With this solicitation, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking applications for funding to improve public safety and victim services in tribal communities.
Donor Name: U.S. Department of Justice
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/05/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
This solicitation provides federally recognized tribes and tribal consortia an opportunity to apply for funding to aid in developing a comprehensive and coordinated approach to public safety. Many of DOJ’s existing tribal government-specific programs are included in and available through this single Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS).
Purpose
- Purpose Area 1: Public Safety and Community Policing Tribal Resources Grant Program – Hiring and Equipment/Training
- Purpose area 1 includes the following goals and objectives:
- Address the most serious tribal law enforcement needs.
- Increase the capacity of tribal law enforcement agencies through prevention strategies, improved criminal investigations (human trafficking, missing or murdered Indigenous persons), and crime control, including illegal drugs (methamphetamine, opioids).
- Implement or enhance community policing strategies.
- Purpose area 1 includes the following goals and objectives:
- Purpose Area 2: Tribal Justice Systems Strategic Planning Program
- The Comprehensive Tribal Justice Systems Strategic Planning Program is supported by the following four DOJ offices: BJA, COPS Office, OJJDP, and OVC. The program supports tribes wanting to develop strategic plans. Note that Purpose Area 2 grantees that submit approved strategic plans will receive priority consideration for CTAS funding to implement their strategic plans in whole, or in part, in a future fiscal year or years, following submission of applications under purpose areas directly connected to the approved strategic plan (once per purpose area). Priority consideration for CTAS funding will be granted one time per purpose area.
- The goals and objectives of PA #2 are to engage in comprehensive, justice system-wide strategic planning to improve tribal justice and safety, including improving services for victims of crime, improving community wellness, and increasing the ability to prevent crime and respond to violent crime. In addition to developing a comprehensive strategic plan, activities can also include development of a Tribal Action Plan as described in the Tribal Law and Order Act. This planning process will be guided and supported by a training and technical assistance (TTA) provider supplied by DOJ at no cost to the grantees.
- Purpose Area 3: Tribal Justice Systems Program
- BJA’s Tribal Justice Systems Program supports tribal efforts to develop, support, and improve adult tribal justice systems and prevent crime, including violent crime and crime related to opioid, alcohol, stimulant, and other substance use disorders.
- Purpose Area 4: Tribal Justice System Infrastructure Program
- The overall goal of BJA’s Tribal Justice System Infrastructure Program (TJSIP) is to strengthen tribal justice system capacity by addressing physical infrastructure needs. TJSIP provides sitebased funding to federally recognized tribes to renovate, expand, or replace existing tribal justice-related facilities or build new permanent tribal justice-related facilities (prefabricated, permanent modular, stick-built, or pre-engineered steel building options only).
- Purpose Area 6: Children’s Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities
- The goal of the CTAS Purpose Area 6, Children’s Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities (CJA) program is to provide funding to help American Indian and Alaska Native communities develop, establish, and operate programs designed to improve the investigation, prosecution, and handling of cases of criminal child abuse and neglect (particularly child sexual abuse cases) in a manner that lessens trauma for child victims.
- Purpose Area 8: Youth Healing to Wellness Courts (OJJDP)
- The purpose of this program to support tribes seeking to establish a Youth Healing to Wellness Court (YHWC) or to enhance an existing YHWC. Enhancements to existing YHWCs can focus on court operations and/or the implementation of programs and the delivery of services. All grant recipients will be required to work with their OJJDP grant manager and OJJDP’s training and technical assistance provider to work through key objectives and deliverables over the course of the five-year award period.
- Purpose Area 9: Tribal Youth Program
- OJJDP’s Tribal Youth Program (TYP) seeks to support and enhance tribal efforts to prevent and reduce juvenile delinquency and strengthen a fair and beneficial juvenile justice system response for American Indian and Alaska Native youth. OJJDP understands that tribal nations have varying circumstances, strengths, and needs that may challenge their ability to prevent juvenile delinquency or to intervene and treat tribal youth when necessary. The funding in this purpose area enables tribes to develop, expand, or strengthen approaches along the juvenile justice continuum that can range from prevention to intervention and treatment. This program helps tribes develop and sustain effective and equitable services and programs that contribute to the reduction in the number of Tribal youth involved in juvenile justice systems, create safer communities, and empower youth to lead healthy and productive lives.
Funding Information
- Purpose Area 1: Public Safety and Community Policing Tribal Resources Grant Program – Hiring and Equipment/Training
- Anticipated Number of Awards: 50
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount per Award:
- Sworn force of less than 10: No more than $600,0001
- Sworn force of 10 to less than 20: No more than $700,000
- Sworn force of 20+: No more than $900,000
- Period of Performance Start Date: 10/1/2024
- Period of Performance Duration (Months)
- 36 for TRGP Equipment and Training grants
- 60 for TRGP-Hiring grants
- Period of Performance Duration (Months)
- Anticipated Total Amount to Be Awarded Under This Purpose Area: $29,000,000
- Purpose Area 2: Tribal Justice Systems Strategic Planning Program
- Anticipated Number of Awards: 10
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount per Award: $150,000
- Period of Performance Start Date: 10/1/2024
- Period of Performance Duration (Months): 60
- Anticipated Total Amount To Be Awarded Under This Purpose Area: $1,500,000
- Purpose Area 3: Tribal Justice Systems Program
- Anticipated Number of Awards: 40–50
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount per Award: $900,000
- Period of Performance Start Date: 10/1/2024
- Period of Performance Duration (Months): 60
- Anticipated Total Amount To Be Awarded Under This Purpose Area: $39,000,000
- Purpose Area 4: Tribal Justice System Infrastructure Program
- Anticipated Number of Awards: 6–8
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount per Award: Single Jurisdiction $1,600,000, Regional (two or more tribes) up to $5,600,000
- Period of Performance Start Date: 10/1/2024
- Period of Performance Duration (Months): 60
- Anticipated Total Amount To Be Awarded Under This Purpose Area: $9,000,000
- Purpose Area 6: Children’s Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities
- Anticipated Number of Awards: 6
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount per Award: $450,000
- Period of Performance Start Date: 10/1/2024
- Period of Performance Duration (Months): 36
- Anticipated Total Amount to Be Awarded Under This Purpose Area: $3,000,000
- Purpose Area 8: Youth Healing to Wellness Courts (OJJDP)
- Anticipated Number of Awards: 8
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount per Award: $400,000
- Period of Performance Start Date: 10/1/2024
- Period of Performance Duration (Months): 60
- Anticipated Total Amount To Be Awarded Under This Purpose Area: $3,200,000
- Purpose Area 9: Tribal Youth Program
- Anticipated Number of Awards: 20
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount per Award:
- Seeding Change Planning Grant (Category 1): $100,000
- Cultivating Change Implementation Grant (Category 2): $500,000
- Harvesting Change Enhancement/Expansion Grant (Category 3): $500,000
- Period of Performance Start Date: 10/1/2024
- Period of Performance Duration (Months): 24 or 60
- Anticipated Total Amount to Be Awarded Under This Solicitation: $8,475,000
Eligibility Criteria
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized).
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