Welcome to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)Tribal Youth Training and Technical Assistance Center's Web site. 

On behalf of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Education Development Center, Inc., provides training and technical assistance for OJJDP's Tribal Youth Program (TYP) and Tribal Juvenile Accountability Discretionary Grant (T-JADG), which supports tribal efforts to prevent and control delinquency and improve tribal juvenile justice systems for American Indian/Alaska Native youth.

OJJDP funds federally recognized tribes under the following categories:

Category 1: Prevention services to impact risk factors for delinquency
Category 2: Interventions for court-involved tribal youth
Category 3: Improvements in the tribal juvenile justice system
Category 4: Alcohol and drug abuse prevention programs
Category 5: Mental health program services

Types of training and technical assistance available to TYP and T-JADG grantees and other federally recognized tribes include:

• Capacity building in areas such as sustainability, strategic planning, evaluation, & needs assessment
• Topic areas such as tribal court systems, violence reduction, & mentoring program

Technical Assistance can be provided through e-mail, phone calls, site visits, and training events.

Exciting Opportunity for Tribal Youth!
OJJDP National Tribal Youth Leadership Conference
July 29 – August 2, 2009
Univ. NM, Las Cruces, NM
Read the official annoucement
Nomination forms

Upcoming Due Dates
Due Friday, July 31:
All TYP agrantees are required to submit their Semiannual CAPR (Due for January 1 – June 30, 2009) to GMS.

Recently Added Materials
Stimulate Your Grant Writing Skills Webinar Materials and Recordings

Suicide Prevention Resources

Motivational Interviewing Webinar
Materials and Recording