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Updates
TLPI will not be coordinating the next National Indian Nations Conference that is being planned for December 2020
The Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI) has had the honor of coordinating last nine National Indian Nations Conferences (www.OVCINC.org) which address the unique needs of crime victims/survivors in Indian Country. On behalf of the TLPI Board of Directors and TLPI staff, we would like to thank the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) for sponsoring these important conferences and to thank all of the participants, presenters, scholarship recipients and volunteers that we have been privileged to work with over the course of the last twenty years. Please note that previous conference materials can be found at www.ovcinc.org/prior-conferences. Unfortunately, TLPI will not be coordinating the next National Indian Nations Conference that is being planned for December 2020. This was a difficult decision for TLPI and we came to it reluctantly, after much deliberation. Many factors came into play in our decision. The most crucial factor, however, has been the increasing bureaucratic challenges around the onerous conference approval process, especially the increasing restrictions on food and beverage – aspects of deep importance to bringing Native people together in respectful, healthy, healing and culturally appropriate way. With every conference delivery, we have strived to deliver a better, improved experience for the participants. We have concluded, however, that the increasingly challenging conference approval process substantially limits our ability to even meet (let alone exceed) the high standards set in previous conferences. SaxmanOne, OVC’s Tribal Logistical Contractor, will be coordinating the December 2020 National Indian Nations Conference for OVC. Please direct any December 2020 conference questions to:
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Additional rooms at the Renaissance
Additional rooms at the Renaissance have opened up Saturday, December 1st through Saturday, December 8th. The deadline to make your reservation is Monday, November 26, 2018 so please make your reservation by this deadline. Rate: $109.00 Reservations by phone: 800-228-9290 (Discount Code: Indian Nations) Click Here to make Online Reservations |
Updated Conference Agenda
We are pleased to announce that we have updated the conference agenda and it now includes workshops and plenary information for conference goers. |
DOJ Approval
Please note that the 16th National Indian Nations Conference has now been formally approved by the U.S. Department of Justice. |
Federal Agencies Authorize Conference Participation
OVW Tribal Government Program, Tribal Coalitions Program, Tribal Jurisdiction Program and TSASP grantees are not required to file a Grant Adjustment to attend 2018 Conference Notice As authorized by Sherriann Moore, Deputy Director for Tribal Affairs, Office on Violence Against Women, OVW is once again not requiring a Grant Adjustment Notice (GAN) to be approved by your OVW grant program manager for the 16th National Indian Nations Conference, sponsored by the Office of Victims of Crime (OVC) and co-sponsored by OVW. The conference www.OVCINC.org will be held December 5-7, 2018 on the Agua Caliente Reservation in Coachella Valley, California with preconference events on December 3rd and 4th. The above mentioned grantees do not need to submit a grant adjustment notice (GAN) on the Grants Management System (GMS). Grantees may support up to three (3) people to attend. Please keep a copy of this notice in your grant file for auditing purposes. From: Darla Nolan, Tribal Affairs Division Team Lead, Office on Violence Against Women. BJA Tribal Grantees The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has notified BJA Tribal grantees that they are authorized to attend the 16th National Indian Nations Conference without the need for specific authorization by their BJA grant managers. However they should check with their BJA grant manager to ensure that they have adequate travel and training funds remaining in their budget. OJJDP Tribal Grantees Pending conference approval, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) will be holding their Tribal Youth Conference December 3rd and 4th on the Agua Caliente Reservation in Palm Springs, CA. OJJDP has authorized OJJDP Tribal grantees to attend the 16th National Indian Nations Conference following the Tribal Youth Conference without the need for additional specific authorization by their OJJDP grant managers. However, grantees should ensure that they have adequate travel and training funds remaining in their budget to cover the additional costs. |
Nation Indian Nations Conference Research and Evaluation Listening Sessions: Attention Tribal Leaders, Researchers, Evaluators, Program Personnel, and Tribal Citizens
To improve its research and evaluation (R&E) work with tribal communities, the Department’s National Institute of Justice (NIJ) would like to receive feedback to understand the appropriate scope and approach to pursuing two new initiatives. Specifically, NIJ is interested in developing a system to understand the effects of culture-based programs and practices (TP&P), and in creating a tribal investigator development program (TIDP) to enhance tribal R&E capacity. These initiatives would serve to improve the foundation underlying justice systems R&E generally, and R&E with tribal communities specifically. Two listening sessions will be held on Thursday, December 8th. The TIDP session (A8) will be held from 1:30 to 3:00 PM and the TP&P session (B8) will be held from 3:30 to 5:00 PM. Both sessions are being convened in the Smoke Tree D/E conference rooms at the Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel. For more information on each initiative, including the types of questions in which we would appreciate your feedback see:
Any questions or input can also be sent to TribalResearch@usdoj.gov. |
U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS)
U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS) - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for funding to improve public safety and victim services in tribal communities. This solicitation provides federally recognized tribes and tribal consortia an opportunity to develop a comprehensive and coordinated approach to public safety and victimization issues and to apply for funding. DOJ’s existing Tribal Government–specific programs are included in and available through this single Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation. In 2009, based on a series of meetings across the country addressing violent crime in tribal communities, DOJ made the decision to decrease the number of applications tribes and tribal consortia were required to submit to receive grant funds. In 2010, DOJ launched its first ever Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS), which combined DOJ’s existing Tribal Government–specific competitive solicitations into one and thus required only one application from each tribe or tribal consortium. This approach provides federally recognized tribes and tribal consortia the opportunity to develop a comprehensive approach to public safety and victimization issues. Over the past seven years, through numerous meetings, tribal written comments, face-to-face tribal consultations, focus groups, and listening sessions—the latest to occur at the DOJ Tribal Consultation on Violence Against Women on December 6, 2016 and the Indian Nations Conference on December 8-10, 2016, on the reservation of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians—DOJ has continued to further refine CTAS. In addition, DOJ has circulated an assessment tool to tribes each year to gather feedback about their experiences applying for CTAS. The Department of Justice is seeking applications for funding to improve public safety and victim services in tribal communities. This solicitation provides federally recognized tribes and tribal consortia an opportunity to develop a comprehensive and coordinated approach to public safety and victimization issues and to apply for funding. DOJ’s existing Tribal Government–specific programs are included in and available through this single Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation. Current Closing Date for Applications: February 28, 2017. |
Early Bird Rate Extended
Early Bird registration and payment has been extended to September 12, 2016. |
OJJDP Tribal Grantees
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) will be holding their Tribal Youth Conference Dec. 5 - 7 in Palm Springs, CA. OJJDP has authorized OJJDP Tribal grantees to attend the 15th National Indian Nations Conference following the Tribal Youth Conference without the need for additional specific authorization by their OJJDP grant managers. However, grantees should ensure that they have adequate travel and training funds remaining in their budget to cover the additional costs. |
BJA Tribal Grantees
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has notified BJA Tribal grantees that they are authorized to attend the 15th National Indian Nations Conference without the need for specific authorization by their BJA grant managers. However they should check with their BJA grant manager to ensure that they have adequate travel and training funds remaining in their budget. |
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