Tribal Justice and Safety

New! Deadline Extended to Aug. 16, 2019, for OVC’s FY19 Tribal Victims Services Set-Aside Solicitation

New! Deadlines Extended to July 15 for Five BJA Funding Opportunities

New! 14th Annual Government-to-Government Tribal Consultation, August 21-22, 2019, New Buffalo, Michigan

New! OVC Announces FY19 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program, Stand Alone Solicitation - Applications Due Aug. 16 

Bureau of Justice Assistance Announces New Grant Opportunities

Office for Victims of Crime Announces New Grant Opportunities

Office for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention New Grant Opportunities

Office for Community Oriented Policing Services New Grant Opportunities 

Office of Violence Against Women New Grant Opportunities 

New! Free webinar: Addressing Identity Theft in Native Communities, July 25, 2019 

New! National AMBER Alert in Indian Country Symposium - July 30 - Aug. 1

New! AMBER Alert Training for BIA Tribal Law Enforcement - July 23-24, Aug. 12-13

New! 4th Annual OVW Tribal Governments Program Summit - Sept. 25-27

New! Tribes Encouraged to Nominate Public Safety Officers for Medal of Valor Award

National Institute of Justice Announces New Data Fields in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Details on Fiscal Year 2019 Training and Technical Assistance Opportunities

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As part of the department’s efforts under the Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety (Task Force), Attorney General today announced a series of actions the department will take to support law enforcement and maintain public safety in Indian Country. Among the actions, the department will deploy the Tribal Access Program for National Crime Information (TAP) to 10 tribal sites, beginning today with the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Montana and Office of Tribal Justice (OTJ) will coordinate a series of listening sessions with tribal law enforcement officials and tribal leaders to ensure the unique perspective of law enforcement in Indian Country is taken into account.

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Submit Nominations to Serve on Task Force about Violence Against Women

The Office on Violence Against Women is seeking leaders to serve on the Task Force on Research on Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women. Task Force members provide feedback on research priorities, design strategies, protocols, and dissemination of findings. Nominees must be from tribal governments, tribal domestic violence and sexual assault nonprofits, or national tribal organizations.

To nominate someone, send a cover letter and resume or curriculum vitae to OVW.taskforce@usdoj.gov by December 15. Nominees will be screened through a telephone interview and search of public records. Names of finalists will be submitted to the Attorney General for approval.

See a list of the current Task Force members.