Deadline: 29-Apr-25
The Office on Violence Against Women is pleased to announce the Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction (STCJ) Grant Program to support Tribal governments in preparing to exercise or exercising STCJ over non-Indians who commit “covered” crimes within the Tribe’s jurisdictional boundaries.
“Covered crimes” are: assault of Tribal justice personnel; child violence; dating violence; domestic violence; obstruction of justice; sexual violence; sex trafficking; stalking; and violation of a protection order.
Purpose Areas
- Funds under this program must be used for one or more of the following purposes:
- to strengthen Tribal criminal justice systems to assist Indian Tribes in exercising special Tribal criminal jurisdiction, including for—
- law enforcement (including the capacity of law enforcement, court personnel, or other non-law enforcement entities that have been designated by an Indian Tribe as responsible for maintaining public safety within the territorial jurisdiction of the Indian Tribe, to enter information into and obtain information from national crime information databases);
- prosecution;
- trial and appellate courts (including facilities maintenance, renovation, and rehabilitation);
- supervision systems;
- detention and corrections (including facilities maintenance, renovation, and rehabilitation);
- treatment, rehabilitation, and reentry programs and services;
- culturally appropriate services and assistance for victims and their families; and
- criminal codes and rules of criminal procedure, appellate procedure, and evidence;
- to provide indigent criminal defendants with licensed defense counsel, at no cost to the defendant, in criminal proceedings in which a participating Tribe prosecutes covered crimes;
- to ensure that, in criminal proceedings in which a participating Tribe exercises special Tribal criminal jurisdiction, jurors are summoned, selected, and instructed in a manner consistent with all applicable requirements; and
- to accord victims of covered crimes rights that are similar to the rights of a crime victim.
- to strengthen Tribal criminal justice systems to assist Indian Tribes in exercising special Tribal criminal jurisdiction, including for—
Funding Information
- Expected Total Amount of Funding: $8,000,000
- Anticipated Number of Awards: 6
- Expected Award Amount(s): $1,000,000 – $1,500,000
- Expected Award Period(s): 24, 36, 48, or 60 months
Eligibility Criteria
- Entities that are eligible to apply are:
- Governments of Indian Tribes that have jurisdiction over Indian country.
- Consortia of Indian Tribes are eligible to apply. Multiple Tribes are encouraged to combine resources and exercise jurisdiction together by submitting an application as a consortium.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.