Johnson O’Malley Program

The Justice Public School Johnson O’Malley (JOM) program is managed directly through the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma JOM Office in partnership with the Justice JOM Committee.

The Johnson-O'Malley Program is a federally funded program authorized by the Johnson-O'Malley Act of 1934. This Act authorizes contracts for the education of eligible Indian students enrolled in public schools and previously private schools. JOM is a local program is operated under an educational plan, approved by the Bureau of Indian Education, and contains educational objectives to address the needs of the eligible American Indian and Alaska Native students. Johnson-O’Malley funds under this program may not be used for capital expenditures or individual expenditures such as clothing, computers or other personal items.

Johnson O’Malley requires eligible American Indian and Alaska Native students to be at least one of the following:

An enrolled citizen of a federally recognized tribe

OR

A one-fourth or higher degree of Indian blood descendant of a citizen of a federally recognized Indian tribal government and eligible for services from the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

In addition, eligibility requires the children to be between age 3 through grade 12, with priority given to children residing on or near an Indian reservation.

Proof of tribal citizenship and enrollment are requirements for Seminole Nation JOM services.