Tribal Justice and Safety

We are pleased to invite you to listening sessions with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of the Interior (DOI) to discuss the impact of the June 29, 2022, Supreme Court decision in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta, which addressed the scope of a state’s criminal jurisdiction to prosecute non-Indian defendants in Indian country.  Please see the attached invitation letter and framing document for more information about how to join these discussions. Please feel free to contact OTJ@usdoj.gov with any questions.

We are pleased to invite Tribal leaders and designees to government-to-government consultations with the Bureau of Prisons on to discuss implementation of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Tribal Prisoner Program established in the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (VAWA 2022). Please review the invitation letter for more information on joining the calls and submitting written comments.  The framing paper and reference document provides more detail on the intended scope of the discussions.  Please note that we strongly encourage written submissions as well as participation in the discussions. Please feel free to contact OTJ@usdoj.gov with any questions.

DOJ will hold government-to-government consultation on July 19, 20 and August 3, 2022 to discuss implementation of the Alaska Pilot Program established in the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022.  Please reference the invitation letter for additional information about these consultation sessions; the framing paper is available here. Please contact OTJ@usdoj.gov with any questions.

The U.S. Department of Justice recently  announced the opening of the FY 2022 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation period. Also known as CTAS, the funding under this initiative is available to assist American Indian and Alaska Native communities in the areas of crime prevention, victim services and coordinated community responses to violence against native women.

The solicitation contains details about available grants and describes how federally-recognized American Indian and Alaska Native tribal governments and tribal consortia can apply for funding. CTAS is administered by the department’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) and Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office).

Learn more about this funding announcement.

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