Hualapai Tribe Receives Nearly $600,000 in Federal Grant Money to Reduce Alcohol/Substance Abuse Crimes

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on Sept. 23, 2015. It is reproduced in full below.

PHOENIX - Today, U.S. Attorney John S. Leonardo announced that $574,808 in federal grant funds have been awarded to the Hualapai Tribe to assist efforts to prevent and reduce alcohol- and substance abuse-related crimes within tribal jurisdiction. The grant funds were awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (“BJA"), which is a component of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (“OJP").

Additional information about BJA and its programs is available at: https://www.bja.gov/Default.aspx

Information about OJP and its programs can be found at:http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov.

RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-090_HUALAPAI_TRIBE_GRANT (2015-AC-BX-0003)

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys