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Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program (IASAP)
Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program (FY 2008 Competitive Grant Announcement)
The application period is now closed.
FY 2007 Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Grant Awards
Overview:
The Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program (IASAP) IASAP provides funding and technical assistance to federally recognized tribal governments to plan, implement,
or enhance tribal justice strategies to address crime issues related to alcohol and substance abuse. In FY 2007, the program focuses attention on controlling and
preventing the growing methamphetamine problem in Indian Country.
Key objectives of IASAP include:
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Establishing a multidisciplinary advisory team to plan, implement, and monitor the proposed strategy.
- Identifying, apprehending, and prosecuting individuals who illegally transport, distribute, and use alcohol and controlled substances in tribal communities.
- Preventing and reducing alcohol- and substance abuse-related crimes (with a priority on methamphetamine), traffic fatalities, and injuries.
- Increasing coordination among all levels of tribal government, law enforcement, the tribal criminal justice system, and tribal support services.
- Integrating federal, state, tribal, and local services and culturally appropriate treatment for offenders and their families.
Legislation: The Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Demonstration Program was created by the FY 2001 Consolidated Appropriations Act (Public Law 106-553).
Funding: FY 2008 funding is $5.18 million.
Eligibility: Applicants are limited to federally recognized tribal governments, including Alaska Native villages and corporations and authorized intertribal consortia (see 25 U.S.C. § 450b[e]). Intertribal consortia must have and retain written authorization from each member tribe—prior to this solicitation's submission deadline—and certify the same in the application.
Tribes that received either FY 2006 or FY 2007 grants ARE NOT ELIGIBLE to apply for a FY 2008 supplemental award.
*Funds awarded through this program to the following tribes may not be used
for courts or law enforcement officers for a tribe or village, pursuant to Public Law
108-199 § 112(a)(1): (1) tribes in which fewer than 25 Native members live in the
village year round; and (2) tribes that are located within the boundaries of the
Fairbanks North Star Borough, the Matanuska Susitna Borough, the Municipality
of Anchorage, the Kenai Peninsula Borough, the City and Borough of Juneau, the
Sitka Borough, or the Ketchikan Borough.
How/When To Apply: BJA released the solicitation on December 13, 2007, and applications were due via Grants.gov
on February 14, 2008.
Related Information:
Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program: Technical Assistance and Training Coordination and Implementation (Competitive Grant Announcement)
Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program (IASAP) (FY 2007 Competitive Grant Announcement)
IASP Frequently Asked Questions
FY 2006 Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Grant Awards
Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program (IASAP) (FY 2006 Competitive Grant Announcement)
FY 2005 Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Grant Awards
Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program (FY 2005 Competitive Grant Announcement)
Related Links:
OJP's Tribal Justice and Safety in Indian Country web site
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Fox Valley Technical College
MethResources.gov
National Tribal Judicial Center
National Tribal Justice Resource Center
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Tribal Judicial Institute
Archived Publications:
Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program (IASAP) Fact Sheet (Winter 2007)
Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program (IASAP) Fact Sheet (Summer 2006)
Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program (IASAP) Fact Sheet Winter 2005
Contact Information:
Eunice Pierre
Policy Advisor
Bureau of Justice Assistance
810 Seventh Street NW.
Washington, DC 20531
202-514-1473
Fax: 202-307-0036
E-mail: eunice.pierre@usdoj.gov
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