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Creating Culturally-Informed, Trauma-Informed Schools on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation: Project AWARE.

Award Number: H79SM085330
ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
OPDIV: SAMHSA
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2021
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2026

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Creating Culturally-Informed, Trauma-Informed Schools on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation: Project AWARE. - SUMMARY: Project AWARE operates on South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to serve K–12 students that experience disproportionately high rates of historical and contemporary traumas. By implementing a trauma-informed school model, the project equips students, parents, families, and community members to appropriately respond to trauma and provide mental and behavioral health interventions. PROJECT NAME: Project AWARE on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO BE SERVED: 2,522 (lifetime). 1,210 (unduplicated individuals to be served in year 1); 328 (unduplicated individuals to be served in year 2, 3, 4, and 5). POPULATION TO BE SERVED: This project will serve K–12 students enrolled at four schools on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation: 99% of students are Native American. Students served have high rates of traumatic backgrounds as measured by the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) questionnaire; all surveyed students had backgrounds that included some significant trauma. STRATEGIES AND INTERVENTIONS: To address this trauma, Project AWARE will implement the trauma-informed schools model, an evidence-based best-practice. This will permit intervention with mental and behavioral health counseling to help students cope with trauma, heal, and refocus on academic learning. The trauma-informed schools model will be implemented in a culturally relevant manner and include training and services for students, school staff, families, and community members. Our schools partner with a tribally chartered organization, the Oglala Sioux Tribe Health Administration Program, which provides access to telehealth and related services. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES Goals: (1) Increase knowledge of local school district staff members to identify, report, and support students demonstrating behavioral/mental health consequences of trauma; (2) Increase student access to culturally competent, evidence-based, behavioral/mental health counseling in their own schools; and (3) Increase positive student perception of the school environment. Each goal has two measurable objectives: (1a) By the end of 2026, all staff members will have received an annual training about the trauma-informed schools model from a certified professional in the subject; (1b) By the end of each year, at least 190 community members will have attended a training about the trauma-informed schools model from a certified presenter. (2a) By the end of December 2021, every school will have at least one full-time wayawa kin slolic’iya wicaye (“WKSW”) focused on mental and behavioral health; (2b) By the end of May 2022, project will develop a common framework for responding to trauma-induced mental/behavioral health concerns displayed by students; (3a) By the end of each year, student Tripod Surveys will increase by at least 5% annually, demonstrating increased positive perception of school environment; and (3b) By December 2021, all schools will be providing individual and small group counseling support sessions for students identified at risk for trauma-induced mental/behavioral health warning signs.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2026	2025	LITTLE WOUND SCHOOL BOARD, INC	438 MAIN ST	KYLE	SD	57752	OGLALA LAKOTA	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	3	1/15/2026	OTHER REVISION	$0
2026	2025	LITTLE WOUND SCHOOL BOARD, INC	438 MAIN ST	KYLE	SD	57752	OGLALA LAKOTA	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	3	1/14/2026	TERMINATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $1,798,778 )
2025	2025	LITTLE WOUND SCHOOL BOARD, INC	438 MAIN ST	KYLE	SD	57752	OGLALA LAKOTA	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	3	9/17/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$1,798,778
														Subtotal = $1,798,778

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $1,798,778 )
2024	2024	LITTLE WOUND SCHOOL BOARD, INC	438 MAIN ST	KYLE	SD	57752	OGLALA LAKOTA	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	2	8/26/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$1,798,778
2024	2021	LITTLE WOUND SCHOOL BOARD, INC.	438 MAIN ST	KYLE	SD	57752	OGLALA LAKOTA	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	1	12/13/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $1,798,778

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2023	2021	LITTLE WOUND SCHOOL BOARD, INC.	438 MAIN ST	KYLE	SD	57752	OGLALA LAKOTA	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	1	7/12/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2023	2021	LITTLE WOUND SCHOOL BOARD, INC.	438 MAIN ST	KYLE	SD	57752	OGLALA LAKOTA	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	1	3/17/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2023	2021	LITTLE WOUND SCHOOL BOARD, INC.	438 MAIN ST	KYLE	SD	57752	OGLALA LAKOTA	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	002	1	9/27/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2022	2021	LITTLE WOUND SCHOOL BOARD, INC.	438 MAIN ST	KYLE	SD	57752	OGLALA LAKOTA	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	1	4/6/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2022	2021	LITTLE WOUND SCHOOL BOARD, INC.	438 MAIN ST	KYLE	SD	57752	OGLALA LAKOTA	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	1	4/22/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $5,328,769 )
2021	2021	LITTLE WOUND SCHOOL BOARD, INC.	438 MAIN ST	KYLE	SD	57752	OGLALA LAKOTA	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	1	8/27/2021	NEW	$5,328,769
														Subtotal = $5,328,769

Grand Total All Awards = $8,926,325

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Creating Culturally-Informed, Trauma-Informed Schools on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation: Project AWARE.

Award Number: H79SM085330

ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

OPDIV: SAMHSA

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2021

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2026

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