBG)
• Youth build

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NAHASDA

• Determination Act of 1996 Separates Indian
  Housing from Public Housing
• Provides single block grant to tribes and the
  Tribally Designated Housing Entity (TDHE)
• Together, Tribes and TDHEs develop a 5-year plan
  (long-range) and a 1-year plan
• Eligible Activity BGC can request that their
  tribe or TDHE consider them as Eligible
  affordable housing crime prevention and safety
  activities, in the Indian Housing Plan.

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ICDBG

• Funds are used for housing, community facilities
  (including single or multipurpose community
  buildings, i.e. a BGC) and economic development
• Percentage of funds may be used for public
  services, to eliminate problems which pose an
  imminent threat to public health or safety, i.e.
  drug abuse and crime prevention programs
• Must be submitted in conjunction with other
  eligible activities.
• Eligible applicants tribe, band, group or
  nation or Alaska Native village in certain
  circumstances, tribal organizations may be
  eligible to apply

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Youthbuild

• Due date June 21, 2005
• Purpose to assist disadvantaged youth between
  16-24
• Provide educational experience that will enhance
  employment skills foster leadership skills
  enhance job training, employment and economic
  opportunities
• Eligible applicants public or private
  non-profit organizations

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Funds administered by 6 area ONAPs

• Alaska ONAP Anchorage
• Northwest ONAP Seattle
• Northern Plains ONAP Denver
• Southwest ONAP Phoenix
• South Plains ONAP Oklahoma
• Eastern Woodlands ONAP Chicago

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Resources

• Public and Indian Housing Resource Center
• 1-800-955-2232
• Code Talk Federal Inter-agency Native American
  website hosted by HUD/ONAP. Site links to key
  federal agencies and resources important to NA
  issues, topics, events and resources
• www.codetalk.fed.us

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U.S. Department of Justice

• Crime Prevention Initiative
• (through BGCA)
• Tribal Youth Programs

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Crime Prevention Programs

• Crime Prevention Conference, October 2005
• Science-Based After School Programs
• Collaborative Crime Prevention initiatives at a
  local level