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Tribal Justice Systems Program: Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS) Purpose Area #3
Link
https://www.justice.gov/tribal/closed-solicitations
Additional Links
Notice of Funding Opportunity (Grants.gov)
Purpose Area 3 Fact Sheet
Deadline
Application Deadline: Mar 5, 2024
Sponsor
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
Purpose
Provides funding to tribes to develop, support, and improve adult tribal justice systems. Seeks to support tribal efforts to prevent and reduce violent crime, including crime related to opioid, alcohol, stimulant, and other substance use disorders (SUD). Part of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS).
Program funds may be used for:
- Plan new or improve existing tribal courts by
supporting:
- Staffing, including prosecutors, attorneys, advocates, probation and pretrial service officers, tribal court judges and other court staff, and clerical support staff, including indigent defense services
- Effective responses to jurisdictional changes resulting from the Supreme Court and other court-related decisions
- Other activities relating to improving prosecution of violent crimes
- Intergovernmental collaboration, including activities to implement the enhanced sentencing authority provisions of the Tribal Law and Order Act and the special criminal jurisdiction under the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2022, including the Alaska Pilot project-related activities, and/or address crimes related to missing or murdered Indigenous persons (MMIP)
- Supporting new or enhance existing alternative justice courts, including peacemaking courts, healing to wellness courts, veterans treatment courts, sentencing circles, community courts, and other traditional or alternative justice courts
- Risk and needs assessment tools
- Decision making models and programs for diversion and alternatives to incarceration, including community supervision, mental health and substance use treatment, job and housing assistance, education, and support for families and communities
- Crime prevention efforts to protect communities from overdose and crime related to alcohol, SUD, and the production of substances such as opioids, methamphetamine, and prescription drugs
- Treatment and recovery support services for individuals involved with the tribal justice system
- Develop, implement, and enhance programming for tribal members incarcerated in tribal, federal, state, or local correctional facilities or under community supervision to reduce their risks for reoffending and support successful rehabilitation
- Develop, implement, and enhance culturally appropriate reentry programs
- Supports law enforce identifying, apprehending, and prosecuting individuals who illegally transport, distribute, and misuse illegal substances in tribal communities; programming to promote officer safety and the delivery of law enforcement services concerning opioid, stimulant, and other SUD-related overdose and crimes in tribal communities; improving the ability to collect and analyze data; promoting intergovernmental collaboration to enhance public safety; and improving investigations of violent crimes
- Equipment or supplies
- Strategic planning to develop tribal action plans to focused on addressing alcohol and SUD; increase coordination with nontribal agencies and organizations; to comprehensively address alcohol and SUD-related crime; and to engage in strategic planning to address a specific part of the tribal justice system such as courts or law enforcement
- Training costs, such as registration fees and lodging for training events
- Travel expenses for costs related to relevant purpose area activities and training
Amount of Funding
Estimated award range: $900,000 to
$900,000
Project period: 5 years
Estimated number of awards: 40-50
Estimated total program funding:
$39,000,000
Who Can Apply
Eligible applicants include:
- Federally recognized Indian tribes, including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation
- Consortia consisting of 2 or more federally recognized Indian tribes
Geographic Coverage
Nationwide
What This Program Funds
Capacity Building • Equipment • New Program • Operating Costs and Staffing
Application Process
Application requirements, instructions, and other relevant information can be found in the funding announcement. Applicants are encouraged to make strategic requests for funding focused on a limited number of key areas that will make the greatest impact, rather than seek to expand many new areas of service.
Applications must be submitted electronically through a 2-step process:
- Step 1: Applicants will submit an SF-424 and an SF-LLL in grants.gov by the March 5, 2024 deadline.
- Step 2: Applicants will submit the full application, including attachments, in the JustGrants grants management system by the March 12, 2024 deadline.
CTAS Pre-application webinar schedule
Applicant frequently asked questions
Narrative template
Contact
For questions on submitting in
grants.gov:
800-518-4726
support@grants.gov
For questions on submitting in
JustGrants:
833-872-5175
JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov
For program questions or general
assistance:
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Response Center
800-421-6770
tribalgrants@usdoj.gov
Rural Awards
Past awards communities have received are described on the program website.
Rural communities who received funding in fiscal year 2023 include:
- Northern Arapaho Tribe in Wyoming
- Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
- Yankton Sioux Tribe in South Dakota
- Citizen Potawatomi Nation in Oklahoma
- Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe in New York
Topics This Program Addresses
American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians • Community Planning and Coalition Building • Community Supervision • Crime Reduction • Justice System • Methamphetamine • Opioids • Prevention • Recovery • Substance Use Disorder • Treatment