NIJC's ICWA Basic Concepts

About the Event:

The National Indian Justice Center (NIJC) is pleased to announce the following training sessions for 2016. Please note that NIJC conducts two separate training sessions at each site. You can find more information at http://www.nijc.org/training.html. 

Grant Writing: Proposal Writing for Tribal Personnel
This training session is designed to provide participants with in-depth instruction on grant writing for tribal programs. It will examine various grant sources for tribal communities and present methods for writing successful applications. We will learn how to search for and target federal, state, and private grants and discuss electronic application procedures. We will develop major sections of a grant proposal and consider how each of them would be reviewed. All attendees will receive a comprehensive training manual and a certificate of achievement.

This training will examine:
? Trends in Grant Making
? Role of the Grant Writer through the Grant Lifecycle
? Overview of Grants Types and Sources
? Grant Proposal Methods of Submission
? Grant Targeting
? Inter-relationship of Core Grant Elements
? Grant Narrative Elements and Practices
? Grant Budgeting Principles and Practices
? Grant Review Processes

ICWA: Basic Concepts
This session is designed for tribal council members, tribal social services providers and child welfare advocates who are new to ICWA or who would like to learn more about the new ICWA Guidelines. This session will provide a thorough review of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 and the February 2015 Guidelines set forth by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The trainers will present substantive, procedural and practical information about the Indian Child Welfare Act, State trial process and the role of Indian child welfare advocate. The training includes the history of ICWA, Exclusive Tribal Jurisdiction, and evidentiary standards in state ICWA cases. Participants will receive a comprehensive training manual and a certificate of achievement.

This training will examine:
?History of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978
? BIA 2015 Guidelines and Proposed Regulations
? When does ICWA apply?
? Tribal Jurisdiction Over ICWA Proceedings
? Understanding the ICWA Trial Process
? ICWA Evidentiary Standards

For more information, please contact NIJC Training Coordinator Margaret Browne at 707-579-5507 or tcoord@nijc.org or visit the NIJC website at http://www.nijc.org/training.html