National Congress of American Indians - Tribal Public Safety Funding Overview
The National Congress of American Indians addresses the challenges faced in funding tribal public safety, criminal justice, and victim services, highlighting the disparities in funding levels and distribution among various federal agencies. Key areas include law enforcement, courts, and corrections, with estimated needs outlined for a basic level of service. Updates on appropriations and proposed budgets for FY 2017 and FY18 are also discussed, emphasizing the need for increased and more stable funding mechanisms. Consultation sessions and listening events with the Department of Justice further seek to address these critical funding issues.
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National Congress of American Indians DOJ LISTENING SESSIONS/CONSULTATION Listening Sessions: Oct. 18, at NCAI annual conference Dec. 6, Palm Springs Consultation Feb. 15, Washington, DC We expect a framing paper from DOJ this week. 1
National Congress of American Indians ESTIMATED NEED BIA estimates in order to offer a basic level of service: $1 billion for tribal law enforcement $1 billion for tribal courts $222.8 million for existing corrections facilities 2
National Congress of American Indians Challenges to tribal public safety funding: 1) available funding falls well below the documented need; 2) funding is spread across multiple federal agencies with different programmatic and administrative requirements; and 3) DOJ funding is distributed via short-term, competitive grants that undermine program stability and hamper strategic planning. 3
National Congress of American Indians Tribal funding for public safety, criminal justice, and victim services is spread across several agencies: BIA - base funding for law enforcement, courts, & detention approximately $376.7M in FY 17 DOJ competitive grants for specific purposes approximately $115M in FY 17 HHS also has some grants for substance abuse, rehabilitation, violence prevention, and victim services.
National Congress of American Indians APPROPRIATIONS UPDATE - BIA FY 2018 Admin Request FY18 Senate Draft bill FY18 House Bill FY 2017 enacted Public Safety and Justice Law Enforcement & Corrections $353.5 M $326M $359.5M 361.4 Tribal Courts $30.7M $22M $30.6M 30.6 Fire Protection $1.4M $1.4M $1.6M 1.6 Subtotal, Public Safety and Justice $385.7M $349.3M $391.7M 393.6 5
National Congress of American Indians APPROPRIATIONS UPDATE DOJ FY18 Admin proposal House FY18 CJS Senate FY18 CJS FY 17 enacted COPS Office $--- $30M $--- $--- Tribal Youth Program $--- $-- $--- $--- 7% (est. $90.4M) 7% (est. $80M) 7% (est. $110.7M) Tribal Assistance 7% (est. $65M) OVW Funding est. $50M est. $48M est. $50M Est. $50M 5% (est. $150M) 5% (est. $182M) VOCA tribal funding $-- $--- Approx. total $115M $318.4M $130M $342.7M 6
National Congress of American Indians APPROPRIATIONS LEVELS FY 16 FY 17 FY 18 Admin BIA public safety funding $377,423,000 $376,706,000 $349,314,000 DOJ tribal programs $120,000,000 $115,000,000 $318,000,000 Total $497,423,000 $491,706,000 $659,314,000 7
National Congress of American Indians FUNDING TRENDS 700,000,000 600,000,000 500,000,000 400,000,000 DOJ 300,000,000 BIA 200,000,000 100,000,000 0 FY16 FY17 FY18 8
National Congress of American Indians DOJ GRANT FUNDING POTS FY 16 enacted FY 17 enacted FY 18 Admin. Proposal FY 10 enacted COPS Office COPS Office $30M $--- $30M $45M Tribal Youth Tribal Youth $25M $10M $--- $--- Tribal Courts $25M Detention $10M Tribal Assistance 7% 7% Substance Abuse Legal Assistance $30M $12M est. $65M est. $90.4M $3M OVW Funding OVW Funding est. $50M est. $45M est. $50M est. $48M VOCA tribal funding VOCA tribal funding 5% $--- $-- $-- est. $150M Approx. total Approx. total $165M $120M $115M $342.7M
National Congress of American Indians DOJ LISTENING SESSION Since 2012, DOJ has had considerable flexibility to determine how to spend money Congress appropriates for tribal assistance. In FY17 Congress appropriated $65M. For FY 18, it will likely be $80-$110M. 10
National Congress of American Indians In the past DOJ has funded a range of activities with these funds, including: Law enforcement hiring, equipment, & training Comprehensive justice system-wide strategic planning Tribal courts Diversion programs and alternatives to incarceration Construction of corrections facilities, multi-purpose justice centers, & alternatives to corrections Alcohol & substance abuse response, prevention and treatment Corrections & re-entry programs Tribal civil and criminal legal assistance Technical assistance ??? 11
National Congress of American Indians QUESTIONS & CONSIDERATIONS How should DOJ determine what activities should be funded and how to allocate available funds among activities? How should DOJ distribute funds? On a competitive basis or distribute funds to all eligible tribes using a formula? How long should the grant period be? How often should tribes be permitted to apply? Who should be eligible to apply? Tribes only, or also non- profits that serve tribal communities? 12
