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Department of Justice Awards More Than $295.8 Million To Improve Tribal Public Safety

On September 30, 2020, the Department of Justice announced more than $295.8 million in awards to improve public safety, serve victims of crime, and support youth programs in American Indian and Alaska Native communities. More than $103 million was awarded under the Justice Department’s Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS) to enhance law enforcement and tribal justice practices, expand victim services, and sustain crime prevention and intervention...

Department of Justice To Transition To New Grants and Payment Management Systems

JUVJUST: JustGrants: Justice Grants System

On October 15, 2020, the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs (OJP), the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office), and the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) will transition to one grants management system for all three grant components and a new payment management system. The new Justice Grants System (JustGrants) will replace OJP and OVW's Grants Management System (GMS), as well as...

OVW Announces Funding To Address Youth Impacted by Domestic and Sexual Assault

The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is accepting applications for the OVW Fiscal Year 2019 Consolidated Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Assault and Engage Men and Boys as Allies. This program supports community-based efforts to address children and youth impacted by sexual assault, domestic and dating violence, stalking, and sex trafficking. This will include engaging men as...

Department of Justice Awards More Than $49 Million To Combat Human Trafficking

​On September 29, 2016, the Department of Justice (DOJ) awarded more than $49 million in grants to state, local, and tribal jurisdictions, law enforcement agencies, and victim service providers to combat human trafficking nationwide. The grants will provide services for human trafficking victims, support task forces that investigate and prosecute human trafficking cases, assist child victims of sex trafficking, and support research and develop best...