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Bureau of Indian Affairs National Budget Meeting March 15-16, 2011

Navajo Nation Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Priorities Presentation. Bureau of Indian Affairs National Budget Meeting March 15-16, 2011. Navajo Nation Priorities for FY 2013. Community & Economic Development Public Safety / Justice Education. Community & Economic Development Priorities.

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Bureau of Indian Affairs National Budget Meeting March 15-16, 2011

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  1. Navajo NationFiscal Year 2013Budget Priorities Presentation Bureau of Indian Affairs National Budget Meeting March 15-16, 2011

  2. Navajo Nation Priorities for FY 2013 • Community & Economic Development • Public Safety / Justice • Education

  3. Community & Economic DevelopmentPriorities • Housing Improvement Program • Transportation Planning Program

  4. Housing Improvement ProgramAccomplishments • Continued operation despite late funding distribution; • Delivered quality-housing units; • Improved living standards and quality of life; • Serviced low-income/ eligible families; • Increased permanent/ part time employment; • Practiced cost effectiveness.

  5. Housing Improvement ProgramFY 2013 Budget Request • $2.7million requested; • Service twenty (20) eligible applicants w/houses;

  6. Transportation Planning ProgramAccomplishments • Increased roads inventory; • Improved deliverables data collection & reporting processes; • Improved efficiencies & project sharing; • Developed standard operating procedures; • Coordinated public outreach meetings to inform/receive inventory route data; • Improved Navajo Nation transportation network.

  7. Transportation Planning ProgramFY 2013 Budget Request • Additional Request: $2.8 million • Increase staff for anticipated 12 regions; • Additions to road Inventory; • Develop / localize / improve services in 12 regions • Collect, analyze & report accident data for all 5 agencies; • Update 43 year priority roads plan.

  8. public safety / justicePriorities • Law Enforcement – Patrol • Tribal Courts Program

  9. Law Enforcement - PatrolAccomplishments • Provided education, intervention and prevention of crime; • Established “CODY” system software for police records management; • Developed E911 for access to land lines / cellular phones; • T-1 lines for first responder deployment; • Completed FY 2010 General Orders; • “School Resource Officers” education against gangs; • Reductions in Part I and II offenses.

  10. Law Enforcement - PatrolFY 2013 budget Request • Additional Amount Requested: $47,841,047 • Improve current ratio- police officers to population served • Hire 20 new Police Officers • Need Public Safety Telecommunication Operators (PSTO); • Communicate w/Advisory Council Against Domestic Violence program;

  11. Tribal Courts –JusticeAccomplishments • Provided court, peacemaking & probation/parole services; • Resolve disputes, restore harmony, educate public; • Funds 22 court clerk positions • BIA funds 8% of Navajo court system; • Provided education & promote youth dangers of substance abuse; • Court proceedings conducted in Navajo language; • Provided case management services; • Real-time Navajo Court reporters.

  12. Tribal Courts -JusticeFY 2013 Budget Request • Additional amount requested: $1,077,000; • New Navajo/English court reporters; • Increase 5 additional court reporters; • Resume/update Navajo Law Reporter publication; • Establish new Navajo Trial Court Reporter publication; • Improve protection of individual rights; • Increase resolution of disputes; • Improve Dine’ justice; • Freedom is not free.

  13. EducationPriorities • Scholarship –Higher Education • Johnson O’Malley

  14. Tribal Scholarship – Higher EducationAccomplishments • Provided student financial aid resources; • Increased Associate/Bachelor degree graduates; • Improved college student retention rates; • Provided internet accessibility to all; • Operated 5 regional offices & 1 Central office;

  15. Tribal Scholarship – Higher EducationFY 2013 Budget Request • Additional amount requested: $25 Million; • Assistance to 14,000 students; • BIA funding static at $10.7 m –past 5 years; • Student applications increased yearly; • Need-based aid / scholarship same-past 20 years; • Tuition, fees, room/board expenses increase annually.

  16. Johnson O’Malley ProgramAccomplishments • Conducted 31 subcontract schools’ Fiscal & Programmatic monitoring; • Increased student enrollment; • Provided tutoring programs, parental support & home-school liaisons; • Provided trainings in parental skills, AYP & testing information; • Promoted and provided student activities; • Conducted annual regional subcontractors’ meetings; • Provided JOM professional development trainings;

  17. Johnson O’Malley ProgramFY 2013 Budget Request • Additional Amount Requested: $1,800,000; • Increase funding for contemporary instructional materials; • Funding for staff professional development; • Need 2 additional vehicles; • Need updated office equipment / furnishing; • Continue to support schools w/P.L. 110-107; • Restore JOM funding to previous amount $4.3M as in FY’96

  18. Conclusion • Navajo Nation’s Priorities symbolizes efforts to provide its people opportunities to ensure equality in all areas of life including: • Quality housing • Transportation routes • Safe communities • Dine justice with holistic traditions • Educational and vocational opportunities • Promote Navajo language, culture & traditional studies • Economic development

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