Sec. 203. Establishment of Native American technical assistance resource center
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In this section: The terms Indian tribe and tribal organization have the meanings given the terms in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 ). The term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 ). The term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting— through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use; and after consultation with— the Director of the Bureau of Indian Education of the Department of the Interior; and the Director of the Indian Health Service.
The Secretary shall establish and operate a Native American Technical Assistance Resource Center (referred to in this section as the Center ) to provide assistance to Indian tribes. The Center shall provide assistance to the Indian tribes by— providing trauma-informed technical assistance to tribal organizations in implementing the best practices developed under section 101; and disseminating the best practices to the tribal organizations, to schools that serve students from the Indian tribes, to health care entities that serve the Indian tribes, to child welfare systems that serve children and youth from the Indian tribes, to law enforcement agencies that serve the Indian tribes, to criminal justice and court systems that serve the Indian tribes, and other relevant entities.
The Secretary may award grants to nonprofit organizations or institutions of higher education, to operate the Center. An organization or institution seeking a grant under this subsection shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, to carry out this section, $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2021.
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