Are there other Federal sources of financial data for tribal governments?
Yes. The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) has provided some law enforcement funding data for tribal governments. These data represent BIA grants to Indian tribes for law enforcement purposes. The BIA funding data may be used by the states in the JABG allocation process to improve the probability of tribal awards in the absence of Census Bureau expenditure data. The BIA funding data do have some shortcomings, however, that the states should be aware of: (1) These amounts are reports of what BIA awarded to the tribes for law enforcement purposes. The amounts are not audited to determine if they actually were used for law enforcement. (2) The amounts do not represent all potential sources of revenue for tribal law enforcement. Other federal agencies award grants to Indian tribes for criminal justice purposes. For example, the LLEBG program and the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program make grants to Indian tribes. Also, some tribes may provide funding from their own revenue so
