25 U.S.C. § 3210: Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Program

The Secretary shall establish within the Bureau an Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Program to provide financial assistance to any Indian tribe, tribal organization, or inter-tribal consortium for the development of an Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention program. The Secretary is authorized to enter into agreements with Indian tribes, tribal organizations, or inter-tribal consortia pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination Act [ 25 U.S.C. 5321 et seq.] for the establishment of Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention programs on Indian reservations. for the investigation of reported cases of child abuse and child neglect; and for the treatment and prevention of incidents of family violence; and for the provision of immediate shelter and related assistance for victims of family violence and their dependents. the employment of child protective services staff to investigate cases of child abuse, neglect, or both, training programs for child protective services personnel, law enforcement personnel, and judicial personnel in the investigation, prevention, and treatment of cases of child abuse and child neglect, purchase of equipment to assist in the investigation of cases of child abuse and child neglect; development of agreements between Tribes, States, or private agencies on the coordination of child abuse and neglect prevention, investigation, and treatment services; child protective services operational costs including transportation, risk and protective factors assessments, family engagement and kinship navigator services, and relative searches, criminal background checks for prospective placements, and home studies; and development of a Tribal child protection or multidisciplinary team to assist in the prevention and investigation of child abuse and neglect; the employment of family violence prevention and treatment staff to respond to incidents of family violence in culturally appropriate ways, the provision of immediate shelter and related assistance for victims of family violence and their dependents, training programs that may include culturally appropriate programs for family violence prevention and treatment personnel, law enforcement personnel, and judicial personnel in the investigation, prevention, and treatment of cases of family violence; and construction or renovation of facilities for the establishment of family violence shelters; coordinate child abuse and neglect prevention, investigation, prosecution, treatment, and counseling services, develop protocols among related agencies to ensure that investigations of child abuse and neglect cases minimize the trauma to the child victim, and provide for the coordination and cooperation of law enforcement agencies, courts of competent jurisdiction, and other tribal, Federal, and State agencies through intergovernmental or interagency agreements that define and specify each party’s responsibilities; the development of tribal child protection codes and regulations; professional and paraprofessional personnel in the fields of medicine, law, education, social work, and other relevant fields who are engaged in, or intend to work in, the field of prevention, identification, investigation, and treatment of family violence, child abuse, and child neglect, instruction in methods of protecting children from abuse and neglect for persons responsible for the welfare of Indian children, including parents of, and persons who work with, Indian children, or educational, identification, prevention and treatment services for child abuse and child neglect in cooperation with preschool, elementary and secondary schools, or tribally controlled college or university 1 (within the meaning of 1 So in original. Probably should be “colleges or universities”. section 1801 of this title ); other community education efforts for tribal members (including school children) regarding issues of family violence, child abuse, and child neglect; and parental awareness and self-help, prevention and treatment of alcohol and drug-related family violence, child abuse, and child neglect, or home health visitor programs, The Secretary, with the participation of Indian tribes, shall establish, and promulgate by regulations, a formula which establishes base support funding for Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention programs. In the development of regulations for base support funding for such programs, the Secretary shall develop, not later than one year after December 23, 2024 , in consultation with Indian Tribes, appropriate caseload standards and staffing requirements. Each level of funding assistance shall correspond to the staffing requirements established by the Secretary pursuant to this section. projected service population of the program; projected service area of the program; projected number of cases per month; and special circumstances warranting additional program resources, such as high incidence of child abuse and neglect, high incidence of family violence, high incidence of violent crimes against women, or the existence of a significant victim population within the community. The formula established pursuant to this subsection shall provide funding necessary to support not less than one child protective services or family violence caseworker, including fringe benefits and support costs, for each Indian Tribe. In any fiscal year that appropriations are not sufficient to fully fund Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention programs at each level of assistance under the formula required to be established in this subsection, available funds for each level of assistance shall be evenly divided among the Indian Tribes qualifying for that level of assistance. a description of treatment and services for which grantees have used funds awarded under this section; and any other information that the Secretary of the Interior requires. evaluate the program for which the award is made, and ensure that funds are expended for the purposes for which the award was made; and submit to the Secretary at the end of each fiscal year an annual report which shall include such information as the Secretary may require. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this section $30,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997.