USDOJ makes grants to Oregon tribes
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday more than 200 grants to more than 110 American Indian and Alaska Native nations.
The grants will provide more than $101 million to enhance law enforcement practices, and sustain crime prevention and intervention efforts in ten purpose areas including public safety and community policing; justice systems planning; alcohol and substance abuse; corrections and correctional alternatives; violence against women; elder abuse; juvenile justice; and tribal youth programs.
“Over the last several years, we’ve consulted with tribes and participated in listening sessions that provided a clear message of a need for coordination and flexibility to access our grant resources,” said Acting Associate Attorney General Tony West.
“Our outreach and communication with tribal governments have been critical to our understanding of how to better serve and support our tribal partners. These awards represent our ongoing commitment to help put an end to the unacceptable and sobering crime rates witnessed in Indian Country.”
“Tribal leaders in Oregon are deeply committed to the safety of their communities,” said U.S. Attorney Amanda Marshall. “These Justice Department grants to Oregon Tribal Nations total over $3 million dollars. My office looks forward to our continued partnership with tribal law enforcement and victim advocates to reduce crime rates in Indian Country.”
The awards are made through the Department’s Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS), a single application for tribal-specific grant programs. The DOJ developed CTAS through its Office of Community Oriented Policing, Office of Justice Programs and Office on Violence against Women, and administered the first round of consolidated grants in September 2010. It awarded 286 grants totaling $245 million in 2011 and 2012. Information about the consolidated solicitation is available at www.justice.gov/tribal/. A fact sheet on CTAS is available at www.justice.gov//tribal/ctas2012/ctas-factsheet.pdf.
Next month, the Justice Department will hold its annual consultation on violence against native women on Oct. 2 in Tulsa, Okla. In addition, an Interdepartmental Tribal Justice, Safety and Wellness Session will be held in Tulsa, Okla. on October 3 – 4, 2012. It will provide a Listening Session on the Tribal Law and Order Act Tribal Justice Plan Implementation Strategy and include valuable training and technical assistance.
Today’s announcement is part of the Justice Department’s ongoing initiative to increase engagement, coordination and action on public safety in tribal communities.
AWARDS IN OREGON
Burns Paiute Tribe
$809,459 – Training & Equipment for Law Enforcement
Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians
$306,717 – Enhancement of the Peace Giving Court
$ 74,884 – Integrated Community Health & Safety Planning Process
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon
$256,279 – Hire
$121,824 – Training and Equipment
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation
$336,192 – Violence Against Women Tribal Governments Program
Coquille Indian Tribe
$197,880 – Equipment and Training
Klamath Tribes of Oregon
$498,665 – Klamath Tribes Juvenile Justice Enhancement Project
$449,945 – Klamath Tribes Enhancement of Services for Victims of Crime Project
