Juvenile Detention Education

Objective

The Juvenile Detention Education Program was designed to provide education services to detained and incarcerated youth in the 24 Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) funded juvenile detention centers (JDCs)

Who Can Apply

• Federally Recognized lndian Tribal Governments

Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments and tribal organizations authorized by Indian tribal governments on reservations with BIA-funded JDCs.

Who Benefits

• Juvenile Delinquent
• Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments

Children between the ages of 5 and 21 who are members of or are at least a one-fourth degree Indian blood descendant of a member of an Indian tribe which is eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States through the Bureau of Indian Affairs to Indians because of their status as Indians.

Assistance Types

• Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements or Contracts)

Program Contact

jeffrey.hamley@bie.edu
(505) 563-5250