Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Grant Program

Purpose: The State Budget Act of 2022 (Senate Bill 154, Chapter 43, Statutes of 2022) established the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Grant Program. Funding is available to federally recognized Indian tribes in California to support efforts to identify, collect caselevel data, publicize, and investigate and solve cases involving missing and murdered indigenous people. The State Budget Act of 2022 (Senate Bill 154, Chapter 43, Statutes of 2022) established the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Grant Program. Funding is available to federally recognized Indian tribes in California to support efforts to identify, collect caselevel data, publicize, and investigate and solve cases involving missing and murdered indigenous people. Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Grant Program proposals must be received by 5:00 P.M. (PST) on Friday, June 23, 2023. Applications for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Grant Program must be submitted through the BSCC-Submittable Application portal. The BSCC-Submittable Application portal, Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Grant Program Application, and all required attachments are available on the BSCC website. Prospective applicants are invited to attend a virtual Bidders’ Conference. Attendance at the virtual Bidders’ Conference is not a requirement. The purpose of this Bidders’ Conference is to answer technical questions from prospective bidders (applicants) and provide clarity on RFP instructions. The Bidders Conference will be held on May 12, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83642750491?pwd=VW0vNDB2MGtacFZlUzhFN2NWVm96QT09 • Meeting ID: 836 4275 0491| Passcode: 109448 Prospective applicants are asked (but not required) to submit a non-binding letter indicating their intent to apply. The purpose of this grant is to fund proposals from federally recognized Indian tribes in California that support efforts to identify, collect case-level data, publicize, and investigate and solve cases involving missing and murdered indigenous people. Eligible applicants are federally recognized Indian tribes in California. Applicants must propose activities, strategies, or programs that address a minimum of one (1) of the following Program Purpose Areas (PPAs): • PPA 1: Culturally Based Prevention Strategies • PPA 2: Strengthening Responses to Human Trafficking • PPA 3: Improving Cooperation and Communication on Jurisdictional Issues Applicants may implement new activities, strategies, or programs, OR expand existing activities, strategies, or programs (without supplanting funds - see supplanting definition in the General Grant Requirements). Proposals selected for funding will be under agreement from October 1, 2023 to June 1,2028 with the BSCC. The grant agreement service period covers October 1, 2023 and ends on December 31, 2027. However, an additional six (6) months (January 1, 2028, to June 1, 2028) will be included in the term of the grant agreement for the sole purposes of finalizing and submitting a required Local Evaluation Report and finalizing and submitting a required financial audit. The maximum an applicant may apply for is up to $440,000 in the Small Scope category OR up to $1,000,000 in the Large Scope category. Applicants may apply for any dollar amount up to and including the maximum grant amount identified in each category. The Grant Award must cover the entire grant period. For example, if an applicant requests and is awarded $400,000 that amount must last from October 1, 2023 to June 1, 2028. No match is required. Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants are federally recognized Indian tribes in California.

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