Tribal Self-Governance Study
Description of Program,
Service, Function or Activity (PSFA)
INVENTORY
1. Agency Name: Office of Minority Health, Office of Public Health and Science
2. Program Name: Family and Community Violence Prevention Program
3. CFDA #: 93.910
4. Program Objectives: To establish Family Life Centers on the campuses of 24 minority institutions of higher education to: 1) Assess local community resources for violence prevention projects; 2) Coordinate activities with existing violence prevention projects; 3) Design and implement educational interventions addressing interpersonal family violence; and 4) Design and implement a project to identify students from dysfunctional families and support them with coping strategies.
5. Titles and Descriptions of at least Three Funded Grantees:
Howard University, the Howard University Family Life Center (HUFLC) conducts a number of activities to help solve the problems of violence, crime, and related distress of the inner city communities near the Howard University campus. The HUFLC has organized an activity center in Bruce-Monroe Elementary near the University, whose administrators, parent organizations, and other community organizations serve as partners and full participants in the HUFLC. The Day Program includes a Teachers’ Aide Program which provides support for teachers in the classroom and one-on-one tutoring to students enrolled in the FLC Program. The After-School Program provides academic enrichment, personal development and career development activities. The Saturday Program provides additional enrichment to the learning experience of students enrolled in the FLC Program. This component includes classes in band, drama, singing and dancing, experience in the Community Technology Center, and cultural/recreational field trips The Home Visitation Program ensures a continuous dialogue with parents on various aspects of parenting, conflict management and family strengthening. The five- week Summer Academy focuses on disciplined camping, academic reinforcement and career and educational development, personal development and various recreational and cultural activities. A parent Advisory Board ensures valuable input from parents and serves as a vehicle to increase parent participation in all aspects of the FLC.
Little Priest Tribal College, Strengthening the Winnebago Nation: Building a Healthier Community Project is to decrease the incidence of violence and abusive behavior on the Winnebago Reservation through the operation of a Family Life Center (FLC). The FLC conducts youth programs designed to mentor and assist them in making healthy life choices. Activities are conducted after school during the academic year, on weekends and during the summer in coordination with the Family Resource Center, the Whirling Thunder Wellness Center, the tribal court and the Bison Refuge Program. Youth participants receive assistance to improve their academic skills and their sense of self-identity as well as their identity as a member of the Winnebago Tribe. Sessions and workshops include substance abuse prevention, job readiness, and marketable skills development for participants and their parents. Participation in activities conducted in collaboration with the Whirling Thunder Wellness Center help to promote teamwork, cooperation, relaxation and good health. The three-week summer experience consists of participation in the Bison Program and academic skill building. The Bison Program provides activities that support the tribal language, culture, values, traditions and living in harmony with all things. Participants have the opportunity to apply mathematical, science and environmental concepts, writing and research skills during the daily care of the tribal bison herd.
The Institute of American Indian Art, Building a Healthier Community Program is to increase participants grades and self-esteem and to decrease the incidence of violence and abusive behavior in the Santa Fe educational community. The program operates a Family Life Center which serves 50 Native American youth each year. Ten college mentors from the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) assist participants by tutoring, teaching personal development, providing cultural experiences and providing insights on various careers. The program consists of three main components: in-school, after-school and a summer program. The in-school component is held daily for one hour. During these sessions, the mentors meet with participants at their respective schools and provide tutoring, personal skills development training and career exploration activities. The after-school component focuses on personal development activities. Evening sessions are conducted with parents and participants in an effort to improve family bonding. Other evening sessions provide job shadowing and career exploration activities with local businesses participating in the Santa Fe Del Sur Rotary Club. Weekend sessions are held for participants during which personal values are stressed. Monthly weekend workshops such as drum groups, sweats, native art experiences are conducted to address cultural/recreational enrichment. The four-week summer program is held on the IAIA campus. The major focus of the program is the art and culture of Native American communities; academics, recreation, personal development and careers are interwoven into the activities. Participants are encouraged to explore their self concepts, their heritage and their traditional communities.
AUTHORITY
6. Authorizing Statute(s): Public Health Service Act, as amended, Title XVII, Section 1707 (e)(1), 42 U.S.C.
7. Regulatory/Administrative Requirements: 45 CFR 74 and 92
8. Mandatory Statutory Changes Needed to Operate PSFA as a Demonstration: Authority would need to modify the grant making process, enable the Department to make self-governance funding awards, and alter federal monitoringing mandates.
APPLICANTS, BENEFICIARIES and FORMULAS
9. Type of Funding: Discretionary
10. Eligible Applicants: An institute of higher education representing 4-year undergraduate institutions and a 2 year tribal college historically identified as providing education primarily to minority students, or having a majority enrollment of minority students.
11. Allotment Formulas, Etc.: None
12. Applicant Provisions/Allotments in Law for Indians: None
13. Eligible Beneficiaries: Members of the minority and disadvantaged groups: American Indians or Alaska Natives; Asians; Black or African Americans; Hispanics or Latinos; Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders; or subgroups.
14. Beneficiary Provisions/Allotments in Law for Indians: None
15. Amount and Percent of Total that is Mandatory for Indians: None
FINANCIAL
16. Total FY 2000 Funding: $6,400,000
17. Amount and Percent of Total Funding Awarded to Indians: $840,000; 13%
18. For Awards to Tribes: Number, Range and Average Amounts: 4; $200,000-220,000; $210,000
19. Total FY 2001 Funding and Amount for Indians, If Known: $840,000
OTHER
20. -- how long assistance is funded: The cooperative agreements have project period not to exceed 3 years with 12 month budget period. Following the initial budget period, continued funding is subject to the availability of funds and satisfactory program performance.
-- fund use restrictions: Funds are not to be used for the provision of health care services, construction, augmentation of ongoing OMH supported demonstrations, or supplantation of ongoing project activities.
-- reporting requirements: Semi-annual or quarterly progress reports may be required with a final performance report due 90 days after the end of the project period. Financial Status Reports are due 90 days after the end of each budget period with a final Financial Status Report due 90 days after the end of the project period.
-- audit requirements: In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A- 133 “Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations,” and nonfederal entities that receive financial assistance of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit.
CONTACTS
21. DHHS Workgroup Contact: Tuey Dong, 301-443-5084
22. HHS Agency/Program Contact: Stacey Williams-Diggs, OMH, telephone: 301-594-0769