Justice Department Awards $87 Million To Enhance, Support Tribal Justice And Safety: Streamlined Grant Program Offers Financial Assistance with Indian Tribes' Prevention and Law Enforcement Efforts, Victim Services and Youth Programs

PENDLETON, Ore., Sept. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Justice today announced the awarding of 169 grants to American Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages, tribal consortia and tribal designees. The grants will provide more than $87 million to enhance law enforcement practices and sustain crime prevention and intervention efforts in nine purpose areas including public safety and community policing; justice systems planning; alcohol and substance abuse; corrections and correctional alternatives; violence against women; juvenile justice; and tribal youth programs.

Karol V. Mason, Assistant Attorney General (AAG) for the Office of Justice Programs, Bea Hanson, Principal Deputy Director for the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), and Ron Davis, Director for the Office of Community Oriented Policing (COPS) made the announcement while attending the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI) Annual Convention hosted by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. ATNI represents 57 northwest Tribal governments from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Northern California, Southeast Alaska, and Western Montana. This year's announcement includes awards to 22 of...