Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe Receives Over $200,000 in Federal Grant Money to Enhance Tribal Justice System

     PHOENIX – Today, U.S. Attorney John S. Leonardo announced that $202,098 in federal grant funds have been awarded to the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe in support of its tribal justice system.  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:   2015-089_YAVAPAI_PRESCOTT_INDIAN_GRANT (2015-AC-BX-1007)

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