OpportunityTitle: OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Reimbursement Program
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Federally Recognized Tribes exercising Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction over any covered crime.
Description: This program is authorized by 25 U.S.C. &#167; 1304(h)(1). The Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Reimbursement Program (Tribal Reimbursement Program, assistance listing #16.059) reimburses tribal governments for expenses incurred in exercising &#8220;Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction&#8221; (STCJ) over non-Indians who commit certain covered crimes (the term &#8220;covered crime&#8221; means: assault of Tribal justice personnel; child violence; dating violence; domestic violence; obstruction of justice; sexual violence; sex trafficking; stalking; and a violation of a protection order.) The Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (VAWA 2022) recognized the inherent power of &#8220;participating tribes&#8221; to exercise STCJ over all persons. STCJ, in turn, means the criminal jurisdiction that a &#8220;participating tribe&#8221; may exercise under 25 U.S.C. &#167; 1304 but could not otherwise exercise. A &#8220;participating tribe&#8221; is a federally recognized tribe that elects to exercise STCJ over the Indian country of that tribe. VAWA 2022 also established a pilot program under which the Attorney General may designate up to five Alaska tribes per calendar year as participating tribes to exercise STCJ over all persons present in the tribe&#8217;s Village, without requiring that the crime occur in &#8220;Indian country.&#8221; Tribes interested in the Alaska Pilot Program should visit https://www.justice.gov/tribal/vawa-2022-alaska-pilot-program for more information.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: OVW.TribalJurisdiction@usdoj.gov
GrantorContactText: For assistance with the requirements of this reimbursement program, email OVW at OVW.TribalJurisdiction@usdoj.gov. Applicants also may call OVW at 202-307-6026.&lt;br/&gt;OVW.TribalJurisdiction@usdoj.gov