The Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program (IASAP) supports American Indian and Alaska Native communities to plan and implement system-wide strategies that will reduce and control crime associated with the distribution and abuse of alcohol and controlled substances.

Forty tribes representing seventeen states have received federal grant awards to:

• develop a project advisory team;
• identify, apprehend, and prosecute those who illegally transport, distribute, and use alcohol and controlled substances;
• prevent and reduce the number of alcohol and substance abuse-related crimes, traffic fatalities, and injuries;
• develop and enhance collaborations with federal, state, tribal, and local criminal justice agencies;
• integrate tribal and non-tribal services for offenders and their families; and
• make available culturally appropriate treatment and other services.

Grantees form partnerships among law enforcement, the courts, treatment providers, and community members to effectively accomplish these goals. The IASAP Fact Sheet contains further information on the program.

For Additional information, please contact:

Lynn Chernich, Program Assistant
Criminal Justice Center for Innovation, Fox Valley Technical College ~
(888) 370-1752 or chernich@fvtc.edu

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