TULSA, Okla. — U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson announced the award of more than $6.2 million in Department of Justice grants to help tribal governments within the Northern District of Oklahoma on Wednesday.
The grants were awarded by the Department’s Office of Justice Programs.
“This funding allows Tribal Governments with the Northern District of Oklahoma to build, support, and advance the citizens within their tribe,” said U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. “In return, Tribal organizations, crisis centers, and law enforcement agencies benefit from these investments and make our communities safer.”
The Grants to Indian Tribal Governments Program assists Tribal governments and authorized designees of Tribal governments to decrease the incidence of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking in Tribal communities; strengthen the capacity if Tribes to exercise their sovereign authority to respond to these violent crimes; and ensure that perpetrators of these violent crimes are held accountable for their criminal behavior.
The Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma received $1,169,642; the Eastern Shawnee Tribe received $793,463; the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma received $792,148; the Quapaw Nation received $600,000; and the Delaware Tribe of Indians received $282,632.
The 2024 Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) Tribal Victim Services Program is for implementing services for victims of crime that meet needs identified by the community and reflect tribal community values and traditions.
The Eastern Shawnee Tribe, the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, and the Osage Nation each received $441,989; the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma received $394,653; the Seneca Cayuga Tribe Oklahoma received $254,413; and the Shawnee Tribe received $229,973.
The awards announced are part of the regular end-of-fiscal year cycle.
The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) provides federal leadership, grants, training, technical assistance, and other resources to improve the nation’s ability to prevent and reduce crime.
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