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Attorney: Steve Moore
Case Update
Steve Moore continues to perform ILSC duties by sending regular mailouts nationwide to the 25 Indian Legal Services (ILS) programs, handling requests for assistance, developing training events to meet local program needs and working with ILS programs to secure a more stable funding base from Congress.
The Indian Tribal Justice and Legal Assistance Act of 2000 authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to provide supplemental funding to Indian legal services programs for their representation of Indian people and Tribes which fall below federal poverty guidelines. Congress appropriated $2 million in FY 2003 under the Act, and Steve and ILS programs worked with the DOJ to devise an allocation methodology. The DOJ awarded a grant of $1,987,000 to NARF on June 7, 2004, most of which was contracted out to ILS programs with a small portion used to cover NARF administrative costs. Funding in the amount of $1,726,626 for calendar year 2005 was appropriated by Congress for the project. Funding via 2007, 2008 and 2009 Congressional appropriations was unsuccessful. In 2010 we secured a line item appropriation of $2.35 million from Congress. In FY 2011 Congress appropriated $2.49 million for civil and criminal assistance in tribal courts. We are now working on FY 2012 funding.
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