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Nominations for this year’s Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor are due at the end of this month. Please use the following guidance while preparing your nominations to ensure you have included all the required information. Each nomination must include the following: • Electronic MOV nomination form submitted through the Read more…
On June 24, 2020, President Trump issued an executive order (EO) on strengthening the child welfare system. The EO recognizes that every child deserves a family, that prevention efforts to reduce out-of-home placement need to be strengthened, and that foster children, especially those who age out of the foster care Read more…
On June 25, 2020, OJJDP hosted a Tribal Consultation meeting via webinar. Tribal leaders and representatives from across the country provided input on how OJJDP can collaborate with tribes to implement applicable provisions of the Juvenile Justice Reform Act. The consultation also sought to increase tribes’ access to juvenile justice Read more…
The Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development (IEED), through its Native American Business Development Institute (NABDI), is soliciting proposals from Tribes for technical assistance funding to hire consultants to perform feasibility studies of economic development opportunities located in designated Opportunity Zones. Eligibility for funding is limited to those applicants Read more…
Every day, public safety officers risk their lives to protect America’s citizens and communities. To honor that commitment, Congress passed The Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001, which created the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor, the highest national award for valor by a public safety officer. The Read more…
Help OVC raise awareness about the hotline by using the National Elder Fraud Hotline artwork on your website and as part of your online, email, and social media marketing campaigns.In March, the U.S. Department of Justice launched the National Elder Fraud Hotline, operated by OVC, that provides services to adults Read more…
Event Dates June 18, 2020, 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm ET The transition to adulthood represents a critical moment in the lives of youth involved in foster care. Support from caring peers and adults can make all the difference between a transition with dire circumstances or one in which a young person can Read more…
Current Closing Date for Applications: September 01, 2020.The Secretary of the Interior (“Secretary”), through the Division of Energy and Mineral Development (DEMD), Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development (IEED), is soliciting grant proposals from Federally recognized American Indian Tribes and Alaska Federally recognized Tribal entities to build Tribal capacity Read more…