{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-merkley-three-tribes-in-oregon-to-receive-more-than-23-million-in-us-justice-department-grants", "Wyden, Merkley: Three Tribes in Oregon to Receive More Than $2.3 Million in U.S. Justice Department Grants", "2023-09-29", "2023", "2023-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "OR", "Ron Wyden", "W000779", "www.wyden.senate.gov", "wyden", "https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "Federal funds for Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, and Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation to help survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and trafficking\n\nWashington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that three Tribes in Oregon have secured more than $2.3 million combined in federal grants to provide services and promote justice for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and trafficking.\n\n\u201cThese federal funds will help to ensure Tribes in our state can do everything possible for members who have survived some of the most horrific crimes imaginable,\u201d Wyden said. \u201cI\u2019m gratified the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, and Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation have secured these significant resources. And I\u2019ll keep battling for similar federal investments throughout Oregon.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe must do all we can as a nation to prevent domestic violence and assault, and support survivors of these heinous crimes,\u201d said Senator Merkley. \u201cThis funding from DOJ will allow Tribal communities across Oregon to provide critical services and pursue justice for survivors.\u201d\n\nThe grants through the U.S. Department of Justice\u2019s Office on Violence Against Women will be distributed as follows to these Tribes in Oregon:\n\nConfederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, $990,098\n\nConfederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon. $750,000\n\nConfederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR), $598,586\n\n\u201cThe grant award will amplify CTUIR\u2019s efforts in our continued work to significantly decrease violence against women and families in our community, increase access to essential services ensuring the health, safety, and welfare of our membership, and enhance the continuity of work provided by the Family Violence Program here on the Umatilla Indian Reservation,\u201d said Corinne Sams, CTUIR Board of Trustees Member at Large, Chair of CTUIR Law & Order Commission. \u201cThank you Senator Wyden and Senator Merkley for your leadership and commitment to the Tribes of Oregon. \u201c", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:35:26Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-merkley-three-tribes-in-oregon-to-receive-more-than-23-million-in-us-justice-department-grants"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.1964488551020622, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}