• Enables Tribes, Alaska Native villages, and Tribal consortia to submit a single application for eight of the Department of Justice’s competitive grant programs (additional information and helpful resources)

CTAS Purpose Area #1: Tribal Resources Grant Program

• Expands the implementation of community policing and meets the most serious needs of law enforcement in Tribal Nations
• Hire or re-hire career law enforcement officers and Village Public Safety Officers
• Procure basic equipment and training to assist in the initiation or enhancement of Tribal community policing efforts

CTAS in Action: Nebraska and Kansas-based Native American police use DOJ grant to upgrade technology, improve public safety

Since 2010, the Department of Justice has awarded over 2,000 grants totaling more than $943 million in CTAS grant funds to hundreds of American Indian and Alaska Native communities. The tribes are using these funds to enhance law enforcement; combat domestic violence, dating violence, stalking and sex trafficking; bolster justice systems; prevent and control juvenile delinquency; strengthen the juvenile justice system; and serve sexual assault and elders.

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