The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is accepting applications for itsU.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation Grants.
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/15/2026
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
This funding opportunity will support federally recognized tribes and tribal consortia to develop a comprehensive and coordinated approach to improve public safety and victim services in tribal communities. Many of DOJ’s existing tribal government-specific programs are included in and available through this single coordinated funding opportunity.
Categories
- Public Safety and Community Policing (COPS)
- Comprehensive Tribal Justice Systems Strategic Planning (BJA, COPS, OJJDP, OVC)
- Tribal Justice Systems Program (BJA)
- Tribal Justice System Infrastructure Program (BJA)
- Adult Tribal Treatment Courts (BJA)
- Children’s Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities (OVC)
- Enhancing Youth Healing to Wellness Courts (OJJDP)
- Tribal Youth Justice Program (OJJDP)
Funding Information
- Competition ID, PA 1: Public Safety and Community Policing (COPS Office)
- Anticipated Number of Awards: 50
- Anticipated Award Ceiling: [$900,000]
- Sworn force of less than 20: No more than $700,000
- Sworn force of 20+: No more than $900,000
- Anticipated Period of Performance Start Date: 10/1/2026
- Anticipated Period of Performance Duration: 36 months for equipment and training awards and 60 months for hiring awards
- Competition ID, PA 2: Comprehensive Tribal Justice Systems Strategic Planning (BJA, COPS, OJJDP, OVC)
- Anticipated Number of Awards: 10
- Anticipated Award Ceiling: $150,000
- Anticipated Period of Performance Start Date: 10/1/2026
- Anticipated Period of Performance Duration: 60 months
- Competition ID, PA 3: Tribal Justice Systems Program (BJA)
- Anticipated Number of Awards: 33
- Anticipated Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
- Anticipated Period of Performance Start Date: 10/1/202
- Anticipated Period of Performance Duration: 60 months
- Competition ID, PA 4: Tribal Justice System Infrastructure Program (BJA)
- Anticipated Number of Awards:6-8
- Anticipated Award Ceiling: Single Jurisdiction $2,000,000; Regional (two or more tribes) up to $5,600,000
- Anticipated Period of Performance Start Date: 10/1/2026
- Anticipated Period of Performance Duration: 60 months
- Competition ID, PA 5 Tribal Adult Treatment Courts (BJA)
- Anticipated Number of Awards: 10-13
- Anticipated Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
- Anticipated Period of Performance Start Date: 10/1/2026
- Anticipated Period of Performance Duration: 60 months
- Competition ID, PA 6 Children’s Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities (OVC)
- Anticipated Number of Awards: 6
- Anticipated Award Ceiling: $450,000
- Anticipated Period of Performance Start Date: 10/1/2026
- Anticipated Period of Performance Duration: 36 months
- Competition ID, PA 8: Enhancing Youth Healing to Wellness Courts (OJJDP)
- Anticipated Number of Awards: up to 10
- Anticipated Award Ceiling: $750,000
- Anticipated Period of Performance Start Date: 10/1/2026
- Anticipated Period of Performance Duration: 60 months
- Competition ID, PA 9: Tribal Youth Justice Program (OJJDP)
- Anticipated Number of Awards: up to 25
- Anticipated Award Ceiling:
- Seeding Change Planning Grant (Category 1): $100,000
- Harvesting Change Enhancement/Expansion Grant (Category 2): $500,000
- Anticipated Period of Performance Start Date: 10/1/2026
- Anticipated Period of Performance Duration: Category 1 – 24 months; Category 2 – 60 months
Eligibility Criteria
- Government Entities
- Native American Tribal governments (federally recognized)
- Other
- Consortia consisting of two or more federally recognized Indian Tribes
- Tribal designees are eligible for certain activities related to OVC PA #6 Indian tribe: For the purposes of this NOFO, “Indian tribe” means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
