Agency Human Services Dept

Contractor Minnesota Chippewa Tribe

SWIFT Contract Number 206731

Project Name AI NAC - Minnesota Chippewa Tribe

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Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: Merge the Substance Abuse Disorders and Mental Health Native American Curriculums into one that encompasses a behavioral health hybrid Curriculum. Find New trainers and train on how to deliver the revised version of the Mental Health Native American Curriculum. Train new behavioral health providers with new curriculum to better serve Native Americans in culturally appropriate way.

Project Duration

Start Date Mon, 01/10/2022 - 00:00

Original end date Thu, 06/30/2022 - 00:00

Actual end date Thu, 06/30/2022 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

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Contract Amounts

Original contract: $60000

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Contract total $24284.60

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? Federal Mental Health Block Grant American Indian

Is this a sole source contract? Yes

If this was a single source contract, explain why the agency determined there was only a single source for the services (if applicable) The Minnesota Chippewa Tribe (MCT) represents six of the seven Ojibwe tribes in Minnesota. One of their focuses is on training. The existing trainers have relationships with the MCT and the MCT has the
infrastructure in place to be able to support a Train the Trainers, and to provide the trainings. The
existing trainers are not connected to any other agencies or nonprofits. No other Tribe has the capacity,
infrastructure, or experience to conduct these trainings.
Tribal members in Minnesota are struggling with mental health crises that result in higher rates of
suicide, drug abuse and disproportionate rates of involvement in involuntary systems such as corrections
and child protection. We also know that American Indian people don’t always receive services from tribal
programs, but rather from non-native agencies. It is important for mental health professionals in these
non-native agencies to understand the historical context of the tribes and connecting it to contemporary
clinical concepts in this training, in order to provide the best, culturally appropriate mental health
services possible. Total invoiced - $24,284.60

Evaluator Name Kim Strand

Evaluator Email Address kim.strand@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Good

Evaluate the contractor's quality Good

Evaluate the contractor's cost Good

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Good. We started this contract with the knowledge that no trainings had taken place since before the pandemic and it might be a challenge to get people together, and to start the trainings again. Part of the contract was completed - update of materials, and they were able to advertise and hold one training session. They billed for that work. Challenges were - Still a pandemic and some people do not want to go to 3 day in person training, advertising of training takes time, some people want virtual training now. Short amount of time (5 months) to complete training material update, train trainers, advertise, and get providers to training.

Would you engage the contractor's services again? Yes

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Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 4 - satisfied