Project Grant 2005ICBX0018

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Tribal Justice Assistance Program (CFDA 16.596) provides $1,800,000.00 to the Tribal Law and Policy Institute, a Native American-owned non-profit organization, to deliver training and technical assistance to Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS) Purpose Area #3 grantees and non-grantee federally recognized tribes. Key activities include providing on-site visits, regional trainings,...

The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $764,582 Project Grant under the Tribal Justice Assistance Program (CFDA 16.596) to the Intertribal Court of Southern California. The grant will fund essential staff positions, including pro tem judges, a court clerk, and a bailiff, to increase safe and efficient access to justice for 12 federally recognized tribes in Southern California. Key services provided through the grant include ensuring the efficient delivery of...

The Pueblo of Acoma Tribal Court will receive $900,000 under a five-year Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant funds the Tribal Justice System Infrastructure Program for Indian Tribes (CFDA 16.596), which aims to strengthen tribal justice system capacity through addressing physical infrastructure needs. Specifically, the Tribal Court will restore pretrial and prosecution diversion programs impacted by COVID-19 with the...

The Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska will receive $881,184 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to provide courtroom security and improve communications between the Tribal Court and law enforcement agencies. Specifically, the Tribes will hire and train two Court Service Officers over three years to serve as courtroom security during Tribal Court proceedings and facilitate the timely delivery...

The Pueblo of Pojoaque, a federally recognized Indian tribe in New Mexico, received a $600,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Tribal Justice Assistance Program (CFDA 16.596). The funding will be used to renovate the Pueblo's judicial complex by adding a gated perimeter fence to better serve the community and protect its officers, tribal court, and staff. The perimeter barrier will also allow for secure impounding of vehicles...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $812,145 Project Grant under the Tribal Justice Assistance Program (CFDA 16.596) to the Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes (Fort Peck Tribe Executive Board) located in Poplar, MT. The grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029, will fund the hiring of two full-time employees to increase the tribe's capacity to implement and manage an effective Tribal Access Program on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. This program aims to...

The Pueblo of Acoma Tribal Court was awarded a $900,000 Formula Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Tribal Justice Systems program (CFDA 16.608) to support key improvements to its justice system from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2026. Specifically, the funding will support enhancing pretrial, prosecution, and sentencing alternatives through culturally relevant screening and assessments. It will also fund expanding public defense...

The Pueblo of Pojoaque Tribal Court received a $506,492 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Tribal Justice Systems program to improve due process and prosecutorial capabilities. Funded activities include establishing indigent defense counsel services and replacing outdated courtroom and office technology to improve court operations. A law-trained prosecutor will also be hired to handle all criminal and juvenile cases,...

The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes received a $900,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Tribal Justice Assistance Program (CFDA 16.596). The grant funding will be used by the Tribes' Probation Services to respond to and reduce criminal recidivism among probationers, ensuring they comply with court orders and promoting public safety. The grant period runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029. The Tribal Justice Assistance Program...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.596 Tribal Justice Assistance Program) is providing a $273,658 Project Grant award to the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin. The grant will fund critical infrastructure improvements to the tribal court system, including the installation of bulletproof exterior windows and doors, soundproofed walls, and a permanent station for the tribal courts bailiff. These enhancements aim to improve...