Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Grant Program Cohort 3

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, investigate and solve cases involving missing and murdered indigenous people.

Description

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, investigate and solve cases involving missing and murdered indigenous people. Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Grant Program (MMIP) proposals must be received by 5:00 P.M. (PST) on Friday, April 18, 2025. To learn more about the grant or ask technical questions, prospective applicants are invited to attend a Grant Information Session via Zoom on Thursday, January 16, 2025. Prospective applicants are asked, but not required, to submit a non-binding letter indicating their intent to apply. Eligible applicants are federally recognized Indian tribes in California. Tribes that were awarded Cohort 1 and 2 MMIP grants may submit an individual proposal for new or expanded activities and/or apply as part of a collaborative proposal. Tribes that were already awarded funds will only be considered for an individual award if there are funds remaining after all new eligible applicants have been funded. This RFP makes $12,933,3951 available competitively to federally recognized Indian tribes in California. Recognizing that Indian tribes have different capacities, resources, and needs, there are three funding categories within which applicants will compete:1. Individual Tribe – Small Scope (up to $500,000)2. Individual Tribe – Large Scope (up to $1,000,000)3. Two Or More Tribes – Collaborative (up to $2,000,000) An eligible tribe may submit an individual proposal and be included on a Collaborative Proposal. Please be advised that the MMIP Grant is a reimbursement-based grant. This means that grantees are reimbursed in arrears for grant-related expenditures. Tribal applicants are encouraged to develop proposals that best fit the needs of their communities. Grant funds can be used for activities such as:• Culturally based outreach and awareness campaigns• Mental health services• Substance use disorder treatment• Reunification of indigenous foster youth or runaways with their families• Community healing activities• Activities to prevent human trafficking• Services for the families of missing or murdered indigenous people• Promoting coordination between tribal police and their non-tribalcounterparts• Legal clinics that offer training on the development of formalagreements between tribes and state and local governments• Funding partnerships with local law enforcement agencies Proposals selected for funding will be under agreement from August 1, 2025 to January 31, 2029. The grant service period will start on August 1, 2025 and end on October 31, 2028. However, an additional three (3) months (November 1, 2028 to January 31, 2029) will be included in the term of the grant agreement for the sole purposes of finalizing and submitting a required Local Evaluation Report and a required financial audit. No match is required for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Grant Program.