Hualapai Tribe Receives Nearly $600,000 in Federal Grant Money to Reduce Alcohol/Substance Abuse Crimes

     PHOENIX – Today, U.S. Attorney John S. Leonardo announced that $574,808 in federal grant funds have been awarded to the Hualapai Tribe to assist efforts to prevent and reduce alcohol- and substance abuse-related crimes within tribal jurisdiction.   The grant funds were awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (“BJA”), which is a component of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (“OJP”).

Additional information about BJA and its programs is available at:  https://www.bja.gov/Default.aspx

Information about OJP and its programs can be found at:http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov.

RELEASE NUMBER:   2015-090_HUALAPAI_TRIBE_GRANT (2015-AC-BX-0003)

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