Crime: Public Safety and Crime Prevention
City and State: Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine, 05/24/24 – The Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Indian Township Tribal Government have received a total of $2,278,604 in grants from the Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS) program to improve public safety and victim services in their communities.
The awards were made through the CTAS program, which is administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, the Office of Justice Programs, and the Office on Violence Against Women. The CTAS program provides funding to tribal governments to enhance law enforcement practices, expand victim services, and sustain crime prevention and intervention efforts.
The Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Tribe received $899,965, while the Indian Township Tribal Government received $1,378,639. The funding will be used to support a variety of initiatives, including public safety and community policing, justice systems planning, and services for victims of crime.
The Justice Department’s CTAS program is part of the department’s ongoing initiative to increase engagement, coordination, and action on public safety in American Indian and Alaska Native communities. American Indians experience disproportionate rates of violence and victimization, and the CTAS program helps tribes develop and strengthen their justice systems’ response to crime while expanding services to meet their communities’ public safety needs.
About the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services: The COPS Office is a federal agency responsible for advancing community policing nationwide. Since 1994, the COPS Office has invested more than $14 billion to advance community policing, including grants awarded to more than 13,000 state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies to fund the hiring and redeployment of approximately 129,000 officers and provide a variety of knowledge resource products.
About the Office of Justice Programs: The Office of Justice Programs, headed by Acting Assistant Attorney General Alan R. Hanson, provides federal leadership in developing the nation’s capacity to prevent and control crime, administer justice, and assist victims. OJP has six bureaus and offices: the Bureau of Justice Assistance; the Bureau of Justice Statistics; the National Institute of Justice; the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; the Office for Victims of Crime; and the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking.
About the Office on Violence Against Women: The Office on Violence Against Women provides leadership in developing the nation’s capacity to reduce violence through the implementation of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and subsequent legislation. Created in 1995, OVW administers financial and technical assistance to communities across the country that are developing programs, policies, and practices aimed at ending domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
The Office of Justice Programs, the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, and the Office on Violence Against Women worked together to develop the CTAS program and administer the first round of consolidated grants in 2010.
Key Facts
- State: Maine
- Category: Public Corruption|White Collar Crime|Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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