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Indian Law Enforcement

Program Information

Popular name

Law Enforcement

Program Number

15.030

Program objective

To provide funds to Indian Tribal Governments to operate police departments and detention facilities.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2016

    No Information Available.

  2. 2017

    No Information Available.

  3. 2018

    No Information Available.

  4. 2020

    Indian Affairs fulfilled its mission by issuing approximately 300 awards in FY2020

  5. 2021

    Indian Affairs issued 170 new awards and modifications to existing awards to 135 recipients.

  6. 2022

    Awards 66 grants to entities to complete the goals and objectives of the program.

  7. 2024

    This award funded 179 programs to assist the tribe’s law enforcement services, the administration of adult and juvenile corrections programs.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

25 CFR Part 900; 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards; 25 CFR Parts 10, 11 and 12; Indian Affairs Manual, Chapter 40, "Law Enforcement and Detention;" and Detention and Law Enforcement Handbooks.

  1. Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, Public Law 93-638, as amended, 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.; Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act, Public Law 101-379, 25 U.S.C. 2801.

Program details

Eligible beneficiaries

  • American Indian
  • Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
  • Native American Organizations

Additional resources