Roosevelt County Receives Department Of Justice Grant
Roosevelt County will receive $10,723 in funding from Department of Justice grants aimed to fight and prevent violent crime. The grants were awarded by the Department’s Office of Justice Program. There was more than $2.23 million awarded throughout Montana.
“One of the fundamental missions of government is to protect its citizens and safeguard the rule of law,” said Attorney General William P. Barr. “The Department of Justice will continue to meet this critical responsibility by doing everything within its power to help our state, local and tribal law enforcement and criminal justice partners fight crime and deliver justice on behalf of all Americans.”
Partly due to support from the federal level, there was a drop in crime and serious victimization for the third year in a row based on recent data from the FBI and the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
“Violence has become a tragic reality in too many of America’s communities,” said OJP Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Katharine T. Sullivan. “Working with officials across the Trump Administration and with thousands of state, local and tribal crime-fighters across the country, the Department of Justice is leading the response to this urgent challenge. OJP is pleased to make these resources available to support innovative, tested and diverse solutions to violent crime.”
Of the more than $458 million awarded nationwide, OJP’s Bureau of Justice Assistance made 1,094 grants totaling more than $369 million to support a broad range of initiatives including efforts in enforcement, prosecution, adjudication, detention and rehabilitation.
“In 2019, Montana saw an 8.1 percent increase in violent crime according to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports. These grants will help local, state and tribal law enforcement agencies combat it and protect our citizens and communities. I am pleased to announce these awards for Montana,” U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
Other Montana organizations receiving funding included: Cascade County, $31,610; Lewis and Clark County, $12,446; Helena, $26,658; Missoula County, $12,403; Missoula, $46,037; Yellowstone County, $13,135; Billings, $71,102; Blackfeet Tribe, $15,461; Bozeman, $16,839; Butte-Silver Bow City and County, $18,949; Chippewa-Cree Tribe, $11,499; Flathead County, $24,720; Gallatin County, $11,456; Lake County, $11,585; Kalispell, $10,120; BJA Edward Byrne Justice Assistance, $877,225; BJA Project Neighborhoods, $92,945; Project Guardian, $216,755; and the National Criminal History Improvement Program, $700,000.
