Block Grant A12AV00341

The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation was awarded a $152,089 Project Grant under the Department of Justice's Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant funding will be used by the tribe to procure basic equipment, technology, and training to increase their community policing capacity and prevent and disrupt crime and violence within their jurisdiction. The goal of the program is to advance the practice of community policing in tribal jurisdictions and...

The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions awarded a $214,770 Project Grant to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program. Funding will support the procurement of basic law enforcement equipment, technology, and training to advance the practice of community policing in the tribal jurisdiction and meet critical tribal public safety needs from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The location of...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $480,389 Project Grant to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The purpose of this grant is to advance community policing practices in the tribe's jurisdiction by hiring or rehiring additional career sworn law enforcement officers, tribal/village police officers, and village public safety officers. This...

The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation was awarded $541,817 under the Justice System Infrastructure Program for Indian Tribes (CFDA 16.596) administered by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. Funding will support the establishment of a K-9 officer position and purchase of a police service dog to reduce drug use on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Reservation from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2027. This project aims to strengthen tribal justice system...

The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation received a $900,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Tribal Justice Assistance Program (CFDA 16.596). The funding will be used over a 5-year period from October 2024 to September 2029 to enhance the tribe's existing Adult Healing to Wellness Court. Specifically, the grant will support staff positions including a Coordinator, Probation Officer, and contracted Judge, as well as enable staff training,...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,599,949 Project Grant under the Tribal Justice Assistance Program (CFDA 16.596) to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (PBPN), a federally recognized tribe in Mayetta, Kansas. The grant will fund the construction of a 4,000 square foot addition to the PBPN Tribal Court building, converting it into a multipurpose Justice Center that will co-locate the Tribal Court, Police Department, and Child Support Services. This expansion will provide...

The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation received a $225,600 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration under the Safe Streets and Roads for All (CFDA 20.939) program. The grant will fund the development of an action plan to improve roadway safety and prevent fatalities and serious injuries involving various transportation users within the Mayetta, KS area. The project is expected to be completed by October 29, 2025. Key activities include stakeholder...

This $165,761 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions' Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) will fund the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi's procurement of basic law enforcement equipment, technology, and training. The ultimate goal is to advance the tribe's community policing capacity and help prevent and disrupt crime and violence in Dowagiac, Michigan through September 2025. The COPS Office TRGP-Equipment/Training program...

This Project Grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions, under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) federal program, provided $849,879 to the Citizen Potawatomi Nation to advance the practice of community policing in tribal jurisdictions. Funding was utilized to procure basic law enforcement equipment, technology, and training to increase the jurisdiction's community policing capacity for preventing and disrupting crime and violence....

The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation was awarded a $164,194 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant will support the continuation of demand response transit services on the Nation's reservation and in surrounding counties in Kansas through March 2027. Funding will allow the Nation to maintain existing operations, including salaries and benefits for staff, fuel...