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DOJ consults tribes on merging three grant offices into Bureau of Justice Grants

Justice DepartmentOffice of Community Oriented Policing ServicesOffice on Violence Against WomenConsultationAug 5, 2026

Check: The Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking tribal leader input on a plan to combine three grantmaking offices into one, with written comments due September 4, 2026.

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What it does

Tribal leaders are invited to a government-to-government consultation (a formal meeting between federal officials and tribal leaders on a proposed federal action) on DOJ's plan to merge the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), and the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) into the Bureau of Justice Grants. The sessions were held August 5 and 6, 2026, and written comments are accepted through September 4, 2026, so tribes that want to shape the proposal have a 30-day window to submit input.

Why it matters for tribal funding

Consultation. A federal agency is asking tribal governments for their views before it decides ().

Who it covers: Tribal governments.

What to do next

  1. Submit written comments by 2026-09-04 by email to OTJ@usdoj.gov or by mail to Office of Tribal Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20530-0001.
  2. Registration for the August 5 and August 6, 2026 sessions was due August 3; contact OTJ@usdoj.gov with questions about the consultation.

Sources

Every signal is built from public records. The highlighted words appear in the source exactly as shown.

  • Department of Justice: tribal consultationsconsultation_noticeAug 5, 2026

    Department of Justice Consultation on Establishing the Bureau of Justice Grants

    • Quoted from the source: “plan to consolidate the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, the Office of Justice Programs, and the Office on Violence Against Women into a single grantmaking component named the Bureau of Justice Grants”
    • Quoted from the source: “We also strongly encourage your written comments, which will be accepted until September 4, 2026.”
    • Quoted from the source: “Please submit written comments by email to OTJ@usdoj.gov”
    Read the originalU.S. government record, public domain.

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