Deadline: 15-May-23
The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for funding for the FY2023 Tribal Resources Grant Program – Technical Assistance (TRGPTA) program.
The Tribal Resources Grant Program – Technical Assistance (TRGP-TA) program funds are used to support tribal law enforcement agencies through training and technical assistance efforts around community policing topics. The FY22 TRGP-TA program will fund projects that develop knowledge, increase awareness of effective community policing strategies, increase the skills and abilities of law enforcement and community partners, increase the number of law enforcement agencies and relevant stakeholders using proven community policing practices, and institutionalize community policing practice in routine business.
The COPS Office is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and build trust between law enforcement and the community.
Program Goals
- Under this solicitation, the COPS Office seeks to support projects that allow for the identification and expansion of promising practices and produces knowledge products that follow the principles of good guidance:
- Quality-driven, with an emphasis on action statements to drive promising practices and reduce variations in performance
- Evidence-based, with recommendations that are consistent with the weight of the best available evidence identified through systematic review
- Accessible, with clear language and manageable lengths that are appropriate and relevant for the law enforcement field
- Memorable, to encourage immediate actions or aid for the complex situations law enforcement professionals face
Objectives
- The proposal narrative should address the following objectives:
- Create a technical assistance strategy to assist tribal law enforcement in developing and implementing TCRPs to address missing Indigenous persons cases, including working with existing DOJ resources such as personnel in the United States Attorneys’ Offices (e.g., MMIP Coordinators, Tribal Liaisons, Law Enforcement Coordinators) and the National Indian Country Training Initiative.
- Assist agencies in developing and improving law enforcement policies and procedures related to missing or murdered Indigenous persons cases.
- Deliver technical assistance to tribal and nontribal law enforcement agencies to facilitate the implementation of TCRPs.
- Ensure widespread dissemination of tools and materials to aid in the development of TCRPs.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $300,000
- Award Ceiling: $300,000
- Duration: Period of Performance Duration (Months) 24
Tribal Community Response Plans (TCRP) for Missing Indigenous Persons Technical Assistance Project
- Executive Order 14053 of November 15, 2021, “Improving Public Safety and Criminal Justice for Native Americans and Addressing the Crisis of Missing Indigenous People,” in part directs that technical assistance be provided to “promote coordination of Federal, State, local, and Tribal law enforcement, including, as appropriate, through the development and support of Tribal Community Response Plans [TCRPs] for missing person cases”. The goal of a TCRP is to improve responses to emergent missing Indigenous persons cases by establishing a collaborative response from Tribal Governments, law enforcement, and other partners through culturally appropriate guidelines. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and other federal agencies developed draft guides to assist in developing TCRPs with input from tribal leaders, tribal law enforcement, and their communities.
- Prior COPS Office Tribal Resources Grant Program—Technical Assistance projects have promoted tribal law enforcement community policing efforts, and the COPS Office is looking to build upon this work to assist tribal law enforcement with developing TCRPs to address missing Indigenous persons cases. This technical assistance project will assist tribal agencies in developing and implementing TCRPs within their tribes, which may include partnering with other tribal and nontribal agencies such as local law enforcement agencies. The development of a TCRP should be a tribally led process with the technical assistance provider assisting the tribal law enforcement agency as requested. In addition, the project should assist tribal law enforcement agencies in developing and improving law enforcement policies and procedures related to missing or murdered Indigenous persons cases.
- The applicant should be an organization that demonstrates well-established experience in developing and delivering direct technical assistance to law enforcement personnel and criminal justice professionals in this area.
Projects Out of Scope
- Projects focused on the development of research and training directed at tribal law enforcement agencies will not be considered.
Eligibility Criteria
- This solicitation is open to all public governmental agencies, federally recognized Indian tribes, for-profit (commercial) organizations, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, community groups, and faith- based organizations.
- To advance Executive Order 13929 Safe Policing for Safe Communities, as of October 28, 2020, the Attorney General determined that all state, local, and university or college law enforcement agencies must be certified by an approved independent credentialing body or have started the certification process to be allocated FY 2023 DOJ discretionary grant funding, either as a recipient or a subrecipient.
For more information, visit COPS.
