Tribal Court Improvement Program

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The Administration for Children and Families, Children's Bureau announces the availability of funding to tribes and tribal consortia for designing and implementing projects and/or activities that assess, expand, or enhance the effectiveness of tribal courts and/or legal representation in cases related to child welfare, family preservation, family reunification, guardianship, and adoption. In doing this work, recipients are required to engage in and demonstrate meaningful, ongoing collaboration with the relevant tribal social service agencies.The funding is intended to help tribal courts:(1) Conduct assessments of the court’s handle child welfare proceedings;(2) Implement changes to address the results of court assessments;(3) Ensure that the safety, permanency, and well-being needs of children are met in a timely and complete manner; and(4) Continuously improve the quality of court hearings and legal representation, including the engagement of all parties in child welfare proceedings.These awards will be for 4-year projects.

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