Tester secures millions for Indian Country
Nearly $8M in Department of Justice funding announced for Montana tribes
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News from U.S. Senator Jon Tester
BIG SANDY — U.S. Senator Jon Tester is announcing nearly $8 million in Department of Justice grant funding for Montana Tribes, as part of his ongoing effort to provide resources to Indian Country to bolster tribal courts, support victims, and combat violence against Native American women.
“Tribal governments and organizations are working nonstop to move Native American communities forward by preventing crime and combating violence,” Tester said. “These grants will give our tribes much-needed resources to boost their justice systems, support victims of violence, and reduce crime in Indian Country.”
The $7,911,443 in funding will be distributed to tribes and organizations across the state, including $323,007 for the Montana Native Women’s Coalition in Billings to support tribal domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions, and $600,000 to Montana Legal Services for tribal civil and criminal legal assistance, training, and technical assistance.
The grants also provide funding to: National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center, Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes, Northern Cheyenne Tribe, Blackfeet Tribe, Chippewa Cree Tribe, Fort Belknap Indian Community, Missoula Urban Indian Health Center, and $239,150 to the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes tribal government to exercise special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction programs.
