The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks applications for funding to deliver training and technical assistance (TTA) on strategies to strengthen tribal correctional system capacity to enhance public safety and facilitate successful community reintegration efforts.
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/11/2022
Size of the Grant: $1,000,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
The training and technical assistance (TTA) provided under the Tribal Corrections Capacity Building Training and Technical Assistance Program supports tribal communities in addressing these challenges through culturally appropriate programming; advancing criminal justice reform by providing TTA on implementing and/or enhancing alternatives to incarceration; enhancing tribal justice system capacity to identify and meet the rehabilitation needs of probationers, detainees, and inmates; and embracing victim-centered community supervision and reentry approaches to better serve victims of crime.
Goals
The goal of the Tribal Corrections Capacity Building Training and Technical Assistance Program is to deliver TTA on strategies to strengthen tribal criminal justice systems’ capacity to enhance public safety and facilitate successful community reintegration efforts.
Objectives
The objectives of this program are to select a TTA provider to: (1) support tribes that receive competitive grants under Purpose Area 3 of the Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS) that focus on institutional and community corrections and reentry from incarceration and (2) develop and deliver training, peer learning opportunities, and other resources to the tribal justice field on institutional and community corrections and reentry from incarceration into Indian Country.
Priority Areas
The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community.
- Priority Considerations Supporting Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government
- Give priority consideration to applications that include project(s) that will promote racial equity and the removal of barriers to access and opportunity for communities that have been historically underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected by inequality, when making award decisions
- Give priority consideration to applicants that can demonstrate that their capabilities and competencies for implementing their proposed project(s) are enhanced because the applicant (or at least one proposed sub-recipient that will receive at least 30% of the requested award funding, as demonstrated in the Budget Worksheet and Budget Narrative) identifies as a culturally specific organization. To receive this additional priority consideration, applicants must describe how being a culturally specific organization (or funding the culturally specific sub-recipient organization(s)) will enhance their ability to implement the proposed project(s) and should also specify which culturally specific populations are intended or expected to be served or to have their needs addressed under the proposed project(s).
Funding Information
Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards $1,000,000.00.
Grant Period
Period of Performance Duration (Months) – 24.
Eligibility Criteria
For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education.
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