Bureau of Indian AffairsNational Budget Meeting

March 15-16, 2011

Navajo NationFiscal Year 2013Budget Priorities Presentation

Navajo Nation Priorities for FY 2013

Community & Economic Development

Public Safety / Justice

Education

COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTPRIORITIES

Housing Improvement Program

Transportation Planning Program

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.

Housing Improvement ProgramFY 2013 Budget Request

$2.7million requested; Service twenty (20) eligible

applicants w/houses;

 Number of 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Eligible Applicants 1022 778 626 684 648 584 671Applications Received 1362 1098 974 995 852 1061 905Applicants Served 65 40 47 11 9 10

Funding Allocation Received $3.8 $2.7 $2.6 $1.5 $1.0 $1.0

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.

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.

PUBLIC SAFETY / JUSTICEPRIORITIES

Law Enforcement – Patrol

Tribal Courts Program

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.

  Fiscal Year 2008 2009 2010   

CALLS

Homicide 17 20 18Rape 306 369 336Robbery 28 37 25Aggravated Assault 476 479 452Burglary 1,169 1,131 958Larceny 1,087 1,032 896Motor Vehicle Theft 683 703 1,439Arson 351 307 294

     

RESPONSES

Homicide 16 14  Rape 296 367  Robbery 25 32  Aggravated Assault 468 479  Burglary 1,131 1,074  Larceny 1,034 1,001  Motor Vehicle Theft 598 461  Arson 327 257  

   

ARRESTS

Homicide 11 10 3Rape 25 28 21Robbery 11 13 3Aggravated Assault 246 227 177Burglary 72 66 46Larceny 151 134 166Motor Vehicle Theft 44 33 18Arson 11 11 6

Law Enforcement - Patrol FY 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;

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.

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.

Judicial Branch of the Navajo NationMulti-Year Court Statistics

Case Statistics FY 2000 FY 2010

  Caseload Closed Caseload Closed

Civil Traffic 5,069 3,794 3,802 2,702

CriminalTraffic 21,434 12,872 14,127 7,418

Civil Traffic 32,617 27,011 19,984 17,319

CriminalTraffic 6,395 3,992 4,342 1,920

Family Civil 2,554 1,811 3358 1,984

Domestic Violence 4138 3,536 5338 4,459

Dependency 457 251 469 215

Delinquency 2,498 1,881 569 365

CHINS 1,322 1,077 348 259

Probation / Parole 13,947 3,967 10,291 8478

Supreme Court 164 65 167 102

Peacemaking 880 0 1,216 933

DANA - - - -

Total: 91,475 60,257 64,011 46,154

EDUCATION PRIORITIES

Scholarship –Higher Education

Johnson O’Malley

Tribal Scholarship – Higher Education

Accomplishments

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;

2006 2007 2008 2009 20100

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

4,203 4,341 4,568 5,137 5,963

6,714 6,952 7,1578,281

11,208

2006-2010 Awards and Number of Ap-plicants

Awarded Applied

Tribal Scholarship – Higher Education

FY 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.

May 2006401 stu-

dents

May 2007524 stu-

dents

May 2008610 students

May 2009595 stu-

dents

May 2010534 stu-

dents

College Degree Graduates

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;

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

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