Dear Tribal Subscribers:
Through this Consultation, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), part of the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) seeks input on BJA's Tribal funding and eligibility.
This Tribal Consultation will take place in person on November 18, 2024, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Hilton Santa Fe Buffalo Thunder, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and is scheduled the day prior to the Office on Violence Against Women's 19th Annual Violence Against Women Act Consultation. Tribal government leaders of federally recognized tribes or their designees are invited to attend and present testimony. Tribal leaders or their designees who are unable to attend the in-person session may also submit testimony by attending one of the three video recording , or by submitting written testimony via email to BJAtribalfunding@usdoj.gov. A tribal government leader can designate another tribal member provide testimony on their behalf. A designee must submit written authorization from the elected tribal leader in order to fulfill this role. The written documentation should include the individual being designated as the representative, be in the form of a letter, on official letterhead, signed be the elected tribal leader. Letters can be sent to BJAtribalfunding@usdoj.gov.
Registration information may be found at https://bja.ojp.gov/program/bja-tribal-consultation/overview.
The purpose of this consultation is to solicit recommendations from tribal government leaders on the following topics:
- BJA's tribal assistance funding.
- Ways that BJA can make its funding more accessible to federally recognized tribes.
- Adding a new Purpose Area to the Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS) to support the development, implementation, and enhancement of treatment courts.
- Interest in BJA allowing tribes to designate nonprofit organizations to apply for BJA's CTAS Purpose Areas on behalf of tribes.
As noted above, federally recognized tribal government leaders or their authorized designee are encouraged to submit testimony in-person, as a virtual recording, or via email.
- Oral testimony: in-person on November 18, 2024.
- Recorded video testimony: three sessions to choose from. Three video recording sessions will be held via Zoom for tribal leaders or designees who wish to provide verbal testimony but are unable to attend in person.
- Written testimony via email to: BJAtribalfunding@usdoj.gov. BJA welcomes written testimony now until 11:59 p.m. ET on December 18, 2024, 30 days after the Tribal Consultation Session.
For more information and registration, visit: https://bja.ojp.gov/program/bja-tribal-consultation/overview
Thank you,
The CTAS Team
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