Tribal Justice and Safety

New! CTAS New Grantee Orientation Resources Available Online

New! OVW Hosting Strengthening Sovereign Responses to Sex Trafficking in Indian Country Conference, Jan. 28-30, 2020

New! DOJ Facilitating Multiple Accessing Grants to Strengthen Tribal Justice System Capacity in January 2020

New! Applications Now Accepted for DOJ Native Student Travel Scholarship Program: Connecting Science to Crime and Justice

New! Learn About DOJ’s Projected 2020 Grant Programs, Availability, and Solicitation Schedule

Registration Now Open for Dec. 5-6, 2019 American Indian Justice Conference

Details on Fiscal Year 2019 Training and Technical Assistance Opportunities

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Bureau of Justice Assistance Current Grant Opportunities

Office for Victims of Crime Current Grant Opportunities

Office for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Current Grant Opportunities

Office for Community Oriented Policing Services Current Grant Opportunities 

Office of Violence Against Women Current Grant Opportunities 

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.