The grants to improve the criminal justice response program (icjr program)assistsstate, local, and tribal governments, and courts to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence,…

The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded $500,000 to the Muscogee Creek Nation on April 1, 2026, under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590) to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

The Muscogee Creek Nation will conduct a comprehensive review of tribal laws, policies, and procedures governing enforcement and prosecution of these crimes and will implement a case tracking system to monitor case dispositions. Performance occurs at Okmulgee, Oklahoma with a completion date of March 31, 2029. The award supports the broader program purpose of assisting Indian tribal governments and courts to seek safety and autonomy for victims by strengthening the criminal justice system's institutional capacity to respond to these offenses as serious violations of law.

The grants to improve the criminal justice response program (icjr program)assistsstate, local, and tribal governments, and courts to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking as serious violations of criminal law, and to seek safety and autonomy for victims. The project will support the following activities: 1) review of tribal laws, policies, and procedures to enforce and prosecute cases; and 2) implementation of a case tracking system for case dispositions.