Deadline: 16-Mar-21
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Justice Assistance is seeking applications for its Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS) 2021 Competitive Grant.
This approach reduces the number of applications required to access funds and provides federally recognized tribes, tribal consortia, and tribal designees the opportunity to develop a comprehensive approach to public safety and victimization issues.
The four DOJ components offering tribal government-specific grants through CTAS are listed below.
- Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office).
- Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA).
- Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC).
- Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP).
Purpose Areas
Applicants may apply for funding under those purpose area(s) that best address tribal concerns related to public safety and criminal and juvenile justice, and responses to domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault, and other crimes. Below is a list of the seven purpose areas and their components. Note: Purpose Areas #5 and #7 are officially retired from CTAS
- Comprehensive Tribal Justice Systems Strategic Planning (BJA, COPS Office, OJJDP, OVC).
- Tribal Justice Systems Program (BJA).
- Tribal Justice System Infrastructure Program (BJA).
- Children’s Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities (OVC).
- Juvenile Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts (OJJDP).
- Tribal Youth Program (OJJDP).
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding:
- Award Ceiling: $620,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Additional Information on Eligibility:
- Federally recognized Indian tribes.
- Consortia consisting of two or more federally recognized Indian tribes.
- Tribal designees are eligible applicants only for certain activities related to the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) programs.
- Note that pending litigation, in Chehalis v. Mnuchin, 976 F.3d 15 (D.C. Cir. 2020), regarding this statutory definition could affect the eligibility of Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs). An ANC wishing to apply may wish to consider applying as a consortium (or a designee, where applicable).
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=331009