Coordinated Tribal Assistance Program

Announcements

• BJS deputy director vacancy announced – apply by January 6 | BJS
• Thirty tribes selected for expansion of Tribal Access Program | SMART

Funding

• Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Human Trafficking | Due: 2/3/2020 | OVC
• U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation | Due: 2/25/2020 | DOJ
• Title II Formula Grants Program | Due: various dates | OJJDP
• More than $143.7...

Announcements

• Apply to join DOJ's National Public Safety Partnership and learn how to address violent crime in your jurisdiction – letters of interest are due by April 11, 2019 | BJA
• Comments sought on proposed new data collections and updates to others, including: Census of Jails, Census of Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices, Survey of Law Enforcement Personnel in Schools, and more | BJS...

Announcements

• 2020 National Crime Victims' Rights Week theme now available – Seek Justice | Ensure Victims' Rights | Inspire Hope | OVC
• Comments requested on the proposed extension of a currently approved data collection: Capital Punishment Report of Inmates Under Sentence of Death | BJS
• Deadline approaching for the 2020 National Missing Children's Day awards – submit nominations by November 14 | OJJDP
• Submit comments...

Today marks a milestone in relations between the federal government and Indian nations. Fifty years ago today, President Richard M. Nixon delivered a special message to Congress announcing a new era of self-determination for American Indian tribes. “The time has come to break decisively with the past,” he said, “and to create the conditions for a new era in which the Indian future is determined...

I recently spoke during the annual conference of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals.  I appreciated the opportunity to address these outstanding professionals in light of an ongoing crisis affecting our nation:  addiction and crime.

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