Congress passed and the President signed into law H.R. 748, a national stimulus package designed to address the far-reaching impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Over the past several weeks, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), tribal nations, partner organizations, and tribal advocates worked tirelessly to develop Indian Country’s Read more…
International Association of Chiefs of Police launched a new web page that includes general information for law enforcement agencies about COVID-19, FEMA and WHO updates, and an Organizational Readiness Guide to help law enforcement prepare for and respond to COVID-19. This webpage is dedicated to aiding law enforcement in learning Read more…
Today we launch National Child Abuse Prevention Month—the Children’s Bureau’s annual initiative to increase public awareness and provide resources to help protect children and prevent maltreatment. Too often, we wait until maltreatment has already happened to react and repair the damage. However, by increasing the protective capacities of families and Read more…
Introduced by Congress in 1998, the Denali Commission is an independent federal agency designed to provide critical utilities, infrastructure, and economic support throughout Alaska. With the creation of the Denali Commission, Congress acknowledged the need for increased inter-agency cooperation and focus on Alaska’s remote communities. The Denali Commission is partnering Read more…
TFMC is available to provide virtual financial management training and technical assistance (TTA) support to OVC grantees and applicants. Virtual TTA offers a valuable learning opportunity for you (the grantee/applicant) to receive individualized support at your convenience. Virtual TTA is tailored to specifically assist you with any concerns and/or questions Read more…
April 15, 2020 | 2:00–3:15 p.m. e.t. Is your organization positioned to continue providing high-quality services to victims of crime while navigating the ebb and flow of resources, changes in organizational assets, and shifting community partnerships? These are just a few factors essential to sustainability, which is defined as the Read more…
The 38th Annual Virtual Protecting Our Children Conference will be an opportunity for attendees to participate in NICWA’s conference from their communities. We will highlight keynote presentations as well as workshops available to view as webinars. The virtual conference will take place over the same dates as conference: March 30–April Read more…
Don’t forget to register for the pre-application webinar for the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) FY 2020 Enhancing Community Responses to America’s Addiction Crisis: Serving Our Youngest Crime Victims solicitation to learn how this program will support direct services for children and youth who are crime victims as a result Read more…
Friday, March 20, 2020 12pm Eastern, 9am Pacific Dial (866) 288-4581 Direct Event Code:1667819 Five national Native organizations are joining together to host a press teleconference to address the ongoing need for visibility to how the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is affecting Indian Country, as well as efforts with state and Read more…
National Census of Victim Service Providers: Making the Most of Data Tuesday, March 27, 2020 | 2 p.m. ESTThe National Census of Victim Service Providers (NCVSP) is the first-ever effort to collect data from all victim service providers across the nation, providing characteristics of 12,196 victim service providers across all Read more…