FY2012 CTAS Awards Announced

On, September 27, 2012 the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced more than 200 grants to over 110 American Indian and Alaska Native nations providing over $101 million to enhance law enforcement practices and sustain crime prevention and intervention efforts. The awards are made through the Department's Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS), a single application for tribal-specific grant programs to address public safety and community policing; justice systems planning; alcohol and substance abuse; corrections and correctional alternatives; violence against women; elder abuse; juvenile justice; and tribal youth programs.

The DOJ developed CTAS through the collaborative efforts of its Office of Community Oriented Policing, Office of Justice Programs and Office on Violence against Women, and administered the first round of consolidated grants in September 2010. It awarded 301 grants totaling $127 million in 2011 and 286 awards totaling $118 million 2012. A fact sheet on CTAS is available at www.justice.gov/tribal/ctas2012/ctas-factsheet.pdf.

The FY 2012 CTAS Award List is under Past Awards. See the full DOJ CTAS Press Release in the Press Room.

Consultations

The Department of Justice invites tribal leaders to join us on October 2-3, 2012, at the Hyatt Regency Tulsa in Tulsa, OK, for government-to-government Annual Consultations on both Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Grant Funding.

DOJ hopes that tribal leaders will to share their recommendations about how we can work together to end violence against women and improve DOJ support for tribal justice systems through grants like the Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS). For additional information please visit 2012 Consultation or to register.

Interdepartmental Tribal Justice, Safety, and Wellness Session (TJSW) Session 15

On the afternoon of October 3, 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Interior will host a Listening Session on Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA) Tribal Justice Plan (TJP) Implementation Strategy.  The Departments will provide an overview of the TJP, update of accomplishments to date and will seek input on action steps and priorities to support implementation.

On October 4, the discussion will continue on two levels 1) three Tribal Justice Plan (TJP) Implementation focus groups and 2) other TJSW related workshops.  For the TJP Implementation focus group, they support work of the TJP Implementation Workgroup and its Subcommittees: Alternatives to Incarceration, Tribal Justice Systems Infrastructure,  Managing High Risk Offenders and Offender Reentry.  Other TJSW sessions include workshops on Native American veterans, sexual assault prevention, suicide prevention, juvenile justice, hate crimes, the Justice Department's Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS) practitioner's assessment session, federal grant writing, and conducting comprehensive planning for tribal justice systems. For additional information, visit the Tribal Justice, Safety and Wellness Session page has more information or to register.