ANNOUNCEMENTS

Announcement: On-call Technical Assistance Services for Transportation Planning

As part of the Tribal Engagement and Technical Assistance Project, the National Indian Justice Center (NIJC) provides on-call services to Caltrans, MPOs, and tribal governments for a variety of transportation planning issues.

Caltrans and MPO may utilize NIJC’s on-call services for:

• Coordinating transportation plans with tribal communities or including tribal communities in regional or state planning activities.
• Guidance on initiating consultation with a tribal community.
• Developing meeting agendas or protocols for Caltrans projects.
• Developing tribal participation plans, including identifying and providing outreach to key tribal partners.
• Technical assistance as needed to address implementation gaps or needs for tribal engagement, tribal transportation planning, or best practices in tribal consultation.

Tribes may utilize NIJC’s on-call services for:

• Develop guidance or gathering data for tribal planning grants.
• Conduct webinars or one-on-one meetings to guide interested tribes through the state planning grant programs.
• Guidance on working with Caltrans on transportation projects impacting tribal communities.
• Guidance on participating as Cultural Monitors on Caltrans transportation projects.

Please call NIJC at (707) 579-5507 to utilize our on-call services for this project.

Upon completion of all on-call work, NIJC will prepare a summary report, fact sheet, or PowerPoint presentation (for public distribution) detailing final outcome(s).