American Indians or Alaska Natives

Announcements

• April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month – see the Child Abuse Special Feature for information and resources | NCJRS
• Kendel Ehrlich sworn in as Director of the SMART Office | SMART
• Nominations sought for the Attorney General's Award for Distinguished Service in Policing | OJP
• Public comments requested on the reinstatement and update of data collection: 2020 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics...

Announcements

• Visit the redesigned AMBER Alert website for a new look, access to tribal resources, and more | OJJDP

Funding

• Establishment of a National Center on Restorative Justice | Due:1/3/2020 | BJA
• Awards to 83 institutions, agencies and organizations announced for research and evaluation projects that identify data-driven programs for reducing crime and promoting justice | NIJ
• Nearly $15.8 million awarded to help states, U.S...

Announcements

• See the recently redesigned OJP.gov for enhanced search functionality, a new design, and more | OJP
• Sign up by 11:59 p.m. ET on February 21 to receive a complimentary printed copy of this year's National Crime Victims' Rights Week Theme and Awareness Poster Kit | OVC

Funding

• Enhancing Juvenile Indigent Defense | Due: 4/6/2020 | OJJDP
• Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program Support...

Announcements

• Now available: 2020 National Crime Victims' Rights Week theme/web artwork, theme poster, and sample proclamation | OVC
• Submit comments on the proposed reinstatement and update of the Annual Survey of Jails data collection by March 27 | BJS

Funding

• Crime Victim Compensation Program Assessment | Due: 4/20/2020 | OVC
• John R. Justice Program | Due: 4/20/2020 | BJA
• Law Enforcement-Based Victim Specialist Program |...

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
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Announcements

• OVC's name is being used as part of an imposter scam targeting individuals throughout the country – learn what to do if you've been contacted | OVC

Funding

• Deadline approaching for National Crime Victims' Rights Week Community Awareness Projects funding opportunity – view a recording of a pre-application webinar and apply by November 22 | OVC
• More than $100 million awarded to combat human...

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...

In my work with the Department of Justice, I have heard far too many tragic stories of heartache and loss.  That is why I feel privileged to serve as Attorney General Barr’s designee as co-chair of an important interagency effort:  the Presidential Task Force on Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives, or Operation Lady Justice.  Established by President Trump’s Executive Order 13898, Attorney...

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12/10/2019

Office of Justice Programs Awards $143.7 Million in Child Protection Grants

12/10/2019

Fact Sheet: Office of Justice Programs Awards $143.7 Million in Child Protection Grants

12/06/2019

Office of Justice Programs Awards More Than $212 Million to Support Juvenile Justice

12/06/2019

Fact Sheet: Office...

It seems prescient that Juanita Adams' Lakota name, Omani Wi, means "woman on the longest walk." Because her last journey took 30 years—until she reached her final resting place with her family, in South Dakota's Badlands on the Pine Ridge Reservation.

A member of the Oglala Lakota Tribe, Juanita was 19 years old when she left Pine Ridge in 1978 to join the American Indian...