Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced up to $5.8 million to help tribal communities boost early learning and development services, enhance native language revitalization efforts, and assess and improve the handling of child welfare cases including abuse, neglect, guardianship and adoption. HHS will award $4.2 million for Native American language revitalization, $600,000 for the Tribal Early Learning Initiative (TELI), and $1 million for the Tribal Court Improvement Program (TCIP).
Secretary Burwell is on a trip to Montana where she is visiting the Flathead Reservation, home of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, and the Blackfeet Reservation.
“At HHS, we’re committed to ensuring healthy, productive lives for families in all communities” said HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell. “Today’s announcements reinforce our commitment to ensure that tribal communities have access to high quality services to help children thrive early in life, strengthen the tribal justice system to provide for the well-being of children, and preserve Native languages and culture.”
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