The Quileute tribe was awarded $667,131 in federal funds to improve its justice system and other government programs. The grant was part of $13.5 million given to tribes throughout Washington state, and $127 million throughout the country, said the office of Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Mountlake Terrace, in a statement. The grants to the Quileute include $92,131 to develop and enhance the tribal justice system and $575,000 for other tribal government programs.
