FEDERAL AGENCY:

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

AUTHORIZATION:

Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Public Law 103-322, 108 Stat. 1796.

To provide training to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and Tribal Law Enforcement Officers in conjunction with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) to better conduct investigations in Indian Country. Coordination of the development of training curriculum with the BIA and the FLETC; and conduct training seminars in law enforcement techniques throughout the country. To coordinate investigative activities within Indian Country.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE:

Training. Place Cursor Here for Definition

USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS:

Funding may be utilized for expenses associated with investigative and managerial training for Indian Country law enforcement.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility:   BIA Investigators, Tribal Law Enforcement Officers and other law enforcement officers assigned to work in Indian Country.

Beneficiary Eligibility:   BIA Investigators, Tribal Law Enforcement Officers and other law enforcement officers assigned to work in Indian Country.

Credentials/Documentation:   None.

Pre-application Coordination:   None. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure:   FBI and BIA select students for training in conjunction with Indian country police.

Award Procedure:   Not applicable.

Deadlines:   Funding is one-year and is available until expended.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:   Not applicable.

Appeals:   Not applicable.

Renewals:   Not applicable.

ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements:   None.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:   None.

POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:   Not applicable.

Audits:   Not applicable.

Records:   Not applicable.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Account Identification:   15-0200-0-1-751.

Obligations:   (Training and investigative assistance) FY 01 $1,125,000; FY 02 est $1,000,000; and FY 03 est $1,185,350.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:  
Total of $1,375,000 for fiscal year 2001.

Developed and provided uniform courses of instruction in death investigations, child sexual/physical abuse, gaming, evidence recovery, supervision and management, and street officer safety to all levels of law enforcement in Indian Country to include, local, State, tribal, BIA and FBI officers/agents; funded training in basic and advanced law enforcement skills provided by the BIA IPA and FLETC; funded individual field office training initiatives for law enforcement in Indian Country. Provided training to more than 1,000 Indian Country law enforcement officers in fiscal years 1996-2001.

REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:

Not applicable.

INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office:   None.

Headquarters Office:   Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20535. Contact: SSA Earnest Weyand. Telephone: (202) 324-3802.

Web Site Address:   http://www.fbi.gov

EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS:

Not applicable.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:

Not applicable.