b'Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs Press Release Justice Department to Award More Than $84M inGrants to American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes The Justice Department has awarded 152 grants to 90 American Indian and Alaska NativeTribes through its Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS), totaling more than $84million. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced these awards during a Justice Departmentand Department of the Interior convening with Tribal leaders, advocates, members of themedia, and federal officials to discuss how media coverage can be channeled to helpaddress the crisis of missing or murdered Indigenous peoples (MMIP) and humantrafficking (HT). The grants awarded under CTAS are designed to help enhance Tribal justice systems andstrengthen law enforcement responses, improve the handling of child abuse cases,combat domestic and sexual violence, support Tribal youth programs, and fund an array ofservices for American Indian and Alaska Native crime victims. The CTAS awards areadministered through the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) and the Office of CommunityOriented Policing Services (COPS Office). We have heard from Tribal leaders about the complex public safety challenges theircommunities are facing and about the innovative and culturally appropriate solutions theypropose to meet those challenges, said Acting Assistant Attorney General Brent J. Cohenof OJP. These investments in Tribal community safety infrastructure, Tribal youthprograms, law enforcement activities in Indian country, and services for American Indianand Alaska Native survivors represent a strong and steady commitment on the part of theOffice of Justice Programs to the safety of Tribal communities.Read the Full ArticleView the FY 2024 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS)Combined Award List or learn more CTAS General Information.5'