Nevada Tribes Receive $2.7 Million In Grants From U.S. Department Of Justice

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Three northern Nevada Indian tribes will receive over $2.7 million in U.S. Department of Justice grants to assist them with public safety and community policing issues, announced U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden for the District of Nevada. The awards to the Nevada tribes were included in a national announcement made today by the U.S. Department of Justice as part of its ongoing initiative to increase engagement, coordination and action on public safety in tribal communities.  The announcement stated that 206 awards totaling more than $97 million were to American Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages, tribal consortia and tribal designees.

“I am very pleased that Nevada tribes have received this much needed financial assistance from the Department of Justice,” said U.S. Attorney Bogden. “We will continue to consult with tribal leaders to make sure our resources are reaching those who need them and making the biggest positive impact possible.”

Nevada tribes receiving awards are the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe, Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of Duck Valley, and the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California.  The Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe received one award totaling $188,695 for public safety and community policing.  The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of Duck Valley received two awards, one for $724,891 for alcohol and substance abuse and the other for $406,828 for violence against women. The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California received two awards, one for $1 million for corrections and the other for $372,123 for its tribal youth program.  More information on the awards is available at http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-awards-over-97-million-improve-public-safety-and-victim-services-american.

This week, U.S. Attorney Bogden has also been traveling to tribal lands and reservations in northern Nevada with two prosecutors from his office and a representative from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to meet with Nevada tribal leaders on issues of concern, including public safety, investigations, victim advocacy, training, outreach, and violence against women. These annual meetings help federal prosecutors and investigators understand how we can better serve and support our tribal partners.

The tribal grant awards are made through DOJ’s Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS), a single application for tribal-specific grant programs.  DOJ developed CTAS through its Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Office of Justice Programs and Office on Violence Against Women and administered the first round of consolidated grants in September 2010.  Since then, more than 1,400 grants totaling more than $620 million have been provided to enhance law enforcement practices, victim services and sustain crime prevention and intervention efforts in nine purpose areas; public safety and community policing; justice systems planning: alcohol and substance abuse; corrections and correctional alternatives; children’s justice act partnerships; services for victims of crime; violence against women; juvenile justice; and tribal youth programs.

Today’s award list is available at http://www.justice.gov/tribal/file/771691/download.  A fact sheet on CTAS is available at /media/791821/download?inline.