NAVAJO NATION NAVAJO NATION FISCAL YEAR 2011FISCAL YEAR 2011

Bureau of Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs Budget Priorities PresentationBudget Priorities Presentation

Public Safety and Justice Public Safety and Justice Economic / Community DevelopmentEconomic / Community DevelopmentEducationEducationNatural Resources ManagementNatural Resources ManagementHuman ServicesHuman ServicesContract SupportContract Support

Public Safety and Justice Public Safety and Justice Economic / Community DevelopmentEconomic / Community DevelopmentEducationEducationNatural Resources ManagementNatural Resources ManagementHuman ServicesHuman ServicesContract SupportContract Support

NAVAJO NATION PRIORITIESNAVAJO NATION PRIORITIESNAVAJO NATION PRIORITIESNAVAJO NATION PRIORITIES

The Navajo Nation suffers the lowest lowest Law Enforcement Officers per

capita capita than any other Native

Nation.

Ratio of .06% Navajo Police Officers per 1,000 populationRatio of .06% Navajo Police Officers per 1,000 population

NO ADEQUATE NO ADEQUATE JAIL FACILITIES JAIL FACILITIES

TO HOUSE TO HOUSE INMATESINMATES!!

Public Safety and JusticePublic Safety and Justice

$28,297,500 - Law Enforcement$ 6,990,306 - Criminal Investigations $ 5,050,455 - Corrections

The request of FY 2011 will provide services to five agencies located in seven police districts.

Public Safety and Justice is the Navajo Nation’sNavajo Nation’s

Top Priority

Public Safety Request for FY’2011 is $40,338,261

Tribal CourtsTribal Courts Request Request: $4,900,000

•Insufficient funding resulted in 56,460 unclosed cases Insufficient funding resulted in 56,460 unclosed cases from 2004 to 2006from 2004 to 2006•Judges routinely carry caseloads of over 6,00 cases Judges routinely carry caseloads of over 6,00 cases per judge.per judge.

ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT

Transportation Planning Request:Transportation Planning Request: $2,561,906$2,561,906

NEW HOMES

NEWROADS

Improvised AreasImprovised Areas

Former Bennett-Freeze Recovery Plan $13,452,428

Housing Improvement Program: $4,498,645

Weatherization Program: $553,462

The Scholarship Office reports the 424 (2008 -2009) The Scholarship Office reports the 424 (2008 -2009) graduates were in areas of:graduates were in areas of:

•29 Doctorate degrees, which include:29 Doctorate degrees, which include:8 Medical Doctorate, 8 Medical Doctorate, 6 Juris Doctorate, 6 Juris Doctorate, 5 Doctorate of Education and 5 Doctorate of Education and 10 Doctorate of Philosophy. 10 Doctorate of Philosophy.

•129 Master degrees, which include:129 Master degrees, which include:88 Master of Arts, 88 Master of Arts, 39 Master of Science and 39 Master of Science and 2 Master of Business Administration2 Master of Business Administration

•266 Bachelor degrees, which include:266 Bachelor degrees, which include:129 Bachelor of Arts and 129 Bachelor of Arts and 137 Bachelor of Science137 Bachelor of Science

Priorities focus on Higher Education Institution funding.

EDUCATIONEDUCATION:

•Department of Water Resources: $42,105,786Department of Water Resources: $42,105,786•Minerals Department: Minerals Department: $2,771,171 $2,771,171•Forest Department:Forest Department: $2,083,400 $2,083,400•Department of Fish and Wildlife: $715,425Department of Fish and Wildlife: $715,425•Land Department:Land Department: $175,000 $175,000

•Department of Water Resources: $42,105,786Department of Water Resources: $42,105,786•Minerals Department: Minerals Department: $2,771,171 $2,771,171•Forest Department:Forest Department: $2,083,400 $2,083,400•Department of Fish and Wildlife: $715,425Department of Fish and Wildlife: $715,425•Land Department:Land Department: $175,000 $175,000

NATURAL RESOURCESNATURAL RESOURCES

•NAPI / NIIP - Construction & Rehabilitation: NAPI / NIIP - Construction & Rehabilitation: $12,051,500$12,051,500•NAPI - Research, Development and Testing: NAPI - Research, Development and Testing: $6,050,000$6,050,000•Navajo Abandoned Mines:Navajo Abandoned Mines: $7,600,000$7,600,000•Historic Preservation: Historic Preservation: $3,079,512$3,079,512

•NAPI / NIIP - Construction & Rehabilitation: NAPI / NIIP - Construction & Rehabilitation: $12,051,500$12,051,500•NAPI - Research, Development and Testing: NAPI - Research, Development and Testing: $6,050,000$6,050,000•Navajo Abandoned Mines:Navajo Abandoned Mines: $7,600,000$7,600,000•Historic Preservation: Historic Preservation: $3,079,512$3,079,512

NATURAL RESOURCES

HUMAN SERVICESHUMAN SERVICES

Human Services are an integral part of the economic,physical, medical, emotional and psychological well being of the Navajo Community.

•Welfare Assistance Request: $ 33,036,578•Social Services Request: $ 8,729,901•Navajo Treatment Center Request: $ 867,136•Indian Child Welfare Act Unit Request: $ 295,500

CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTCONTRACT SUPPORT COST

We continue to assert that the Federal Government should meet its contractual responsibility by paying one-hundred percent (100%) of the contract support costs.

Fiscal Year:Fiscal Year: Shortfall Amount: Shortfall Amount:FY 2003FY 2003 $4,452,458 $4,452,458FY 2004FY 2004 $2,261,000 $2,261,000FY 2005FY 2005 $4,731,603 $4,731,603FY 2006FY 2006 $5,435,079 $5,435,079FY 2007FY 2007 $1,631,836 $1,631,836FY 2008FY 2008 $1,017,397 $1,017,397

•The Navajo Nation’s priorities represent The Navajo Nation’s priorities represent efforts to promote safe communities and efforts to promote safe communities and educational opportunities. educational opportunities.

•The Navajo Nation believes that a safe and The Navajo Nation believes that a safe and educated workforce willing to conduct educated workforce willing to conduct commerce with the rest of America is vital commerce with the rest of America is vital to raising its’ standards of livingto raising its’ standards of living..

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION